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Women in Climate series: The age of intelligence

We are now on the brink of a technological revolution that has the possibility to transform our approach to climate action.

Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, AI and other ground-breaking technology have exploded into the mainstream, reshaping industries and offering new tools to tackle climate change.

But while these advances hold incredible promise, much of the world, especially the global south, has been left behind.

The fourth episode of the Women in Climate podcast series discusses what this new technology mean for climate action in reality, asking if they will help or hinder the fight against climate change. Can the pace of innovation match the urgency of the climate crisis? And will it be worth the cost to move the dial faster?

In this episode, host Naomi Kerbel, director of communications at SEC Newgate UK, interviews Jane Burston, chief executive of the Clean Air Fund, and Francesca Brady, co-founder of AirRated and Stealth Startup.

Women in Climate: Proven action

This series is sponsored by GIB AM.

Women excel in environmental reporting and governance teams and yet remain underrepresented in leadership roles. So, what does it take to break through these barriers and drive meaningful change?

The third episode of the Women in Climate podcast series moves beyond talk and dives into proven action. We uncover how leaders push ambitious sustainability goals from within massive corporations – implementing radical change top-down and bottom-up.

We explore how company initiatives, personal action and leveraging networks at scale is working. We delve into how the legal profession is driving climate solutions — from boardroom negotiations to courtroom battles — and why vulnerability can be a leadership superpower at getting this done.

In this episode, host Naomi Kerbel, director of communications at SEC Newgate UK, explores what it truly takes to be a climate leader with Amanda Carpenter, chief executive of Achill Legal, and Magali Anderson, founder of S4 and former chief sustainability officer at Holcim.

Women in Climate: Gender gap

While climate change affects us all, it doesn’t affect us equally. Women, particularly those in marginalised communities, are disproportionately impacted by climate change through the exacerbation of existing inequalities.

Across the world, women depend more on, yet have less access to, natural resources and in many regions bear a disproportionate responsibility for securing food, water and fuel.

As such, the UN has estimated that by 2050, about 158 million more women and girls will be pushed into poverty, and will comprise 80 per cent of the people displaced by the impacts of climate change. Yet their voices are often left out of climate decision-making.

Given their frontline experience, women are in a unique position to drive change. So, how do we promote greater collaboration between genders to accelerate climate action? How do we amplify women’s voices to ensure those affected by climate change are part of the decision-making process? And what can be done to reduce the effects of climate change on women and girls?

In the second episode of the Women in Climate podcast series, host Naomi Kerbel, director of communications at SEC Newgate UK, speaks to Kathy Baughman McLeod, chief executive of Climate Resilience for All, Angelica Andrade, MPhil student at the Sustainable Mining Institute, University of Queensland and Rachel Kelly, Climate Editor at The National.

Women in Climate: Maintaining momentum

AI was the talk of the town at Davos 2025, which focused on ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age’.

At last year's summit climate change held centre stage, but significant headwinds now threaten the progress that’s been made. A climate-sceptic president has been elected in the US, promising to pull out of international climate negotiations; inaction at Cop29 left many attendees despondent; and, despite a rapidly expanding share of renewables, global emissions are still growing.

When the tides seem to be turning against climate action, how are leaders responding? Are they justifying climate action in new ways and using different language to discuss it? How are they creating consensus for action now that climate consensus seems in doubt? What narratives are unfolding around climate action? And what is stopping more from being done?

For the first episode of the Women in Climate podcast series, GIB Asset Management, a sustainability-focused investment firm, hosted a round-table at Davos where extraordinary women leaders in the climate space discussed how they maintain momentum for climate action within their industries.

Host of the series Naomi Kerbel, who is the director of communications at SEC Newgate UK, spoke to Katherine Garrett-Cox, chief executive of GIB Asset Management, Marisa Drew, chief sustainability officer at Standard Chartered Bank, Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas, chief executive of the Green Finance Institute, and Dr Manar Al Moneef, chief investment officer at Neom.

Mubadala executive on how AI is reshaping healthcare industry

With public healthcare systems under constant development, AI is emerging as a powerful tool to optimise services, enhance diagnostics and improve overall efficiency.

In this special episode, recorded at the World Economic Forum in Davos, The National’s assistant editor-in-chief Rory Reynolds sat down with Mina Hamoodi, head of health care at Mubadala, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the global healthcare industry.

Ms Hamoodi shares her insights on the gradual adoption of AI in health care, emphasising that while the technology will not replace doctors, it has the potential to alleviate many of the sector’s most pressing challenges.

As an investor in innovative healthcare companies, Mubadala is focused on leveraging AI to advance medical research, streamline administrative processes and improve patient outcomes.

Beyond AI, we also explore Mubadala’s global healthcare investment strategy, from the US and Europe to Asia and emerging markets. Ms Hamoodi explains how the company is helping to bridge healthcare gaps, particularly in high-growth sectors such as pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, while also bringing world-class healthcare services to the UAE.

Inside Delhi’s pollution crisis

Delhi, home to more than 32 million people, has long been ranked the world’s most polluted capital city – for years, experts have called it a “gas chamber”.

And while pollution is a year-round struggle here, the crisis peaks every October and November, turning what was once a season of sunny picnics into months of suffocating smog.

In the past, winter was eagerly awaited by Delhi residents, who could step out of their homes and enjoy a warm, sunny day in public parks, with a cool breeze blowing.

But now a foul concoction of smoke from farm residue and firecrackers and emissions from industry and vehicles smothers the city when winter arrives.

In this special episode of the Recorded podcast, host Taniya Dutta reports from the heart of the crisis in New Delhi. She looks at the reasons for Delhi's annual pollution peak with experts, asks if the Indian capital is on the verge of becoming an uninhabitable place and considers what the government can do to clean the city's air – before it's too late.

Big Ideas Edition: Space exploration and the Middle East

Over the course of 2023, Sulaiman Hakemy, opinion editor at The National, had the chance to sit down with three international thought leaders, representing the fields of media and business strategy, public opinion and space science.

In this episode of the Big Ideas Edition, Sulaiman speaks to space science expert Prof John Zarnecki, who offers his observations of the UAE space programme, the country’s mission to Mars and its effect on the next generation.

Big Ideas Edition: Polling in the Middle East

Over the course of 2023, Sulaiman Hakemy, opinion editor at The National, had the chance to sit down with three international thought leaders, representing the fields of media and business strategy, public opinion and space science.

In this episode of the Big Ideas Edition, Sulaiman speaks to Joe Twyman, co-founder and director of Deltapoll, a leading polling and market research company.

They talk about understanding public opinion through surveys and discuss how to poll diverse audiences.

Big Ideas Edition: The future of media and technology

Over the course of 2023, Sulaiman Hakemy, opinion editor at The National, had the chance to sit down with three international thought leaders to explore the big ideas in the realms of media and business strategy, public opinion and space science.

They represent these fields, bring fresh insights to the table and go beyond the narratives in the context of the Middle East region.

On this episode of the Big Ideas Edition, Sulaiman speaks to Raju Narisetti, global publishing director at McKinsey & Company.

They talked about the business of journalism, the profitability of the media landscape, internet access in different regions and how technology will continue to transform the industry.

Prof Humaid Al Shamsi on breast cancer in the UAE

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the UAE, yet a large-scale review shows that better screening is reducing the number of advanced cases of the disease and improved survival rates are now comparable with those of leading western nations.

This was a recent study, led by Prof Humaid Al Shamsi, director of medical oncology at Burjeel Medical City.

In this episode of Recorded podcast, we sat down with Prof Al Shamsi to get to the bottom of how complicated breast cancer health literacy is and how much it affects the lives of people who have it. He is an esteemed oncologist, university professor and one of the most respected experts in the field, whose goal is to make people with breast cancer healthier.