America and the Planet

America and the Planet

From Rare Earth by BBC Radio 4

March 20, 2026 · 52 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential environmental impacts of President Trump's climate change rhetoric during his second administration.

President Trump has been very clear in his views on climate change but how much of his rhetoric will have real impacts on the environment in the US and worldwide? Tom Heap and Helen Czerski are joined by an expert panel to examine the consequences for the planet's temperature and its wildlife of the second Trump administration. Producer: Beth Sagar-Fenton Assistant Producer: Toby Field Rare Earth is produced in collaboration with the Open University

People in this episode

Host: Tom Heap

Guest: Helen Czerski

Topics covered

  • climate change
  • environment
  • Trump administration
  • wildlife
  • global warming

Keywords

  • climate change
  • Trump
  • environment
  • wildlife
  • temperature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio 4, Open University

Places: United States

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