One Love One Planet

Four environmental stories in one.

Our stories:
The COP 30 has just finished. Listen to the experts tell us - What are the COP meetings? Do they make any difference? How could we do things better? 
 
Extreme heat and drought led to Europe’s forests becoming tinder dry. Research for a film found that criminal gangs often started the fires.   The communities affected worked together to stop them. 
 
The UK water industry is in a mess, and our rivers and seas are polluted and we face water shortages. Two campaigners describe how they plan to use the power of the community to take a different approach to this. 
 
75% of people want to do something about climate change, and 100% want to reduce the cost of their electricity bills. Hear about a new group in Bristol that wants to help you to do both of these, and it doesn’t have to cost you a penny!

From a police officer to an Extinction Rebellion activist - watching the legal crackdown on protests.

Richard Ecclestone is a retired police officer who, for years, policed environmental protests.     Over time, he has seen how what were seen as minor offences that warranted no significant punishment can now lead to prison sentences.   
Hear his journey from an establishment figure to a key player in Extinction Rebellion. 

Sea Change - Unite With Light Festival – At Rockaway Park, near Bristol.

On Saturday, 15th November, from 12 pm to 9 pm, at Temple Cloud’s Rockaway Park will be transformed for Sea Change: Unite with Light Festival, a day-long celebration that unites creativity, performance, and community action to highlight the importance of protecting our oceans.
Visitors will be invited to take part in a series of creative workshops, performances, art exhibitions and talks, all raising awareness and funds for Project One Wave and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK.
The festival aims to raise awareness of the urgent challenges facing the planet’s oceans, from plastic pollution to overfishing and to unite communities through creativity, learning and connection. Visitors are encouraged to bring family and friends and to contribute what they can through donations.

Approving the Rosebank oil field would be a very bad idea.

Before the last election, Labour promised there would be no new oil fields in British waters. Two years ago, Ed Miliband called Rosebank' climate vandalism’. Now in government, he must decide whether to approve Rosebank, which would be the largest new oil and gas field in British waters for 20 years. 
If we want a liveable climate, we can't allow any new oil and gas projects or licences. The UK must stop Rosebank and all new oil & gas fields.

New technologies are unfolding which will have far-reaching impacts on civilisation and humanity.

We look at how the combination of solar; wind and batteries will give us very cheap and nearly unlimited energy.  AI, robotics and autonomous vehicles will change our working lives.  Finally, the threat to our food supply from climate change can be addressed by precision fermentation.  Each of these technologies offers ways to address climate change comprehensively, yet they present a major threat to our lives if we do not take great care. 

Protecting the last remaining rain forests.

The COP 30 being hosted in the Amazon means that world leaders will pay particular attention to highlighting the vital role of Indigenous communities in protecting the rainforest and combating the climate crisis.  Since the beginning of time, they have used their deep knowledge of the forests to harvest them sustainably and protect them.  
On today’s show, our guests, Gabby and Mike, will call on the UK government to demonstrate global leadership at this vital summit by championing Indigenous Peoples.  We will hear from indigenous people themselves about the violence and intimidation they face, and the threats to rainforest biodiversity.  We will examine how the UK government can help by preventing British companies from contributing to rainforest destruction and how the government can promote biodiversity protection at the COP.

Our democracy has been sold to people who have money and power. Our politicians should listen to us and do what we want them to do.

Talk is cheap; listening and acting seem to be too difficult.  In 2021, Bristol City Council spent £250,000 on a Citizens Assembly on Climate Change, Transport and Health, but then ignored the recommendations.  In 2024, a representative of the Bristol Green Party said on this radio programme that they were committed to enacting the recommendations. However, by August 2025, Bristol City Council had still not started to do this.     
The Deputy Leader of Bristol City Council is interviewed and challenged on the Council’s failure to act on the recommendations.  We hear from ordinary people about why we need politicians to listen to us, and an expert on what a Citizens' Assembly is. 

Make your home cosy and ready for winter. Hear from people who have done it and how you can get expert advice.

We talk to George and Charlotte about their project to fit an Air source Heat Pump, solar panels and a battery to their terraced home – From Retrofit West about the advice they can give and making your home warm on a low budget -  finally, we hear from someone who got a grant to pay all of the costs of retrofitting her home. 

West of England Combined Authority, Mayoral election hustings.

Hear a brief recording from each candidate in the race to become the next Mayor of the West of England combined authority, before the election on 1st May 2025.

Eating dogs and petting cows.

How we relate to other animals...Nature, 'wildlife', animal companions, animals who are farmed. What are the stories we are told and tell ourselves about other animals?