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February 12, 2026 40 mins

Who shapes climate action when old systems begin to strain? And where does power really sit - with governments, financial institutions, communities, or individuals?


Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac and Paul Dickinson explore climate leadership in a more fragmented geopolitical moment. Picking up the threads from last week’s episode, they ask what happens when multilateralism is threatened - and whether smaller coalitions, subnational actors and civic movements are already stepping in to fill the gap.


Because with great challenges, come new opportunities. What might we gain from faster, more focused alliances? Might Indigenous wisdom provide lessons for building fairer, greener economic models? And how can we use the resources we have to support Brazil’s vision for a global mutirão?


Learn More:


💡 Watch Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos


🍩 Dive into the concept of Doughnut Economics


🏙️ Explore what C40 Cities members are doing across the world


📈 Find out more about ShareAction’s work to build a fairer and more sustainable financial system


🎤 Leave us your voice notes and questions for upcoming episodes on SpeakPipe


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Producer: Ben Weaver-Hincks

Planning: Caitlin Hanrahan

Assistant Producer: Caillin McDaid

Exec Producer: Ellie Clifford


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