Cate Blanchett and climate entrepreneur and activist Danny Kennedy have a new Audible Original podcast “Climate of Change”, which will launch exclusively on Audible.
“Climate of Change” will showcase the groundbreaking work being done around the world to tackle the environmental challenges facing humankind.
Prince William will appear on an episode titled ‘The Disruptive Decade’. In it, he will provide an exclusive update about his ambitious Earthshot Prize, which offers five yearly winners a £1 million grant to work on solutions to climate change and environmental issues. The prize kicked off last year and is slated to run until 2030.
“Climate of Change” will run for six episodes and also feature Mary Robinson, Adam McKay, Katy Milkman, Imogen Heap, Rutger Bregman, Jeraiza Molina, Agamemnon Otero and Becky Paisley.
It will explore eco-anxiety and optimism, and raise awareness of the technological revolution that’s offering hope in the face of the climate crisis.
The final episode of the series will feature filmmaker McKay, who was behind Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up”, as well as Heap who composed the soundtrack for the series alongside biologist, filmmaker and sound recordist Dan O’Neill.
The episode will also feature founder of the Green Carpet Challenge, filmmaker and environmental and social justice activist Livia Firth.
The episode titled ‘Culture of Change’ will spotlight film and the wider arts to ask how the industry can really make a difference through storytelling and beyond.
Co-hosts and co-creators Blanchett and Kennedy said they’re thrilled to shine a spotlight on environmental innovators via the podcast.
“Climate innovations are disrupting how the world operates in incredible ways, but this progress is not yet fast enough, nor is it spread equally around the world,” they said.
“We already have the technology we need – like solar and batteries – to keep the world under 1.5˚C and stave off the worst impacts of climate change. What we need now are more climate innovators all around the world coming up with bundles of solutions and spreading them at speed.”