Planet A - Talks on Climate Change
A podcast on climate change hosted by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy, Dan Jørgensen. Inviting some of the world’s leading experts, policy makers and activists to share their thoughts with us. Not only to address the challenges and dilemmas inherent in climate change. But also to talk about its possible solutions.
Episodes
58 episodes
Confronting the New Climate War
In this episode of Planet A, Professor Michael E. Mann – a leading figure in climate research and a vocal participant in public discourse on global warming – brings his insights into what he describes as the “New Climate War”. He o...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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41:58
Preserving Our Future with Noah’s Ark for Plants
In this episode of Planet A, the ‘father’ of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Cary Fowler, takes us on an extraordinary journey through his mission to safeguard the world’s agricultural heritage. Placed deep in the Arctic, the Seed Vault stands ...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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37:34
The Green Blueprint: EU Commissioner on the Union’s Climate Strategy
In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen sits down with EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra, to explore the central role he plays in shaping the European Union’s approach to reducing emissions. Transitioning from a career in th...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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35:35
A talk with Germany’s Special Climate Envoy
In this episode of Planet A Germany’s Special Climate Envoy, Jennifer Morgan, shares her insights from leading climate negotiations for the German Government.A key focus of the discussion is the outcomes and implications of COP28 in Dub...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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35:29
A Small Island Nation’s Climate Challenge
In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen engages in a compelling dialogue with Ralph Regenvanu who serves as the Minister responsible for climate change, energy, the environment, weather, geological hazards, and disaster management in Vanuatu...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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38:09
Ajay Banga’s Vision for the World Bank: Combating Both Climate Change and Poverty
In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen engages in a conversation with the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga. With a career spanning prestigious roles, including President and CEO of Mastercard, Ajay Banga now steers one of the l...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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41:22
COP28 - A Historic Turn in Climate Politics?
In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen delves into the outcomes of COP28 with Alden Meyer, a seasoned expert in climate politics. With over four decades of experience with climate issues, Meyer provides a deep dive into the historic achieve...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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1:00:06
COP28 – The Eleventh Hour
In the latest episode of "Planet A", Dan Jørgensen talks with Tomas Anker Christensen, Denmark's Climate Ambassador, amidst the high-stakes atmosphere of the UN Climate Conference COP28 in Dubai. As negotiations enter the eleventh hour, the moo...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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16:57
Tomas Anker Christensen - An update on the COP28 negotiations
In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen and Denmark's Climate Ambassador, Tomas Anker Christensen, updates the listener about the ongoing negotiation at the UN Climate Conference COP28 unfolding in Dubai. Recorded in a quiet corner amid the ...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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29:39
Bangladesh Today: A Window to the World’s Future
In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen talks with Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Special Envoy for Environment and Climate Change to Honorable Prime Minister of Bangladesh and parliament member in Bangladesh, a country severely affected by global...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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33:53
Mafalda Duarte - Supporting Developing Countries while Taking Care of the Climate
In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen is joined by Mafalda Duarte, the executive director of the world’s largest climate fund – the Green Climate Fund. Mafalda Duarte sheds light on how the fund is at the forefront of aiding d...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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46:12
Claude Turmes - A Fossile Free Ride
In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen sits down with The European "Mr. Energy", Claude Turmes, for a conversation that spans personal anecdotes, political experiences, and urgent climate challenges.Claude Turmes has served...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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44:32
Henrik Stiesdal - On developing the modern wind turbine and offshore wind technology
In this episode of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen talks to a true pioneer within the field of wind energy, the father of the modern Danish wind turbine and the world's first offshore wind farm, Henrik Stiesdal, former Chief Technology Officer of Sieme...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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52:21
Chris Bowen – Changing the course of Australian Climate Policy
In this episode of Planet A Dan Jørgensen talks to Chris Bowen, Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy. This July was the hottest month ever recorded. Just another fact that underlines that humanity has to live with the d...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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41:40
Achim Steiner - How to Fight Poverty and Climate Change at the Same Time
In this episode of Planet A Dan Jørgensen talks to Achim Steiner, head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). They discuss the threats climate change poses to global development and the fight against poverty, ...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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59:35
Graham Hill - What Difference can an Individual Make?
In this episode of Planet A Dan Jørgensen talks to Graham Hill who is a dedicated climate change advocate and sustainability pioneer.Graham Hill explains how he works to change the mindset on climate change within a corporation...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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35:34
Rainn Wilson - Is there Anything Funny to Say about Climate Change?
In this episode Dan Jørgensen talks to American actor and comedian Rainn Wilson. He is perhaps best known for playing Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom “The Office” which has earned him three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Su...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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54:57
Angela Carter - On National Bans and Global Commitments to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
In this 4th episode of the 6th season of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen talks to Dr. Angela Carter, who is a leading expert on phasing out fossil fuels.They discuss the risks of fossil fuel dependency, especially for the least developed countri...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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41:00
The Road to COP28 - with Climate Ambassador Tomas Anker Christensen
In this 3rd episode of the 6th season of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen talks to the Danish Climate Ambassador, Tomas Anker Christensen, about the road to COP28 and pushing for higher ambitions through global climate diplomacy.What is the current ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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44:11
Simon Stiell - On UNFCCC, the COP process and the Global Stocktake
In this 2nd episode of the 6th season of Planet A Dan Jørgensen talks to the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, better known as UNFCCC, Simon Stiell.They discuss the unique role of the UNFCCC...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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46:47
Helen Thompson - On the Geopolitics of Energy
In this 1st episode of the new 6th season of Planet A, Dan Jørgensen talks to Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University, about the geopolitics of fossil fuels and how the green energy transition affects the world...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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42:46
Kim Stanley Robinson – On Climate Fiction and “The Ministry for the Future”
The heat waves of the future could produce deadly “wet bulb temperatures” that would kill millions of people by sheer heat exhaustion. How will governments, citizens and international organizations react, if a heat wave killed 20 million peo...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:00:28
Chris Anderson - How to spread good ideas about Climate Change
Solutions to climate change are ideas worth spreading. And that is what TED is all about. On the sixth episode of Planet A’s fourth season, the curator of TED, Chris Anderson, spreads his ideas on how to make a good talk and address...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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29:48
Jason Box – What the Ice Can Tell Us About Climate Change
Sometimes having good talks on climate change requires a good listener. And we have one of the best in Professor Jason Box on the 5th episode of Planet A’s fourth season where Dan Jørgensen talks with the esteemed professor of glaciolo...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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27:23