Mark Maslin is a Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, a thought-leader on global heating, and the author of popular books on climate change and human evolution, most recently How To Save Our Planet: The Facts.

Mark joined me to discuss:

• How much it will cost to limit further damage and save the planet,

• Why Jordan Peterson is wrong about environmentalists,

• Who will be dealing with the worst of the consequences of global heating,

• How capitalism can save the planet,

• What it means to be in The Anthropocene,

• How governments, individuals, and corporations can do their bit

You can find Mark on Twitter: @profmarkmaslin

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