Farmers and climate change

How long have we had this curious human instinct to choose a piece of ground, enclose it, plant it, and care for it? And how have the ideas behind gardens evolved over the past ten thousand years? Joining Pat to discuss is Diarmuid Gavin, award-winning garden designer joined Pat ...  Show more

While all eyes might be on the White House for St Patrick’s Day this year, celebrations are already underway around the world. For the first time ever, every Government minister is travelling abroad to mark the occasion. Our reporter Jessica Woodlock spoke with the Tánaiste in Lo ...  Show more

As the COP26 summit continues in Glasgow, Jack Blanchard looks back at the history of climate change, from the dramatic shifts at the end of the Ice Age to the political rows of the modern era. Anthropologist Professor Brian Fagan takes us back to pre-historic, ancient and mediev ...  Show more

Twelve years to save the world. While we're squabbling about Brexit, climate scientists are reminding us that the existential threat of our day is global warming. This week’s report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issues the most extensive warning yet on ...  Show more

As EU leaders received a stark warning about the climate risks facing the bloc, the European Commission caved to farmer protests and demands to slash environmental requirements. Host Sarah Wheaton talks to POLITICO's climate policy reporter Zia Weise about the recent report on cl ...  Show more

From governments to airlines to your favorite eco-friendly clothing brand, tree-planting campaigns are everywhere. Reforesting the planet has become one of the quickest, easiest and most ubiquitous ways to reduce our carbon footprint...but is it actually helping to stop climate c ...  Show more