Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello! Britain has amongst the lowest tree coverage of any country in Europe. This week we’re discussing why we should plant more trees for their many benefits including tackling the climate emergency and cooling our cities. Emi Murphy from Friends of the Earth talks about their campaign to double trees in Britain and tree expert Rob MacKenzie explains his ‘sci fi forest’ experiment in Birmingham. Then Felix Finkbeiner tells us the story of how he began advocating for tree planting at just 9 years old and the Trillion Tree Campaign that his organisation now runs.
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Actor Michael Sheen joins us and talks about the upcoming Homeless World Cup in Wales
140. MOBILISING A ZERO CARBON ARMY: green jobs for young people
139. A MISSION FOR SORTITION: citizens’ assemblies & the climate crisis
138. PEOPLE ARE GOOD: a truly radical idea
137. TACKLING ROUGH SLEEPING: why does it take a pandemic?
136. STRINGS ATTACHED: designing better bailouts
135. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING?: learning from crises of the past
134. A GREEN RECOVERY: the case for a climate stimulus
133. IN THIS TOGETHER: global cooperation on a global crisis
132. LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS: steering children through difficult times
131 and a half. WHAT ABOUT THE SELF-EMPLOYED?
131. WHATEVER IT TAKES: economics in times of crisis
130. COME FARM WITH ME: a sustainable future for food and land
129. YOU SAY YOU WANT SOME DEVOLUTION: a radical plan for giving power away
128. WHY CAN’T I GET MY PHONE REPAIRED?: fighting the tech giants
127. MAN ENOUGH: promoting positive masculinity
126. THE FOUR DAY FUTURE: building a movement for shorter working hours
125. WALK THIS WAY
124. I'LL HAVE MY CHICKEN UNCHLORINATED PLEASE: a progressive vision for trade
123. OIL SEE YOU IN COURT: suing the climate culprits
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