Ep. 051: WTF is the Polycrisis and why should I care?

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of polycrisis and its interconnections with various global issues, featuring insights from Professor Mike Berners-Lee.

In this conversation, we update you on two big milestones for the Grange Project, the launch of the Welsh Rewilding Alliance and our OECM recognition, before sitting down with Professor Mike Berners‑Lee. We ask Mike to explain the polycrisis : how climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, food insecurity and geopolitical instability are all interlinked. Mike helps us see why recycling alone won’t cut it: plastics are produced almost entirely from fossil fuels, their emissions could eat up a large chunk of the remaining carbon budget and their additives disrupt hormones. We also talk about why technology by itself isn’t enough, how misinformation slows progress and what practical steps we can all take-like switching to trustworthy media and supporting a national information campaign to wake up and act. Episode journey: [00:05] Introduction and mission. We open the show by explaining why we started the Wilder Podcast: to share our learning about rewilding and the wider forces shaping our world. We remind listeners that we created the Grange Project two and a half years ago to restore nature, grow food, support eco‑businesses and reconnect people with land. [02:24] Two big…

People in this episode

Host: Grange Project

Guest: Professor Mike Berners‑Lee

Topics covered

• polycrisis
• climate change
• biodiversity loss
• pollution
• food insecurity
• geopolitical instability
• rewilding

Keywords

• polycrisis
• climate change
• biodiversity
• pollution
• food insecurity
• rewilding
• geopolitical instability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grange Project, Welsh Rewilding Alliance, Welsh Government

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