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S1 E1 · The First Warnings
September 8, 2026
Investigating more than a century of climate warnings, this series traces the history of climate inaction, from the emergence of climate science to the present day. It explores how scientific knowledge, political choices, economic interests and ideological conflicts shaped our response to global warming and why repeated warnings failed to trigger decisive action.
DirectorJean-Robert Viallet
WritersJean-Robert Viallet, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz
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September 8, 2026
The First Warnings
Sep 8, 2026
The origins of climate science and the emergence of increasingly clear warnings about human-caused warming and how economic and geopolitical priorities began to impede action in the 1970s.
Economists vs. Climatologists
Sep 8, 2026
As the reality of global warming becomes increasingly clear, economic theories and political choices continue to delay meaningful action. The episode examines the growing conflict between climate science and economic priorities, from the emergence of scientific consensus to James Hansen’s landmark testimony in 1988.
The Age of Lobbyists and Ideologues
Sep 8, 2026
With climate change internationally recognized, fossil-fuel interests organize campaigns of doubt and resistance. The episode examines how lobbying and ideology prolonged inaction and helped shift the world from prevention toward adaptation, deepening existing inequalities.
