Burned: The Price of Oil

In this limited podcast series from Oil Change International, host Shady Khalil pulls back the curtain on the true cost of fossil fuels and the villains blocking climate action. Through candid conversations with global climate leaders, the podcast explores the damage caused by fossil fuels, the obstacles in our path, and how people-powered movements are forging the path towards a just and equitable transition that leaves no one behind. From the frontlines of the climate crisis to the global halls of power, we look at the political, economic, and people-powered battles shaping our future. This is not just a fight about climate and carbon, it’s a fight for people and justice. Together we can create the livable future we deserve.New episodes will be released every week. Find out more at https://oilchange.org/burned/

Burned: The Price of Oil is a society podcast hosted by Oil Change International, with 5 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Oil Change International hosts Burned: The Price of Oil, a society show with 5 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  “I believe my voice makes a difference” - Tina Eonemto Stege on climate commitments and keeping 1.5°C alive

  Dec 23, 202537 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Burned: The Price of Oil, host Shady Khalil speaks with Tina Eonemto Stege, Climate Envoy for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Tina reflects on the United Nations climate talks in Belém, Brazil, from the hard fights to the fragile breakthroughs of the COP30 climate negotiations.</p><p>Tina unpacks the call at COP30 led by vulnerable countries who demand a clear, equitable roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels - an example of taking creative action to get past powerful blockers determined to delay and dilute progress. She also explores o...

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  Episode #4

  “We are fighting for a life of dignity for our people” — Dipti Bhatnagar on Empire, Resistance to Fossil Fuel Companies, and Just Futures

  Dec 2, 202540 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Burned: The Price of Oil, host Shady Khalil speaks with Dipti Bhatnagar, climate justice organizer with Justiça Ambiental (Friends of the Earth Mozambique) and Executive Committee member of Friends of the Earth International. Dipti shares her 25-year journey organizing across India, the U.S., and Mozambique, connecting struggles from anti-dam movements to anti-colonial resistance, rooted in a vision of collective care, dignity, and justice.</p><p>Together, they expose the reality of the TotalEnergies LNG megaproject in northern Mozambique, a carbon bomb linked to militarization and human rights abuses. Dipti outlines how fossil fuel c...

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  Episode #3

  “We need a globally just transition” – Dr. Amiera Sawas on Climate Colonialism and Global Justice

  Nov 25, 202537 minS0

  <p>In this episode of Burned: The Price of Oil, host Shady Khalil speaks with Dr. Amiera Sawas, Head of Research and Policy at the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Amiera draws on her decades of experience working at the intersection of climate change, gender justice, and decolonial movements to expose the structural injustices fueling the climate crisis, and the feminist, global majority-led solutions forging the path ahead.</p><p>From her personal journey navigating racism, class, and colonial legacy in the UK to helping reshape global climate diplomacy, Amiera breaks down how fossil fuels are bound to systems of patriarchy...

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  Episode #2

  "Reparations, not investments” — Shereen Talaat on climate debt, reparations and public finance

  Nov 18, 202536 minS0

  <p>In the second episode of Burned: The Price of Oil, host Shady Khalil speaks with Shereen Talaat, Founder and Director of MENA Fem Movement. They explore the global financial system’s deep colonial roots - and how private-finance-first approaches to the energy transition trap Global South countries in more debt and fossil fuel dependence. </p><p>Shereen shares how private finance seeks profit, not justice, and that only public finance, reparations, and debt cancellation can deliver a truly just transition. Speaking from the perspective of the global majority, communities across the Global South who did the least to cause the...

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  Episode #1

  "It's about people, not carbon" — Tasneem Essop on Climate Justice

  Nov 12, 202543 minS0

  <p>In the debut episode of Burned: The Price of Oil, host Shady Khalil speaks with Tasneem Essop, Executive Director of the Climate Action Network, to explore what it  means to fight for justice in the era of climate crisis. From her roots as an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa to leading one of the world’s largest climate coalitions, Tasneem shares how decades of organizing, persistence, and people power reshape the global conversation on fossil fuels and justice.</p><p>As the world faces a widening gap between climate commitments and Global North countries driving oil and gas expansion, Tas...

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