Environment And Climate News Podcast

The election of Donald Trump in 2024 looked like it brought an end to the previous administration’s radical environmental policies. America walked out on the global climate scammers, canceled green energy projects, and is still trying to claw back billions of dollars shoveled out the door to Democrat-linked groups in the waning days of the Biden administration. But one of the worst environmental policies of all, like a zombie, is still wandering around Washington. A spending bill that passed the Senate recently included a provision directing the Department of Energy to review the “carbon intensity” of American-made products and compare the CO₂ emissions with similar products imported to the United States. Such provisions are how carbon taxes, or even carbon tariffs, come to life. What’s going on here? And can this be stopped?The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will tackle this subject, plus other Crazy Climate News of the Week.Visit our sponsor, Advisor Met

Most of the United States is enduring the worst winter weather in years, digging out of a foot or more of snow and enduring record-breaking temperatures well below normal. It’s simply miserable out there. Yet, comically, the legacy media is blaming it all on global warming or man-caused climate change. We will counter some of the myth-peddling out there, and we can all give each other comfort in our chilly misery.With special guest Steve Milloy of Junkscience.com, we will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including radical activists being allowed to write guidance for federal judges on climate science, trying to make money by pumping poop into the ground, a status update on getting rid of the “Endangerment Finding” for CO2, and a look at Al Gore’s comedy classic “An Inconvenient Truth” on its 20th anniversary.Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook. Participate in the show by leavin

President Donald Trump on Wednesday withdrew the United States from the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also announced that the United States is out of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for developing countries. The Trump administration also withdrew the U.S. from more than 60 other international organizations, including dozens of U.N.–linked bodies.This is a breathtaking and historic move by Trump — something that was simply unimaginable until it actually happened. On the first episode of The Climate Realism Show of 2026, The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will discuss what this means for the future of the global climate agenda.We will also welcome a special guest, Lucy Biggers. Once a die-in-the-wool climate alarmist and prominent activist, Lucy came to see the light and the truth, and is now one of America’s best communicators for climat

A year of crazy climate news comes to a close as Christmas and New Year’s approaches. What were the craziest of 2025? You’ll have to tune in to find out.In our last episode of 2025, The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will share their picks for the craziest and most-significant stories in climate and energy this year. And, as usual, we will answer as many audience questions as we can.Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook.Visit our sponsor, Advisor Metals: https://climaterealismshow.com/metalsSTORIES COVERED ON THE SHOWMANHATTAN CONTRARIAN (Francis Mention): The Electric Vehicle Collapse: Wow, That Was Quick!https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2025-12-17-the-electric-vehicle-collapse-wow-that-was-quickREUTERS: Wind and solar power frozen out of Trump permitting pushhttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/wind-solar-power-frozen-out-trump-permitting-push-2025-12-10/YALE360: Facing a Hostile Administration, U.S. Offsh

The signs are all around us. The climate cult is losing its grip on our politics and culture. The UN’s climate conference, COP30 in Brazil, was a flop that even the alarmist cheerleaders in the legacy media could not ignore. A major paper justifying radical climate action was just retracted. The Sierra Club is shedding a shocking number of members. And when was the last time you saw climate alarmist propaganda shoved annoyingly into your favorite TV show or movie – which was very common not so long ago?The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will be joined by special guest Jason Isaac, Founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute and a former state legislator in Texas. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a new pro-coal movie with an unexpected twist, how to handle a climate crazed wife, a claim that living modern life causes $5 billion of climate damage an hour, and why Americans in blue states pay so much more for energ

The signs are all around us. The climate cult is losing its grip on our politics and culture. The UN’s climate conference, COP30 in Brazil, was a flop that even the alarmist cheerleaders in the legacy media could not ignore. A major paper justifying radical climate action was just retracted. The Sierra Club is shedding a shocking number of members. And when was the last time you saw climate alarmist propaganda shoved annoyingly into your favorite TV show or movie – which was very common not so long ago?  The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will be joined by special guest and fan favorite Steve Milloy of Junkscience.com. We will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including an exodus from EPA, what climate policy failure looks like in graph form, perhaps the cringiest moment in COP history, and Donald Trump’s call to have those who have pushed climate alarmism investigated. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook. Vis

The latest annual UN climate conference, COP 30, is coming to a close. Already a failure, the delegates of doom who gathered in Brazil decided that they needed a serious goal to cap off the conference. What did they come up with? Nothing less than the coming up with a concrete roadmap for the complete phase-out of fossil fuels. They might as well have agreed on drawing out a roadmap to Neverland, because that’s just as likely to be found as a future with zero use of fossil fuels.The Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will be joined by special guests Craig Rucker of CFACT, who just got back from COP 30 in Brazil, and Tony Heller, one of the most-popular and influential climate realism communicators in America. We will also cover also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including an exodus from EPA, what climate policy failure looks like in graph form, perhaps the cringiest moment in COP history, and Donald Trump’s call to have those who have pushed climate alarm

Is COP30 shaping up to be the worst UN climate conference ever? The 30th Conference of the Parties is underway in the Brazilian jungle — some of which was cleared and paved to bring the private jet-set and bureaucrats into the venue. And just days in, the whole thing is already descending into chaos.A large group of angry indigenous protesters have stormed the conference, furious that the agenda left them out. Poor planning and shoddy infrastructure have led to rain leaking through light fixtures, broken air conditioning, and even problems with something as basic as toilet paper disposal.Maybe sensing this impending farce, at least 30 major countries — including the United States — have declined to send official government delegations. We’re only a few days in, and it’s already looking like the worst COP ever. That takes some doing.On Episode #182 of The Climate Realism Show, we’ll break down what’s really happening at COP30 and what it reveals about the people who want to control every aspect of our lives to

Both Democrats and President Trump wanted to make Tuesday’s off-year elections the “Energy Election.” And it was not a good night for Republicans. Left-wing climate media say this is proof voters oppose Trump’s roll-back of “green” energy mandates and subsidies. Is there any truth to that? On Episode #181 of The Climate Realism Show, we’ll drill into that.The Heartland Institute’s Jim Lakely, Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Linnea Lueken will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including giving up your pets to save the climate, whether we should be concerned about the “fastest glacier retreat in Antarctica in modern history,” and noticing that the EU has weakened its “climate target” just as the world flies to Brazil for the United Nations’ climate confab, COP30.Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, X, and Facebook.Visit our sponsor, Advisor Metals: https://climaterealismshow.com/metalsChapters: 00:55 Why Friday is the best day of the week03:02 Guest and Panel Introduction4:30

After years of funding and fueling climate panic, Bill Gates has done an about-face. In a new 17-page memo released ahead of COP-30 in Brazil, Gates admits that rising temperatures will “not lead to humanity’s demise” and urges the climate community to drop its “doomsday outlook.” This marks a stunning shift for one of the world’s most prominent climate influencers and could signal a long-overdue return to honest, fact-based climate discussion.In Episode #180 of The Climate Realism Show, hosts Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely break down what Gates’ reversal means for climate policy, science, and the green tech industry. They also cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a new study showing wind turbines are even worse for birds than previously believed, claims that climate change is to blame for higher Halloween candy prices, and why attributing the intensity of Hurricane Melissa to global warming is misguided.Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X. Visit our sponsor, ADVIS

Joe Rogan just hosted climate scientists Will Happer and Richard Lindzen — and the results were explosive. For more than two hours, they dismantled the core claims of climate alarmism in front of Rogan’s massive global audience.Here is the link to the appearance on Joe Rogan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt32chvO_iY&tOn Episode #179 of The Climate Realism Show, hosts Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, and Jim Lakely break down the biggest moments from the interview, play key clips, and welcome special guest Will Happer to discuss his firsthand experience on The Joe Rogan Experience.What didn’t make it into the episode? How might Rogan’s reach shift the climate conversation for millions of listeners? We’ll explore that and more in what may be the most important climate discussion of the year.Tune in LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X — and join us in the live chat!Visit our sponsor, Advisor Metals! https://climaterealismshow.com/metalsCHAPTERS00:00 Intro3:58 In Search Of ... Joe Rogan13:08 CO2, M

The United Nations narrowly avoided approve a new tax on carbon-dioxide emissions from shipping today. Their goal was to raise at least $10 billion a year and put it in a new “Net Zero Fund” to “mitigate negative impacts” on nations supposedly suffering because of climate change. Trump threatened nations who supported it with punitive tariffs, and the world backed down. But they will be back. An unelected United Nations wants to rule over the entire globe with the power to levy direct taxes as it sees fit. The United States—and every country that values representative democracy and individual liberty—must continue to oppose this with every tool at their disposal.On Episode #178 of The Climate Realism Show, we’ll dig into this disturbing and likely illegal attempted UN power grab and cover the week’s Crazy Climate News. Is climate change giving dolphins Alzheimer’s? What the heck is “carbon butter,” and how does it taste? Is Bill Gates the most dangerous man on the planet? And the mother of all “children’s cli

In September 2025, no hurricanes made landfall in the United States — the first time that’s happened in a decade. What’s going on with this year’s hurricane season? We ask WeatherBELL Analytics’ Joe Bastardi, one of America’s best hurricane forecasters, to share his insights.In Episode #177 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely also tackle the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a misleading Bloomberg chart that “climate denialists can’t ignore,” how arson, not “climate change,” caused the Pacific Palisades fire, why the predicted increase in EF5 tornadoes never materialized, and how inhalers are now being targeted by climate activists.Tune in LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X, and join us in the live chat.Visit our sponsor, Advisor Metals: https://climaterealismshow.com/metalsCHAPTERS00:00 Intro3:35 Another Climate Nut Arsonist in CA15:03 A Chart We Won't Ignore24:42 Inhalers Cause Climate Change?31:16 Strong Torn

When The New York Times starts to wonder if the world has given up on fighting climate change, maybe it’s time to believe them? The paper’s “Climate Forward” event the other day featured a New York Times staffer sounding forlorn that we’ve missed “the one chance we have to save the one planet we’ve got.”On Episode #176 of The Climate Realism Show, we will also cover more of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including the downfall of Chief Climate Scold Michael Mann, and Pope Leo blessing a chunk of ice at a “climate justice” summit. Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and James Taylor live at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X.Visit our sponsor, Advisor Metals: https://climaterealismshow.com/metals/ In The Tank broadcasts LIVE every Thursday at 12pm CT on on The Heartland Institute YouTube channel. Tune in to have your comments addressed live by the In The Tank Crew. Be sure to subscribe and never miss an episode. See you there!Climate Change Roundtabl

The UN is gearing up for COP30 in Brazil, where global elites will once again lecture the world about “climate catastrophe.” But behind the rhetoric lies hypocrisy: bulldozing the Amazon to host the event, while new science shows the rainforest is actually thriving thanks to carbon dioxide.In this interview, Heartland Institute President James Taylor explains why the U.S. should refuse to participate, how the global climate agenda is really about power and redistribution, and why so-called “green” energy sources like wind and solar are neither clean, affordable, nor reliable.Heartland will be in Brazil as the unofficial American delegation—bringing facts the UN won’t share.

At the United Nations this week — during “Climate Week” in New York City — Donald Trump delivered what may be the most honest climate speech ever given by an American president. He called climate alarmism “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,” mocked failed doomsday predictions, and warned global leaders about the dangers of the green agenda.On Episode #175 of The Climate Realism Show, we’ll break down Trump’s historic remarks, highlight why no other world leader (except maybe Argentina’s Javier Milei) would dare to speak this bluntly, and cover more Crazy Climate News of the Week from Climate Week in NYC.Join Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Marc Morano of CFACT for this live broadcast.

The media has started to notice that opposition to the “net zero” agenda is fueling a political revolution in Great Britain. POLITICO just ran a hit piece on The Heartland Institute and its climate science and policy presentation at a Reform UK party event this month. It treats as a scandal that Heartland UK/Europe has “held conversations with policymakers within Reform UK.”Did that happen? You bet. And it’s long overdue for organized and effective pushback against climate alarmism and net zero madness.On Episode #174 of The Climate Realism Show, we welcome back the indefatigable Lois Perry, director of Heartland UK/Europe and host of her new program The Lois Perry Show: A Bird’s Eye View. She’ll join Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely to talk about all that—and some of the craziest climate news of the week.

A new poll out of the United Kingdom shows that Brits who think the dangers of global warming are exaggerated and phony has soared by 50 percent compared to four years ago. So it is also not a surprise that the Labour Party’s “net zero” agenda is increasingly hated by the British public, too. Is it just a coincidence that Heartland UK/Europe is now on the ground there pushing back at climate alarmism? Perhaps. But it’s also a fact that climate realism is a big part of the Reform UK party agenda, which was highlighted at a party event last week.On Episode #172 of The Climate Realism Show, we bring back the indefatigable Lois Perry, director of Heartland UK/Europe and host of her own new show — The Lois Perry Show: A Bird’s Eye View — to talk about all that and some of the crazy climate news of the week. Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely LIVE at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube, Rumble, and X. In The Tank broadcasts LIVE every Thursday at 12pm CT on on The Heartla

When five independent scientists dared to produce the first U.S. government report to reject the climate alarmist narrative, Big Climate vowed to strike back. And it has. This week, a group of 85 scientists released a rebuttal to the Department of Energy’s “Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate.” They condemned the report, writing that “no one should doubt human-caused climate change is real,” and attacked the work and motivations of the 2025 Climate Working Group authors: Judith Curry, John Christy, Steven Koonin, Ross McKitrick, and Roy Spencer. We will rebut their rebuttal on Episode 172 of The Climate Realism Show.Join The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely, along with special guest Steve Milloy, as they hit this topic, cover the Crazy Climate News of the Week, and answer your questions. In The Tank broadcasts LIVE every Thursday at 12pm CT on on The Heartland Institute YouTube channel. Tune in to have your comments add

The EPA is moving to rescind the 2009 “endangerment” finding that declared CO₂ a pollutant—supposedly dangerous to human health, well-being, and the planet. Now that the public comment period is open, the National Academy of Sciences is rushing activist scientists into action to defend it. The usual suspects—Michael Mann, Zeke Hausfather, and others—are already whining, while media allies like AP’s Seth Borenstein launch their own attacks.In this episode of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely—joined by returning special guest Chris Martz—dig into the coming “NASty Gram” on CO₂ headed to the EPA. Chris brings his sharp, meteorology-based analysis to cut through the noise and spotlight the facts.We also cover some of the week’s most outrageous climate news: claims that “deniers” are refusing to die from heat waves, a school district ditching electric buses to go back to gas because EVs can’t be repaired, and why climate change isn