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50% of all new cars are SUV's, which may come as a surprise to you, considering the various noises around the world about moves to green transport. Is this just people with more disposable income wanting bigger cars, is it for the prestige? Or do car companies need you to buy bigger? This week on the show Lucy and Andrew are joined by political economist Dr Tom Haines-Doran , to discuss his r...

When people think about environmentalists, the next words they probably say are, "Oh, like Extinction Rebellion?" The impact of XR on the the climate movement probably can't be over stated. From ubiquitous association to the effects on organising practice, Extinction Rebellion has been at the forefront of climate action for the last five years.  In the U.K many campaigns and activis...

Support the show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/gndmediauk Twitter: @gndmediauk Instagram: gndmediauk  This week on the show we are joined by the Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Zack Polanski. We discuss how Zack ended up in the Green Party, what makes the party different from Labour, what would a Green Party in Government mean for British industry and how Zack sees pers...

If there is any one word that is synonymous with tackling climate change it is “electrification”. Yes, getting off fossil fuels and taking the majority of CO2 out of our economy are the goals of many working on the climate, but if there was one silver bullet for the climate movement its generating more clean electricity.   Renewable forms of energy have sharply decreased in price over the last twe...

It's our yearly stock take, where are we now in the fight to save the planet, and what do we need to do, to make progress faster?  Friend of the show Professor Kevin Anderson joins us to cut through the crap and get the heart of the matter.    Kevin is the chair of  energy and climate change at the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE) at the University of Manchester an...

 You would be very hard pressed to say 2023 was not an awful year for natural disasters and climate related tragedy. Wildfires in Canada and the US, extreme flooding in Bulgaria and Bangladesh, and record breaking heatwaves in Northern Africa and the Mediterranean. When the science is pointing in this direction, of destruction and chaos and those in power aren't listening, what do you do? Thi...

To say the modern world is dependent on materials we dig out of the ground is an understatement. From the lithium in your phone battery to the cup you're drinking your tea in, mining and mineral extraction play a vital part of how survive on earth. With the race to get off fossil fuels, and electrify our entire transport network kicking off, dependency on rare earth minerals like lithium  is...

2023 is over and the battle for 2024 is about to begin.  It's the end of the year so gather round the wireless to hear Ads, Alex, Lucy and Andrew discuss where we are at a end of 2023 and guess which of us had some very strong one nation Tory opinions as a child. Have a fantastic Christmas and see you in 2024.  Support the show

The worlds biggest climate negotiations are happening as you read this, in Dubai at COP28. The President of COP has just said "There is no scientific basis for climate change" ...... I think its time to take a breather, go outside and hangout with nature, and think a little locally. This week Ad's is joined by Paul Handrick aka " The Bee Guy ". Paul runs the worlds first n...

The world’s attention right now is focused on the desperate situation in Gaza. This human catastrophe has major ramifications for the wider Arab region encompassing North Africa and the Gulf States, an area that is also at the heart of fossil capitalism and thus an important region when it comes to turning the planet away from hydrocarbons and climate catastrophe.  While being the generator of 35%...

For the final episode of this season of Working Class Voices,  it's time to end with some real inspiration.  Ad's sits down with Alice Hu (@tweetsbyANH) of New York Communities for Change (@nychange ), a working class community action group. Alice explain's how they organised across the issues of immigration, housing and good jobs to be more effect climate activists, How hurricane S...

We're on the home stretch of season two of working class voices. This week Ad's is joined by Duncan Exley .  Duncan's work helps bring class diversity to institutions and support working class campaigners. They discuss the difference between working class and middle class campaigning, How one posh friend can change your life,  the power of pride and humiliation and how we should be...

We all know that the Green New Deal is bold and ambitious in its vision, providing the solutions to the climate crisis that go hand in hand with solutions for social justice – a prosperous future where everyone can thrive. Tune into this recording of our Lucy speaking at a panel event, hosted by Green New Deal Groupon 26 October, exploring further how a Green New Deal gives us reason to hope not o...

This week's episode is  about action, community and not waiting for the council to come and sort it for you and how even those with the least can be leaders in the fight against climate breakdown.  Ads is joined by Terry McTernan, Secretary of the Darkwood Crew in Ferguslie Park , Scotland.  Ferguslie Park has consistently been at the bottom of Scottish league tables for economic development...

This week on Working Class Voices Ads' is joined by writer and activist Keir Milburn . Keir is the author of “Generation Left” and is a co-host of ACFM on Novara Media. Keir is also a founding member of the think tank Abundance. They discuss how the definition of who is working class affects organising strategies, are the working class more resilient to police oppression and brutality and has...

Fossil fuels and the companies that extract and distribute them are everywhere. Those companies seep into society from powering our homes, to buying off politicians and owning the sports teams we love. When these levithans take over our passions and interests, what should we do about it? This week on Working Class Voices Ads is joined by Michael  from Game Changer , the campaign to get football cl...

This week we are organising for power, in more ways than one. Andrew is joined by Lawrence Wang ( @ltothewang ), a member of the Democratic Socialists of America ( @DemSocialists ), and on the Eco-socialist working group   for the New York City Chapter ( @Nycdsa ). Lawrence explains how the DSA in New York State organised and passed a bill that means the state has to develop publicly owned renewab...

This week Ads is joined by Fraser Stewart . Fraser is the just transition lead at Regen , a non for profit focused on pushing the UK towards cleaner energy.  They discuss how weirdly similar their lives have been as working class lads in the environment movement,  how the working class manage in middle class spaces, what are the best ways to talk about climate to people who are already struggling...

If you were to wander lonely as a cloud in England, chances are that you would find yourself on privately owned lands and committing a civil offence. if you were to do the same in Scotland however, you would be totally within your right to do so.  So what gives? Why don't the English have access to the nature and countryside of God's green earth?‍ This week we are joined by land access c...

Welcome to season two of Working Class Voices on GND Media.  This podcast is where we let the working class speak for themselves, on how to combat climate breakdown. We believe the working class will be the ones to fundamentally drive the transition from fossil fuels, and only with their collective power could it ever be a truly just transition. This season will focus on those from the working cla...

We're back! And not a moment too soon.  After a summer of international extreme weather and political inaction, we're kicking things off combining science and activism.  This week we are joined by the co-founder of Scientists for XR Dr Aaron Thierry .  We discuss why July this year was so hot globally, how climate scientist are portrayed in the media and whether their expertise gives the...

This episode was first broadcast on June 14th 2021 This week on the show we are joined by Dr Keston Perry. Keston is a lecturer in economics and political economy at University of West of England (UWE). We discuss in practical terms what reparations would mean, the historical racism embedded into Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and how a Green New Deal must be designed in that context, as we...

This episode was first broadcast on November 9th 2020 Note: This episode was recorded before the results of the U.S election were published.  How do we define the success of a city? Or a country? Or human civilisation all together? The last 60 years we've been tied to GDP, growth, trade surpluses, amounts of debt, the strength of currency. Economic strength has been the barometer for the majo...

This episode was first broadcast on September 5th 2022 This year on the show we have taken a closer look at class as a dimension of environmentalism and climate change. With our series Working Class Voices ,  we heard real stories and attitudes when it comes to the working class and climate. Today's show is moving the conversation to look at the dynamics between classes and how that plays out...

This episode was first broadcast on August 8th 2022 The global economy is fundamentally intertwined with the environment and with that climate breakdown. Fastidious bankers, hedge fund managers and capitalists are on the case trying to tackle the end of the world with the only tools they know how to use, finance and profit. So what happens when models of extraction are used to fix models of extrac...