{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fad6d24bc034454b53fe011/6910b97dc1ed8717c553ddd6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Prof. Dieter Helm: The madness of our climate policy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fad6d24bc034454b53fe011/1762702346569-f615e48d-3a31-43b6-86b4-4ab077da6be3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>UnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks with Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Oxford, Sir Dieter Helm, about the great climate \"self-delusion.\" As global leaders, royals, and celebrities jet into Rio for the 30th UN Climate Summit (COP 30), Helm - one of the world's most respected climate economists - argues the entire Net Zero project, championed by the very elites at the summit, is built on smoke and mirrors, and reveals: why 30 years of COPs have been ineffective; the core deceit politicians have been telling the public for decades; how the West's green policies are actually&nbsp;<em>helping</em>&nbsp;China while leading to our own self-sabotage; and why the UK's \"clean energy\" dream is a fantasy that is leading to economic ruin. What is the&nbsp;<em>real</em>&nbsp;path forward, and is it too late to fix the mess we've made?</p>","author_name":"UnHerd"}