Two weeks into Andy Burnham's premiership, what does it mean for UK climate and environmental policy? 

Green Alliance's Director of Politics Holly Brazier Tope is joined by Caitlin Prowle (Co-operative Party), Paul McNamee (LCEF) and Sarah Williams (Green Alliance) to unpack the politics of devolution, place-based power and a reshuffled DESNZ and Defra. They explore whether the environmental sector should worry if this government delivers green wins without ever saying "climate" and ask when we can expect the next election.

Wales has passed landmark legislation to strengthen environmental governance and restore biodiversity. Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies joins Green Alliance Senior Fellow Ruth Chambers to discuss what the new laws mean and what must happen next to deliver for nature.

What if saving money, creating jobs and tackling climate change all went hand in hand?

In this episode, we leave the policy talk behind and meet the people making the circular economy happen, from repair café volunteers and reuse hubs to engineers refurbishing tools and fashion workers giving textiles a second life.

Their stories reveal five simple reasons people love the circular economy.

This isn’t a distant ambition. It’s already here and people want more of it.

What does effective environmental scrutiny look like in parliament? In this episode, Toby Perkins MP, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, joins Ruth Chambers to discuss cross party working, real time influence on legislation and how committees can drive change, even when government resists.

Environmental rights are under growing pressure in the UK. With new limits on peaceful protest and worrying developments from the recent Aarhus Convention, questions are mounting around transparency, accountability and whether the public can meaningfully participate in environmental decision making.

Ruth Chambers speaks with Chris Packham, Carol Day and Katie de Kauwe. They discuss the impact of recent laws on campaigners, what the Aarhus Convention means for access to justice and why protecting these rights is essential for both democracy and the environment.

AI is evolving at unprecedented speed and regulation is struggling to keep up. What does this mean for the future of democracy, UK climate goals and wider environmental ambitions?

In this episode of the Green Alliance Podcast, Shaun Spiers, executive director at Green Alliance, speaks with Professor Gina Neff, executive director of the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy and professor of responsible AI at Queen Mary University of London. They explore the risks of unchecked big tech and the environmental costs of its rapid expansion: from energy-hungry data centres to the urgent need for transparency and accountability. 

The UK’s long-awaited Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan has finally landed, but what does it mean for climate action and green investment?

In this episode of the Green Alliance Podcast, Holly Brazier Tope, director of politics at Green Alliance, is joined by Sam Alvis, associate director for energy and environment at IPPR, to share their first reactions to the plan. They explore the political backdrop, unpack the risks and opportunities in the plan, and consider what it means for the UK’s credibility on climate ahead of Keir Starmer’s trip to COP30.