Ep. 3 | Can capitalism "fix" climate change? | James Meadway

the Dr Gilbz pod · Sep 16, 2026 · 45m · transcript

Why doesn't neoliberal economics understand how to exist within planetary boundaries? Can capitalism ever be part of the solution to climate crisis? And if not - what is?

In this episode of the podcast I spoke to Dr James Meadway, economist and podcast host and co-director of progressive think-tank, Verdant.

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## Contents

00:00 - Intro

04:36 - Running as a Green

07:38 - What is climate economics?

10:59 - Why are economists obsessed with GDP?

14:28 - How do we value the environment?

17:17 - Are there any real solutions?

19:20 - An interjection…