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S1E10 The Shipping Forecast: Climate Edition
The winds of change are blowing through the world’s maritime hubs…despite some national governments’ efforts to the contrary. While the shipping industry carries 90% of global trade, it also leaves a…
S6E9 Creating ecosystems of climate truth: How can cities defend information integrity?
From fossil fuel lobbying to coordinated political disinformation campaigns, vested interests have built a profitable disinformation infrastructure designed to spread confusion, polarize debate, and…
S6E8 The Cloud vs the Climate? Lessons from Ireland on the data centre debate
As our lives become increasingly digital, the infrastructure powering them is sparking a global debate: we need data centres, but at what cost to the climate and our access to energy? These massive…
HOT TAKE: One day, millions of journeys: Celebrating World Public Transport Day!
Ready for a ride? In this episode, we’re celebrating the inaugural World Public Transport Day, created by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), along with its global partners, and…
S6E7 The Hidden Infrastructure of Urban Resilience
Cities aren’t just structures. They’re people. In the rapidly urbanising cities of the global majority, many of those people are migrant workers. They often work informally, with limited protection…
S6E6 A Tale of Two Cities: A New Chapter
In this episode of Cities 1.5, we bring you another "Tale of Two Cities" - but this time, David sits down with two pioneering mayors from opposite ends of the globe. Despite their vastly different…
S6E5 Lead like a girl - In conversation with Catherine McKenna
What links the Paris Agreement, Barbie and Arnold Schwarzenegger? The answer is this week’s guest on Cities 1.5!As a key architect of the Paris Agreement, Catherine McKenna - Canada’s former Minister…
S6E4 Whose Streets? Our Streets: Curbing Fossil Fuel Industry Disinformation
In a world where climate emergencies are being declared daily, why do so many of our city streets and public transport networks have misleading ads for the very industries driving the crisis?Our…
HOT TAKE: The Kids are alright - Youth take the Mic in Rio
Hot Take: the climate crisis isn’t some abstract data point or a dry policy debate, it’s a deeply human story of survival. Right now, a whole generation is growing up inside the emergency, doing the…
S6E3 Tales from the Belly of the Beast: An ExxonMobil Whistleblower’s Story
What would you risk to tell the truth, if the institution you served was one of the most powerful corporations on Earth?Early scientific warnings about global heating have long stood in tension with…
S6E2 Mayoral Deep Dive: US cities as climate first responders
Across the United States, cities are acting as climate first responders - carrying climate action forward even as national politics grow more hostile. From clean energy and buildings to transport,…
S6E1 Economics and the City
In times of profound geopolitical turbulence - wars, trade shocks, energy insecurity, and climate breakdown - something unexpected is happening: while autocratic leaders double down on fossil fuels…
S6 TRAILER: Cities Won't Wait
As geopolitical power shifts, cities are rising to lead this urban century while nations cling to outdated systems. Season 6 of Cities 1.5 explores how mayors and urban leaders from around the world…
S6 TEASER: Season 6 of Cities 1.5 is coming soon!
In the face of the accelerating climate crisis, rising authoritarianism, and geopolitical shifts, national governments are faltering…but cities are stepping into the void and taking the lead. Season…
HOT TAKE: It’s Grand Ol’ Bargain, Alright (for Canada’s fossil-fuel companies)
Welcome to Cities 1.5 Hot Takes: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis. Hot Takes brings you fast, focused coverage on breaking news and underserved stories at the intersection of…
Inside the C40 World Mayors Summit: The battle for cities, truth, and a fossil-free future at COP30 and beyond
In the first episode of our two-part World Mayors Summit special, we heard from mayors around the world about the power of convenings like the Summit to unite city leaders and spark collaboration. In…
Inside the C40 World Mayors Summit: Cities throw down the gauntlet
In this first instalment of our two-part special from the C40 World Mayors Summit, Cities 1.5 takes you inside the flagship gathering of the world’s most ambitious urban climate leaders. We hear…
S6E6 TRAILER: Join us at the C40 World Mayors Summit
Cities 1.5 is back with a special two-part series focused on the C40 World Mayor's Summit in Rio de Janeiro, convening just ahead of the upcoming COP30 in Brazil. City mayors are continuing to play a…
S6E5 Going Steady with Herman Daly: 'The seeds Herman planted'
We’re joining podcasts around the world in tandem with the 80th United Nations General Assembly, to ask a vital question: where do we find hope in challenging times? We explore how cities are…
S6E4 Going Steady with Herman Daly: ‘¡No pasarán’/ É Proibido Proibir’
We follow Herman Daly into one of the last places you’d expect to find a rebel economist: the World Bank. We will hear how the academic work of Herman’s sister, Denis Daly Heyck, impacted on his…
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