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Saving the World From Bad Ideas

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a WePlanet podcast. The world is shaped by ideas—some good, some bad, and some that seemed good at the time. This is a podcast about rethinking the things we take for granted, challenging sacred cows, and admitting when we’ve been wrong. With your host, awarded environmental author and activist Mark Lynas, we take a deep dive into the environmental, political, and social debates shaping our future... more

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Is “degrowth” a noble environmental solution — or one of history’s truly terrible ideas? In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with Adam Dorr, Director of Research at RethinkX and author of The Degrowth Delusion: Di... more

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Welcome to season three of Saving The World From BAD IDEAS

Bad Idea #35: ‘THIS is the Future’ Why Forecasts Fail – with David Wallace-Wells

In the season three opener of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with David Wallace-Wells... more

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Is nuclear power too slow, too expensive, or too essential to ignore? In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with Baroness Bryony Worthington — crossbench peer, climate policy architect, and co-host of the Cleaning U... more

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Is the food industry slowly killing us? Is processing of food the problem? Do we really need personalized nutrition? In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with Professor Sarah Berry — nutritiona... more

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Bill McKibben
Activist known for climate campaigning
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Hannah Ritchie
Data researcher focused on environmental myths
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Luke Kemp
Researcher on existential risk
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Michael Liebreich
Clean energy advocate
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Ted Nordhaus
Climate policy thinker
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Maarten Boudry
Philosopher of science at Ghent University and prolific author
Episode: Bad Idea #18 "we’re addicted to fossil fuels" with Maarten Boudry
Rebecca Wrigley
Chief Executive of Rewilding Britain
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Episode: Bad Idea #17 "rewilding VS the people" with Rebecca Wrigley
Mike Grunwald
Best-selling author and former staff writer for The Washington Post, Time, and Politico.
Episode: Bad Idea #16 "let's ditch intensive farming" with Michael Grunwald
Patricia Nanteza
Africa Lead for WePlanet
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Episode: SPECIAL: Bad Idea #15 "Just Stop Cooking" with Patricia Nanteza

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Mark Lynas
Awarded environmental author and activist, Mark Lynas is known for his critical analyses of environmental issues and advocacy for sustainability. He serves as the host, facilitating discussions on complex environmental, political, and social debates.

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Bad Idea #10 "Everyone hates nuclear" with Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
Q: What anti-nuclear arguments did you find most persuasive, that we should take most seriously?
I mean, I think one obvious one is that it's really expensive to build.
Bad Idea #10 "Everyone hates nuclear" with Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
Q: Did they change your mind?
Well, I think by the time I started researching it, I was pretty open to it. And yeah, I mean, at times, I would say my views evolved and kind of fluctuated.
Bad Idea #10 "Everyone hates nuclear" with Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow
Q: So tell us the story of the book. I mean, I saw it started life perhaps as a New Yorker article. So, you know, what gave you the idea? What made you think this was the book that needed to be written?
I have been obsessed with climate change for quite a long time. I learned about it and was very disturbed. And I kind of assumed that renewables were the answer. I was a pretty hardcore environmentalist, and I didn't have particularly strong views on nuclear. I started to hear more about the argument that nuclear needed to be part of the solution.
SPECIAL: Bad Idea #15 "Just Stop Cooking" with Patricia Nanteza
Q: What is the significance of the 'Just Stop Cooking' campaign?
It highlights the absurdity of asking Africans to cease cooking when they lack access to affordable and clean cooking energy alternatives.
Bad Idea #18 "we’re addicted to fossil fuels" with Maarten Boudry
Q: How serious do you think climate change is?
It's a defining challenge of the century but not an existential threat; humanity has the capability to adapt to climate changes.

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