Introducing episode 3 of season four! Our hosts Mark and Simon continue this series with a discussion on the fallout from COP28 for the UK, and what needs to be done on a national, governmental and local level. 

Joining them are our guests Ian Townsend (ONS Divisional Director of Environment), Robbie Macpherson, (APPG lead at Uplift), Annabel Rice (Political Advisor at Green Alliance) and Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy at Greater London Authority, Shirley Rodrigues, to talk national feeling and climate policy. 

For more information and to access the transcript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast  

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References 

ONS release calendar: https://www.ons.gov.uk/releasecalendar/ 

Key ONS environmental releases: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/environmentalaccounts 
Important issues facing the UK (5.1-5.13), http://bit.ly/ONSimpactCOL

Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain Statistical bulletins: 

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/publicopinionsandsocialtrendsgreatbritain/previousReleases 

Business insights and impact on the economy bulletins: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/businessservices/bulletins/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy/previousReleases 

Date of episode recording: 14th and 23rd February 2024  
Duration: 27 mins, 14 secs  
Language of episode: English  
Presenter: Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee  
Guests:  

Ian Townsend, ONS, Divisional Director of Environment  

Annabel Rice, Political Adviser at Green Alliance and UCL alum (Environment, Politics and Society 2021)  

Robbie MacPherson, Political and Climate Change APPG Lead, Uplift 

Shirley Rodrigues, Deputy Mayor, Environment and Energy at Greater London Authority  

Producer: Adam Batstone