Chinese Premier Xi Jinping is in the UK being preened at by David Cameron & co.We turn our Babble-lens onto China: do all hopes for saving the planet rest on its mighty shoulders? And is it environmental hero or villain?Meanwhile, an Alaskan governor wants to drill oil to pay for climate damages - and the multi-decadal wickedness of ExxonMobil is laid bare.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

Yucky, yucky coal. Cheap and abundant, but kryptonite for hippies (and any poor soul who mines the stuff). Why?Other big questions this week:- why are all the animals having such a great time at Chernobyl?- are YOU accidentally eating TURTLE for tea?Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

Such terrible behaviour! Ol and Dave spank the bottom of Volkswagen for fiddling emissions tests. But how bad is it *really*? Who should care? And is it the tip of the fume-y iceberg?There's a plastic bag charge with a trillion exemptions and a nice Canadian in a suit. Also: let's all laugh at Shell!Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

We only went to interview Chris Packham - star of Springwatch, Autumnwatch & The Really Wild Show! And his dogs.In our exclusive natter, we ask Chris whether there's any room for 'tradition' when it comes to protecting wildlife. We find out what he thinks about rotters who kill animals for fun, and discuss whether poor ol' pandas are indeed up an evolutionary creek without a paddle.Chris even finds time to tell us what he thinks about fracking. And, we ask him what his favourite environmental song is - or are they all indeed rubbish?Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

Blimey! Australia's legendary Dr Karl Kruszelnicki talks exclusively to Ol and Dave.Is climate change real? Is it going to be bad? What should we do about it? And whose fault is it that we're not doing enough?All this and some scientific explanations of how solar power works, and why marital relations can make you temporarily deaf.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

Tony Abbott has gone! TONY ABBOTT HAS GONE! A-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-HA-HA-HA! Ol and Dave bask.Episode 23b - an exclusive interview with Australia's @doctorkarl - follows later in the week.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

As the refugee crisis continues to mount, Ol and Dave examine claims from politicians that climate change will only make things worse - are they right?In other news, there's Vivienne Westwood gallivanting around in a tank, some Babble about trees, and an Inhofe we can all get behind. And Paul McCartney's Earth song sickens us to our very stomachs.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

Bad scenes in the sunshine business as the UK Government sets fire to the solar industry. Ol & Dave are righteously angry about it.Plus, some avian mistaken identity from the Antipodes, and some rather unpalatable Schadenfreude for the Prime Minister.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

First the Pope, now 1.6bn Muslims. Religion is going ECO nuts. Can faith save the planet? Does it make a blind bit of difference? Are Ol & Dave going to hell?Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on the sustainababble website. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble

Panic not! We're back! And everything's gone rubbish! Donald Trump and Tony Abbott are happening. And the new UK Government is setting fire to everything green.How on earth do we stay optimistic? We interview professional climate optimist, Alice Bell, and get her top tips for not giving up and going home.This is the first episode of season two of Sustainababble - your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on the sustainababble website. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble