the Dr Gilbz pod

Dr Gilbz

Climate scientist and communicator Dr Gilbz talks to people about their work in climate change, impacts and more. An offshoot of the popular YouTube channel, Dr Gilbz

Episodes

  1. Oct 9

    Ep.4 | It's never JUST weather | Laura Tobin

    For this episode of the podcast I'm delighted to be joined by Laura Tobin, broadcast meteorologist and author. Laura is one of the UK's most well-loved TV weather presenters, and has developed a huge following for her passionate and accessible explanations of weather for the British public. But Laura isn't 'just' an experienced meteorologist - she is also a phenomenal climate communicator who really brings home the impacts of climate change on all of us. ## Contents 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Being THE meteorologist 04:58 - The best weather 07:18 - A day in the life 11:20 - Climate on TV 17:20 - The emotions of climate change 19:40 - Support the channel 20:17 - Experiencing climate change 26:45 - Climate change is HERE 29:45 - Laura's books 36:36 - Outtro #ClimateChange #weather Laura's new book, Come Rain or Shine, has just come out, and can be purchased at all good bookshops. Check it out here: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/laura-tobin/come-rain-or-shine/9781915780966/ You can also follow Laura on ITV's Good Morning Britain, and find out more about her here: https://www.itv.com/news/meet-the-team/laura-tobin. ################################################## Thank you SO MUCH to all my fabulous patrons, I really appreciate your support. Special thanks to my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark, Charles Vane, Sarah Den, Mark Brandon, Sebastian Machuca, Juha, Swann, Dany R, John Paterson & Jan-Willem Goedmakers ♥️ ##################################################

  2. Sep 16

    Ep. 3 | Can capitalism "fix" climate change? | James Meadway

    Why doesn't neoliberal economics understand how to exist within planetary boundaries? Can capitalism ever be part of the solution to climate crisis? And if not - what is? In this episode of the podcast I spoke to Dr James Meadway, economist and podcast host and co-director of progressive think-tank, Verdant. ################################################## ## Contents 00:00 - Intro 04:36 - Running as a Green 07:38 - What is climate economics? 10:59 - Why are economists obsessed with GDP? 14:28 - How do we value the environment? 17:17 - Are there any real solutions? 19:20 - An interjection 19:52 - Bringing climate into economic thinking 23:22 - Are people tired of neoclassical economics? 25:28 - Can capitalism ever be green? 28:13 - Is degrowth the answer? 32:44 - Private jets 37:15 - The real solutions 43:30 - Outtro #ClimateChange #economics #capitalism ################################################## Thank you SO MUCH to all my fabulous patrons, I really appreciate your support. Special thanks to my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark, Charles Vane, Sarah Den, Mark Brandon, Sebastian Machuca, Juha, Swann & Dany R ♥️ ################################################## Follow James: @meadwayj https://x.com/meadwaj?lang=en Follow Verdant: https://www.verdantthinking.org/ Follow Macrodose: Follow James' podcast, Macrodose - available on all podcasting platforms (search macrodose), subscribe here on youtube  @macrodosepod , or follow on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Macrodose

  3. Aug 28

    Ep. 2 | Climate change is coming for our food | Paul Behrens

    In this episode of the podcast I'm speaking to the fabulous Prof Paul Behrens, a climate, food and energy systems specialist, excellent communicator, academic and author. Paul shares his perspective on where we are headed - including both the fear about the future and the excitement about opportunities that come with changing our food systems and society for the better. I loved this chat and was so pleased to have Paul on the channel. Thanks again Paul! If you wanna find out more about him and his work, check out the links below 👇 ## Contents 00:00 - Hi Paul 03:20 - Hope is dead. Long live hope. 07:30 - National Emergency Briefing 15:20 - We all want change 20:43 - Wanna see more of Paul? 21:33 - Drivers of food price rises 28:55 - Food shortages in the pipeline 34:19 - Solutions to the food crisis 53:49 - Follow Paul's Work #ClimateChange #food ################################################## Thank you SO MUCH to all my fabulous patrons, I really appreciate your support. Special thanks to my Patreon Saints: Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell, Gary Stark, Charles Vane, Sarah Den, Mark Brandon & Sebastian Machuca ♥️ ################################################## References and resources Paul's website: www.drpaulbehrens.com Paul's book: https://theindigopress.com/product/the-best-of-times-the-worst-of-times-paperback/ National Emergency Briefing: https://www.nebriefing.org/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/dec/18/how-climate-breakdown-is-putting-the-worlds-food-in-peril-in-maps-and-charts https://www.nature.com/articles/s43017-025-00652-3 https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/crops-extreme-weather/index.html

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Climate scientist and communicator Dr Gilbz talks to people about their work in climate change, impacts and more. An offshoot of the popular YouTube channel, Dr Gilbz

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