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Vera Mantengoli, an expert on environmental policies and clean energy investments, discusses the impact of the pandemic on CO2 emissions and the potential long-term effects on the environment. Guests explore the urgency for climate action amidst economic uncertainty and the need to reconsider consumption habits. The podcast also highlights global economic responses emphasizing clean energy transitions as a key for sustainable futures.

Exploring the challenges faced by tenants and landlords during the economic collapse and pandemic, including eviction threats and financial hardships. The struggles in rent payments amidst the pandemic highlight the need for government intervention to prevent a housing crisis. Navigating vulnerabilities in the mortgage market and proposing equitable solutions amidst evictions, poverty, and moral hazards.

The podcast explores Amazon's response to the pandemic from different perspectives: William, a picker at Amazon, and Christy from the UNI Global Union discuss worker safety concerns. Logistics analyst Marc analyzes Amazon's reputation, while author Frank Foer examines the uncertainties of Amazon's future beyond the pandemic.

This podcast discusses the impact of coronavirus in Africa, highlighting the challenges faced in South Africa. It covers struggles in townships, economic repercussions on businesses, healthcare preparedness, and impending economic crisis. The narrative sheds light on the difficult balance between complying with regulations and securing daily sustenance in impoverished conditions.

The podcast discusses the global oil glut caused by plummeting demand during the coronavirus lockdowns. It explores the challenges faced by oil producers to store surplus oil and the recent production cut agreement by Opec and Russia. The episode also examines the potential long-term impacts on oil consumption and the industry's future amidst the growing electric vehicle dominance.

Content creators like Joe Tracini discuss the importance of humor during uncertain times, highlighting viral dance routines and memes. The podcast explores the therapeutic value of laughter, featuring insights from stress management coach Loretta LaRoche and comedian Colm O’Regan.

Researcher Stephanie Hare discusses the use of facial recognition technology in monitoring the coronavirus, emphasizing the need for increased testing. Expert Gil Gan-Mor raises concerns about the surveillance state using the pandemic as an excuse. Rory Cellan-Jones suggests people might trade civil liberties to go outside again.

In one of the most densely populated areas in the world, the residents of Mumbai’s Dharavi slums have little recourse to practice the social distancing required to avoid coronavirus, as we hear from many residents of Dharavi in their own words, and from Vinod Shetty who runs Acord, a local aid agency. Meanwhile, many people around India are falling through the cracks in the government’s promised food scheme, as Radhika Kapoor from the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations explains. And India’s problems might be yours too. Stefan Vogel, international food strategist at Rabobank, describes how the coronavirus hit to India affects global agricultural supply chains. Producer: Frey Lindsay. (Picture: People carrying out food items in Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India. Photo credit: Getty Images)

CEO of Lifebank, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, discusses using technology for medical supply delivery in Africa, emphasizing infrastructure challenges. The podcast explores the potential of drone technology to enhance economic productivity and reduce delivery times. Guests highlight the importance of government support and ethical considerations in cost-effective drone operations.

Governments are throwing trillions of dollars at rescuing their economies from the Covid-19 pandemic, but how can they afford it all, and whatever happened to austerity?How much debt are governments running up? How much will markets be willing to lend? Can central banks help with the financing without risking their independence or undermining confidence in the currency? Who will ultimately repay the debts? And having made such huge interventions to contain the virus, will governments continue to play a much bigger role in running the economy in the future?Manuela Saragosa follows the money with the help of the BBC's global trade correspondent Dharshini David, and economist and former UK Treasury official Richard Hughes of the Resolution Foundation think tank.(Picture: Benjamin Franklin on the 100 dollar bill wears a face mask against Covid-19 infection; Credit: Diy13/Getty Images)