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Climate Curious
Are you Climate Curious? If you care about the world, but find the current conversation about climate change confusing, scary or boring – then this might be the podcast for you. Join TEDxLondon and co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst as we lift the lid on the climate emergency by speaking to the world’s leading and most relatable climate pioneers. Find out why cities are key to the climate fight, why we need to tackle systemic problems (and not just plastic straws), and why we’re all a bit crap…
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Climate CuriousHow eco-rapping is healing the planet
“Hip hop makes the Earth look cool,” says eco-rapper, comedian, and creator who performs as Planet Earth and makes songs and videos about ecological topics…
Climate CuriousWhy time’s up for pollution promoters
Polluters rely on the social license created by advertising. From airlines on billboards, to SUVs on social media ads, polluters and their promoters work hard…
Climate CuriousHow oil executives use slavery’s playbook
Fossil fuel CEOs are pulling from slavery’s playbook. Whilst witnessing the CEO of Shell on stage advocating for continued investment in oil, today’s guest…
Climate CuriousHow history unlocks climate solutions for today
“We need to look in the rear view mirror of history and see what we can learn from the past to help us make decisions today.” Social philosopher and author…
Climate CuriousWhy haven't power lines changed since 1908?
Is the technology for our power grid outdated? With 20 years experience in material science, co-founder of TS Conductor, Jason Huang thinks so. We hear how…
Climate CuriousHow satellites spy on rainforests, for good
Can satellites save the rainforest? (Spoiler: yes!) Satellite data can help keep rainforests healthy, says Associate Professor Dr. Jesús Aguirre Gutiérrez from…
Climate CuriousHow satellites are secret superheroes for rainforests
The rainforest has some unexpected guardians—satellites! Associate professor Dr. Jesús Aguirre Gutiérrez from the University of Oxford joins Climate Curious to…
Climate CuriousWhat are transition minerals?
Copper, cobalt, nickel and lithium - all essential ingredients for the green transition – but what are they? And why do we need them? Joining Climate Curious…
Climate CuriousWhy we need new climate stories
“We need new stories to live by,” says ecolinguist Arran Stibbe on the Climate Curious podcast. Current narratives based on growth and consumerism are leading…
Climate CuriousThe inequality of mineral mining – and how to fix it
Is critical mineral mining at risk of creating new harms as it solves old ones? Yes, if we don't course correct now. Lithium, cobalt, and nickel are essential…
Climate CuriousWhy parents are taking a love-led approach to climate action
Climate action is the new five-a-day for your kids, says Maya Mailer on TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious. The co-founder of Mothers Rise Up and co-director of Our…
Climate CuriousClimate Mixtape: 2025 vision board
What’s on your 2025 climate vision board? To get you started, we asked some of our favourite climate peeps what’s on theirs. From protecting indigenous rights…
Climate CuriousHow does cancel culture show up in climate?
Cancel culture is impacting the climate sector – and it’s stalling progress, says writer and strategist Jenny Morgan, in conversation with co-host Ben Hurst on…
Climate CuriousHow communities are taking control of local food production using aeroponics
Slimy salad stuck to the back of your fridge? We’ve all been there. There’s no worse feeling. First invented by NASA in the 1980s, aeroponics is a farming…
Climate CuriousWhy Africa’s workforce are climate leaders, not just labourers
When it comes to climate work in Africa, inequality is rampant between local “workers in the field” and mostly Global North partners in leadership roles…
Climate CuriousHow not to get cancelled (or cancel others) over climate
Today we’re talking about how to communicate with sceptics. Empathy, building rapport, and most importantly not letting arguments distract from the real goal…
Climate CuriousHow solar panels became the darling of the climate movement
Solar power is a huge success story. How did it happen? 20+ year solar champion, goose keeper, and BloombergNEF solar analyst Jenny Chase joins Climate Curious…
Climate CuriousHow methane ‘goggles’ are making pollution visible
Ready yourself: methane success story incoming! Using none other than a satellite and a pair of methane-busting ‘goggles’ (i.e. an infrared camera), this…
Climate CuriousUpskilling newsrooms to tell the story of climate change
From sports to storms, every beat’s a climate beat, says the content editor at the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, Katherine Dunn. In conversation with…
Climate CuriousWhy a violence prevention pro is turning her attention to climate misinformation
What’s counter-terrorism got to do with climate change? Good question! Global heat waves have fuelled a surge in climate mis-and disinformation across…
Climate CuriousHow people power can help prepare us for climate shocks
Do you refuse to stand on the sidelines of climate shocks? You might be an “apocalyptic optimist”, says sociologist Dana R. Fisher on TEDxLondon’s Climate…
Climate CuriousWhat’s Ragnarök got to do with climate change?
Ragnarök isn’t just an ancient Norse myth that describes the destruction of the universe and the rebirth of a new world after the cataclysm, it’s a model for…
Climate CuriousHow the Pacific Climate Warriors took back their story
Turning pity into power, the Pacific Climate Warriors reclaimed the narrative to bring a new meaning to climate action taking place in climate vulnerable…
Climate CuriousWhat do zombies and vampires have to do with climate change?
Climate curious, or climate creepy? To celebrate our halloween special last year, we're revisiting our chat with disease detective, Neil Vora, to explain why…
Climate CuriousWhy the UK government refuses to defend the UK's biggest undeveloped oilfield
Stop Rosebank campaigner Lauren MacDonald joins Climate Curious to discuss the urgent court case against the approval of the Rosebank oilfield, the UK's…
Climate CuriousWhat are regenerative cultures?
Big Brother star Daze Aghaji, a climate justice activist and artist joins Climate Curious to explain the theory behind regenerative cultures. In conversation…
Climate CuriousBOSS series: What resilience looks like in Vanuatu
Not only one of the smallest and most remote nations in the world, Vanuatu is also one of the most resilient. In conversation with Climate Curious’ Ashleigh…
Climate CuriousWhat the closure of the UK’s last coal plant means
Earlier this week, the closure of the coal-powered Ratcliffe power station in Nottinghamshire was announced. Tessa Khan, the Director of Uplift UK joins…
Climate CuriousHow Ned’s Forest inspires a new model of environmental stewardship
An area of land in New South Wales described as ‘the motherland of habitat’ has been protected from development thanks to a 15-year-old naturalist and…
Climate CuriousHow a soul forest is transforming Hyderabad
How a mega biodiverse forest project in Hyderabad, a city in the south central part of India, is rewilding a 800 acre barren wasteland (the size of Central…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why photography is a powerful climate storytelling tool
National Geographic photographer Jaime Rojo joins Climate Curious to share why his photography of the migration of monarch butterflies across North America…
Climate CuriousHow electric boats are turning the tide on polluted waterways
Keeping our waterways safe and clean is a major challenge. Daylin Frantin, a clean energy entrepreneur is taking on the challenge by electrifying the…
Climate CuriousWhy tackling climate change is art, not just science
“I use socially engaged art to help people visualise their climate vulnerability,” shares lawyer turned climate artist Xavier Cortada on the Climate Curious…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why methane must go
“No shaming, no moral high ground, it's about working together to tackle something,” says Marcelo Mena, the CEO of the Global Methane Hub based in Santiago…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: The extraordinary life of monarch butterflies
Jaime Rojo joins Climate Curious to share his experience photographing the migration of monarch butterflies across North America each year, diving into the…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: How community-led art is sparking climate conversations in Florida
“Socially engaged art is an untapped resource,” says Adam Roberti, the executive director of the Xavier Cortada Foundation on the Climate Curious podcast…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: The hidden beauty in climate data
This week, we’re speaking to data artist, TED Senior Fellow, and founder of Translating Nature, Dr. Julie Freeman, to delve into the hidden beauty in climate…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why climate wars go unreported
Small Indigenous communities make up only five percent of the world’s population, but they defend 80 percent of the biodiversity that remains on Earth, says…
Climate CuriousHow storytelling can honour forgotten climate conflicts
Ever met a mathematician turned war reporter? Yep, neither us! Until we met Anjan Sundaram, a war reporter turned climate reporter, who joins Climate Curious…
Climate CuriousWhere does all the climate funding go?
You know what they say… if you want answers, follow the money! Understanding where all the money is going is key to finding the right climate solutions, says…
Climate CuriousWhat’s going on with fracking in Canada?
What the frick is fracking? Stand.Earth’s Canadian Oil and Gas Programs Director Sven Biggs joins Climate Curious to provide a concise explainer on what…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: How the tide turned on fossil fuels
Big Oil must read the writing on the wall. From denial to delusion, fossil fuels are finally taking their last gasp breath in the court of public opinion…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: What’s going on in Madagascar?
Malagasy political analyst and activist Ketakandriana Rafitoson joins Climate Curious to share how she’s empowering citizens in Madagascar to protect their…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: The firefighter changing wildfire injustice
California’s wildfires have a dirty secret: they are being fought by the incarcerated. Royal Ramey, a wildland firefighter, is working to change that. Joining…
Climate CuriousThe hidden injustice behind wildfire fighting in California
Did you know, the incarcerated are fighting California's wildfires? A practice which is also happening in 14 other States in the U.S. Royal Ramey, a wildland…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why we need more good news climate stories
Whether or not you believe that the world is on track for imminent doom might depend on where you get your news, says Angus Hervey, founder of Fix The News on…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why happiness is key to climate action
What if the answer to climate action wasn’t guilt, shame and doom, what if it was joy and happiness? We’re joined by the psychology professor who invented feng…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why NATURE is 2024’s biggest breakout popstar
Welcome to planet pop: NATURE is now a fully-fledged recording artist! Sounds Right has launched a creative music initiative featuring ocean waves, wind…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why we’re all climate correspondents
How is climate covered on network news? Climate Curious speaks to the world’s Chief Climate Correspondent, Bill Weir, to understand why representing diverse…
Climate Curious"If Not Us Then Who?” Why we need ancestral wisdom in all climate decision making
We need Indigenous, ancestral wisdom in all climate decision making, says filmmaker and founder of “If Not Us Then Who”, Paul Redman. Diversifying climate…
Climate CuriousClimate Mixtape: 2024 Earth Day joy
Happy Earth Day! This year, we’re celebrating joy. We speak to our Climate Curious experts about moments of joy that keep them going. Recorded live at TED 2024…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: The app tackling air pollution on the London Underground
Climate Curious alumni Tanya Beri returns to share the latest updates about her work to improve air quality on the London Underground; CAIR London. Starting…
Climate CuriousWhy the insurance industry could be the key to ending fossil fuels
Insurance. Yes, it’s geeky, it’s niche. But it’s the secret lever we never knew we needed. The insurance world holds the keys to halt new fossil fuel projects…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why city birdwatching is still having a moment
“The beauty of birding is even if you don't see anything, it's just about getting outside with your mates and having a good time,” says Nadeem Perera…
Climate CuriousWhy pollution hits women and girls hardest
Understand the drivers behind why climate change is increasing the incidence of child marriage with the CEO of Girls Not Brides, Dr Faith Mwangi-Powell, on the…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Why a hotter planet means more malaria. Here’s the solution.
What does malaria have to do with climate change? In short, a hotter planet means more bugs. And more extreme weather events means more flood water, which…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: How do you photograph air pollution?
Photos can convey a message in an instant. But how do you photograph something which day-to-day is invisible to see: air pollution? A new stunning collection…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: Live, love, laugh climate change?
We’re all living through climate change. So who says we can’t laugh through it, too? Humour is one of the healthiest ways to process the collective tragedy of…
Climate CuriousIs there anything funny about climate change?
Short answer: no. Long answer: maybe? Humour is one of the healthiest ways to process the collective tragedy of the pollution of our planet, says the…
Climate CuriousClimate Quickie: The furry creature breathing life back into London’s wetlands
Beavers are back in London, baby! Climate Curious speaks to vet and conservationist Sean McCormack about the Ealing Beaver Project – which has seen beavers…