Once a week, Michael Liebreich and Bryony Worthington have a conversation with a leader in clean energy, mobility, climate finance or sustainable development. Informative, inspiring and fun!
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Iain Dale is joined by a panel of senior politicians and commentators to answer listener questions on the biggest stories of the week. Debate, in-depth discussion and laughs all guaranteed!
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Earth Day Special: Adrian Ramsay, Richard Tice, Tessa Khan & Michael Liebreich
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52:16Joining Iain Dale for this special edition of Cross Question to mark Earth Day are Green Party leader Adrian Ramsay, Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice, climate change lawyer Tessa Khan and clean energy businessman Michael Liebreich.By LBC
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Layla Moran, Sir Robert Buckland, Ava Vidal & Lance Forman
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51:26Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, former Conservative MP and minister Sir Robert Buckland, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal and businessman and political commentator Lance Forman.By LBC
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Trump vs The Transition, The Pope’s Climate Legacy & The High Price of UK Electricity — Ep205
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58:18In 100 short days, the world has transformed. Since the reelection of President Donald Trump, US federal climate policy has largely been abandoned, with the government seeking to reopen coal-fired power plants and lower environmental standards. An escalating trade war and global tariffs has sent the rest of the world reeling and threatened the glob…
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Al Pinkerton, Angela Knight, Scarlett MccGwire & Max Anderson
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52:30Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Al Pinkerton, former Conservative MP and minister Angela Knight, political commentator Scarlett MccGwire and Max Anderson from the Conservative Environment Network.By LBC
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Christabel Cooper, Charlotte Pickles, Matthew Stadlen & Sarah Southern
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52:35Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Christabel Cooper from the Labour Together think tank, Charlotte Pickles from the REFORM think tank, broadcaster and journalist Matthew Stadlen and political commentator Sarah Southern.By LBC
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Paul Scully, Leonie Cooper, Roger Mosey & Annabel Denham
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51:51Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative MP and minister Paul Scully, Labour London Assembly member Leonie Cooper, former head of BBC TV news Roger Mosey and Telegraph columnist Annabel Denham.By LBC
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Bobby Dean, Jessica Harrington, Aman Bhogal & Ian Birrell
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52:45Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Lib Dem MP Bobby Dean, former Conservative MP Jessica Harrington, free markets campaigner Aman Bhogal and foreign affairs journalist Ian Birrell.By LBC
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We Built a Solar System That's Saving Babies’ Lives — Ep204: Project Bo, Sierra Leone
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38:26In Sierra Leone, a 20-minute power cut can be the difference between life and death for newborn babies. In 2013, an extraordinary doctor called Dr Niall Conroy set up a neonatal intensive care unit at the Bo Government Hospital, in Sierra Leone's second largest city, and set about training the staff to give the best possible care to the desperately…
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Polly Billington, Jonathan Gullis, Jemma Forte & Conor Wilson
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53:23Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Polly Billington, former Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis, podcaster Jemma Forte and Express journalist Conor Wilson.By LBC
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Mike Tapp, Ellie Chowns, Tim Stanley & Aggie Chambre
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55:29Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Mike Tapp, Green MP Ellie Chowns, Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley and LBC's Aggie Chambre.By LBC
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Rachel Taylor, Lord Stewart Jackson, Hashi Mohamed & Lucy Fisher
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50:54Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Rachel Taylor, Conservative peer Lord Jackson, barrister and commentator Hashi Mohamed and the FT's Whitehall editor Lucy Fisher.By LBC
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What Happened to Google's Climate Ambitions? | Ep203: Kate Brandt
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54:26Google has one of the most ambitious climate targets in the tech world, but what happens if it falls short of its goals? How does the company balance innovation with environmental responsibility? And can AI really help reduce emissions? This week on Cleaning Up, Bryony Worthington sits down with Kate Brandt, Google's Chief Sustainability Officer, t…
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Satvir Kaur, Sir Roger Gale, William Atkinson & Aid Thompsin
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56:01Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Satvir Kaur, Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale, The Spectator's William Atkinson and satirist Aid Thompsin.By LBC
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Jo Stevens, Mark Field, Jovan Owusu-Nepaul & Christian Calgie
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57:17Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Wales secretary and Labour MP Jo Stevens, former Tory MP Mark Field, political commentator Jovan Owusu-Nepaul and Christian Calgie from the Express.By LBC
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Spring Statement Special: Richard Fuller, Dame Meg Hillier, Stephanie Flanders & David Buik
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51:17Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question, following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spring Statement, are the Conservatives' Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Richard Fuller, Labour MP and Treasury Select Committee chair Dame Meg Hillier, Bloomberg economics journalist Stephanie Flanders and the businessman and markets commentator David Buik.…
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Net Zero Isn’t Impossible, It’s The Key To UK Prosperity — Ep202: Emma Pinchbeck
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1:08:48The UK is an extraordinary case study in how to cut greenhouse gas pollution successfully. Since 1990, the country has more than halved its greenhouse gas emissions, while the economy has grown by over 80%. The Climate Change Act, passed in 2008, has helped steer the UK towards its net-zero goals, setting five yearly carbon budgets that are specifi…
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Richard Burgon, Wendy Morton, Kezia Dugdale & Jo Tanner
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51:21Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP who was in Corbyn's shadow cabinet Richard Burgon, Conservative MP and shadow foreign minister Wendy Morton, former Scottish Labour leader turned academic Kezia Dugdale and political comms strategist and former Boris Johnson adviser Jo Tanner.…
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Stella Creasy, Graham Stuart, Theo Bertram & Natasha Clark
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53:27Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Stella Creasy, Conservative MP and former net zero minister Graham Stuart, Theo Bertram of the Social Market Foundation think tank (who also used to work for TikTok and Gordon Brown) and LBC's political editori Natasha Clark.By LBC
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy, George Freeman, Justine Greening & Matthew Torbitt
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52:52Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Conservative MP George Freeman, social mobility campaigner and former Tory cabinet minister Justine Greening and political commentator and former adviser to Labour MPs Matthew Torbitt.By LBC
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Can Europe Survive the Transition To Renewables? Ep201: Nikos Tsafos
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1:06:52How does Europe get cheap energy again? Are climate goals at odds with the need to remain economically competitive? Are we about to see an empowered and emboldened Europe, ready to take on China and the US? Barely five years into the 2020s, this decade is already shaping up to be one of the most turbulent since the Second World War. As we record th…
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Dr Luke Evans, Rachael Maskell, Dan Hodges & Edward Adoo
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51:57Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Dr Luke Evans, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, Mail on Sunday columnist Dan Hodges and broadcaster Edward Adoo.By LBC
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Dame Emily Thornberry, Steve Baker, Noa Hoffman & Jonathan Romain
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54:53Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP and foreign affairs committee chair Dame Emily Thornberry, former Conservative MP and minister Steve Baker, the Sun's Noa Hoffman and rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain.By LBC
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Lord Karan Bilimoria, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Luke Charters & Henry Hill
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51:31Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are businessman and crossbench peer Lord Bilimoria, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Labour MP Luke Charters and Henry Hill from ConservativeHome.By LBC
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Making America Dumb Again: The Stakes of Slashing Climate Science — Ep200: Ralph Keeling & Ray Weiss
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1:04:50As the U.S. swings a budgetary axe at the federal government, one of the biggest casualties is climate science. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) faces a brutal 20% workforce reduction—jeopardizing critical research just when we need it most. So, what’s really at stake? And is Donald Trump Making America Dumb Again? This we…
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Inaya Folarin Iman, Munira Wilson, Will Stone & Daniel Kawczynski
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51:57Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are journalist and free speech campaigner Inaya Folarin Iman, Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson, Labour MP Will Stone and former Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski.By LBC
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Rhun ap Iorwerth, Kiki McDonough, Rebecca Smith & Andrew Fisher
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51:38Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, jeweller and businesswoman Kiki McDonough, Conservative MP Rebecca Smith and former Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher.By LBC
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Dame Tracey Crouch, Natalie Fleet, Tessa Dunlop & James Heale
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53:58Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Conservative minister Dame Tracey Crouch, Labour MP Natalie Fleet, historian Dr Tessa Dunlop and The Spectator's James Heale.By LBC
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EVs & Heat Pumps: The Real Alternatives for Germany — Ep199: Patrick Graichen
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1:04:51In February, Germany elected a new government. Friedrich Merz emerged as the new leader, but what are his energy and climate policies, and will Germany remain a climate leader in Europe and beyond? Joining Cleaning Up this week is Patrick Graichen, a former Energy and Climate minister in the last government, representing the Green Party. Prior to e…
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Josh Simons, Lord Andrew Robathan, Jude Kelly & Robert Shrimsley
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51:19Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Josh Simons, Conservative peer and former defence minister Lord Robathan, theatre director Jude Kelly and Robert Shrimsley from the Financial Times.By LBC
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