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On this week's MACRODOSE, James Meadway examines the growing political battle over food policy as farmers protest inheritance tax changes (0:46), new forecasts from the Network for Greening the Financial System on the economic damage climate change could inflict globally (7:11), and finally, James tackles a listener question: do we need more than a Green New Deal to revive our struggling economy? (11:24). NGFS Report: https://www.ngfs.net/sites/default/files/media/2024/11/05/ngfs_scenarios_high-level_overview.pdf For more content and to support the show, visit: https://www.patreon.com/macrodose Got a question or comment? Reach us at [email protected] For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to planetbproductions.co.uk

In the wake of the US election, hot takes and autopsies of the Democrats’ fairly spectacular loss are a dime a dozen. Amid the swirl of diagnoses there has also been real fear about what a Trump presidency means for the climate — an issue that felt almost entirely absent from either campaign, despite its significant role in Biden’s policy platform.  How should we understand what just happened? What comes next for climate policy, both in the US and, through its huge influence, in countries around the world. And crucially, in a moment where it feels so politically sidelined, how can we build a broad base of popular support for action on climate? Joining us on The Break Down to work through these questions is Matt Huber, a Professor at Syracuse University and author of “Climate Change as Class War”. If the book’s title is any indication, Matt makes the case that climate and ecological crisis are fundamentally class issues, and that any chance of political success means taking climate out of the world of technocrats and experts, and connecting it to the everyday issues that shape people’s lives.  Notes and Further Reading Cedric Durand, Elena Hofferberth & Matthias Schmelzer, "Planning Beyond Growth: The Case for Economic Democracy Within Ecological Limits", Journal of Cleaner Production Matt Huber, Climate Change as Class War, Verso, 2022 Matt Huber, The Problem with Degrowth, Jacobin Gabriel Winant, "Exit Right", Dissent Magazine

On this week's MACRODOSE, James Meadway dives into the fallout from the US election, exploring what another four years of Trump could mean for US climate policy and the global economy (1:16), before turning to another major election—this time in Japan—where the ruling conservative coalition lost its majority in a snap election (7:58). With incumbents failing across the world, what lessons can we learn for the future of economics? For more content and to support the show, visit: https://www.patreon.com/macrodose Got a question or comment? Reach us at [email protected]. For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to planetbproductions.co.uk.

Today we're publishing a crossover episode with our friends over at the Politics Theory Other podcast. Alex and James discussed what the result means for the global economy, US domestic policy and the wider context of a world in crisis. Support Macrodose and receive updates here: https://www.patreon.com/macrodose Support PTO, and receive some of the best political insights available anywhere: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryother Got a question or comment? Reach us at [email protected] For more about the work we do at Planet B Productions, go to planetbproductions.co.uk