The Climate Question

Trump and the planet: The first 100 days


Listen Later

President Trump has made sweeping changes to America's policies on climate since being sworn in 100 days ago. He has announced plans to "unleash" American energy, including revitalising the coal industry and boosting oil and gas. The president has also cut funding for clean energy projects and renewables, while slashing jobs in government-funded climate research. Experts also say Washington's trade tariffs are having a big impact on the global market for new technologies such as solar panels and electric vehicles.

So what does all this mean for the green transition in America and beyond? Graihagh Jackson talks to the BBC's US environment correspondent, Carl Nasman, BBC climate editor Justin Rowlatt and Zerin Osho, director of the India programme at the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development based in Washington DC.

Graihagh also chats to Tom Di Liberto, a climate scientist who was recently fired from America's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Presenter: Graihagh Jackson

Producers: Sophie Eastaugh and Beth Timmins
Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound: Gabriel O'Regan and Tom Brignell
Editor: Simon Watts

If you have a question, email us at [email protected] or leave a WhatsApp message at + 44 8000 321 721

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Climate QuestionBy BBC World Service

  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4
  • 4.4

4.4

167 ratings


More shows like The Climate Question

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,836 Listeners

More or Less by BBC Radio 4

More or Less

893 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,073 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,491 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,820 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,843 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,055 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

2,042 Listeners

BBC Inside Science by BBC Radio 4

BBC Inside Science

406 Listeners

Science Weekly by The Guardian

Science Weekly

422 Listeners

The Inquiry by BBC World Service

The Inquiry

735 Listeners

The Life Scientific by BBC Radio 4

The Life Scientific

234 Listeners

The Audio Long Read by The Guardian

The Audio Long Read

848 Listeners

CrowdScience by BBC World Service

CrowdScience

483 Listeners

People Fixing the World by BBC World Service

People Fixing the World

242 Listeners

Today in Focus by The Guardian

Today in Focus

1,002 Listeners

Redefining Energy by Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid

Redefining Energy

127 Listeners

Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast by Persephonica and Global Optimism

Outrage + Optimism: The Climate Podcast

468 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,215 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

773 Listeners

The world, the universe and us by New Scientist

The world, the universe and us

119 Listeners

The Bomb by BBC World Service

The Bomb

1,044 Listeners

The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

The Rest Is Politics

3,280 Listeners

Zero: The Climate Race by Bloomberg

Zero: The Climate Race

229 Listeners