Rare Earth
Rare Earth
BBC Radio 4
America and the Planet
52 minutes Posted Mar 20, 2026 at 12:04 pm.
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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