Hello everyone and welcome to the Amunpur Hour from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Here's what's coming up in this special program.

For my children particularly, knowing that the planet's going to be in a healthier, better state

because of the brilliant people in this room is something that I love to tell them.

My conversation with Britain's Prince William, as he hosts his annual Earth Shop Prize,

we taught climate solutions and the evolution of the monarchy.

And as the COP 30 Summit takes shape, some words of wisdom from Christiana Figueres,

architect of the landmark Paris Climate Accords.

We are not going to give up until we actually address climate change.

Then, from Earthshot to moonshot, we go back to London with a dose of inspiration

for all those with impossible dreams.

My conversation with NASA's first female shuttle pilot and commander, the extraordinary

Eileen Collins.

I did not want to make a mistake because I didn't want people to say, oh look, the woman made a

mistake.

I was the first and I was setting a precedent for how people would perceive women in the future.

And the long road to wrestling with our climate crisis.

I was here in Rio in 1992 at the start of these efforts.

From my archives, a passionate senator called Al Gore, soon to be vice president, and already making the case for Americans to lead on climate.

Welcome to the program, everyone. I'm Christiana Manpur in Rio de Janeiro on the iconic Copacabana beach.

You can see the Sugarloaf Mountain behind me. This year, Brazil hosts

the COP 30 climate summit. And already we're hearing that the stakes are even higher than they've

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