Clear The Air with Sadiq Khan is a brand-new podcast from LBC.
Public leaders, politicians, environmental activists and celebrities from around the world who are helping lead the fight against climate change will speak exclusively to the Mayor of London in the weekly podcast.
Sadiq developed severe asthma aged 43 while training for the London Marathon. This made him realise the urgency of the climate crisis but sparked a deep desire to help pursue a cleaner, greener world.
Guests lined up for the podcast include the award-winning film director and writer Richard Curtis; author, environmentalist and model Lily Cole; Shadow Climate and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband MP; the indigenous climate activist Txai Suruì and wildlife TV presenter Steve Backshall.
Sadiq will also be speaking to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, WHO advocate for health and air quality, whose daughter Ella died following a fatal asthma attack caused by toxic air pollution; the Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti; Margaret Thatcher’s pioneering Environment Secretary Lord Deben – now Chair of the Climate Change Committee, and the Mayor of Freetown in Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr.
“This summer we’ve seen deadly heatwaves, destructive wildfires, and dangerous flooding across the UK and the world,” says Mayor Khan. At times, the threat posed by climate change can seem overwhelming, but there are inspiring people across the globe – of all ages and backgrounds – determined to help tackle this crisis head on.
“Clear the Air invites us to take a breath and reflect on the challenges facing our planet, the scale of the action needed to meet them and the steps we can all take to help secure a safer, fairer and greener future for all.”
The first episode of Clear The Air with Sadiq Khan with guest Ed Miliband will be available Tuesday 4 October on Global Player.
