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  • Do ancient mass extinctions offer lessons for our future?

    October 2, 2026 · 34 min

    Environmental journalist Edward Struzik returns to the Land and Climate Podcast to discuss his latest book, Animal Diaspora: Decoding Ice Age Mysteries to Reveal the Future of Migration.    The book reconstructs migration patterns of…

  • Why is TotalEnergies facing allegations of war crimes in Mozambique?

    September 18, 2026 · 58 min

    Content advisory: this episode describes events that listeners may find distressing. Five years ago, in the small coastal town of Palma, Mozambique, 500 fighters from the ISIS-affiliated al-Shabab group stormed a community living and…

  • How does corporate agriculture profit from conflict in Colombia?

    September 4, 2026 · 45 min

    Colombia is one of the most unequal countries in the world regarding agriculture and land ownership. Violence in the Colombian countryside has often allowed corporate agriculture to displace land once held by small farmers, known as…

  • In Review: Plastics

    August 28, 2026 · 32 min

    With five and a half years of content, The Land and Climate Podcast has an overwhelmingly large back catalogue. We have always aimed to produce evergreen episodes, however, and many of our older interviews still have insights and relevance…

  • Is reducing energy use a political taboo?

    August 7, 2026 · 36 min

    Solar and wind power is growing worldwide, but so is electricity consumption: as a result, renewables are often only added to the energy mix, rather than replacing fossil fuels.  Reducing energy demand would make net zero more achievable…

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  • Is geoengineering a security threat?

    July 24, 2026 · 45 min

    Geoengineering research is growing, as scientists look for increasingly radical means to protect humanity from the disastrous impacts of global heating. Less publicly, concerns are also building about the use of these techniques for…

  • Are financial markets destroying climate ambition?

    July 10, 2026 · 44 min

    Click here to watch the video recording of this interview.  In her latest book, Ann Pettifor argues that we are not governed by politicians or diplomats, but “by wealthy and powerful players in markets based in Silicon Valley, Wall Street…

  • Can ocean technologies combat climate change?

    June 26, 2026 · 31 min

    Most net zero policies and major scientific models rely on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to limit global heating to 2℃. The most commonly known methods include afforestation, bioenergy with carbon capture, and direct air capture - but…

  • Was Chinese history shaped by climateflation?

    June 12, 2026 · 26 min

    The 17th Century Little Ice Age wreaked havoc on weather systems and economies around the world. In China, extreme cold and intense droughts led to soaring grain prices, and as food security collapsed, so did the centuries old political…

  • What is the history of extinction?

    May 29, 2026 · 37 min

    Scientists warn we are in an age of mass-extinction. Entire species are ceasing to exist at unprecedented rates. When did this age begin, and when did humans start to confront their impacts on ecosystems and living populations?   Sadiah…

  • Has the plastics industry co-opted the circular economy?

    May 15, 2026 · 34 min

    Last year, multilateral negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty broke down after countries failed to agree to limits on plastic production - as opposed to simply regulating plastic waste.  This distinction between 'upstream' and…

  • Is the idea of 'energy transition' misleading?

    May 1, 2026 · 39 min

    What happens after a country's electricity infrastructure is destroyed by war? Following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Turkish conglomerate Karadeniz Holding had an innovative idea: if ships could be retrofitted as floating power…

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About the show

The editorial team from The Land and Climate Review interview thinkers and policymakers in the world of economics, land-use and climate policy. Find more on our site at www.landclimate.org