Climate Curious

Climate Quickie: Why climate wars go unreported

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Small Indigenous communities make up only five percent of the world’s population, but they defend 80 percent of the biodiversity that remains on Ear...

How storytelling can honour forgotten climate conflicts

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever met a mathematician turned war reporter? Yep, neither us! Until we met Anjan Sundaram, a war reporter turned climate reporter, who joins Climate ...

Where does all the climate funding go?

05 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 soluti...

What’s going on with fracking in Canada?

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Climate Quickie: How the tide turned on fossil fuels

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 opin...

Climate Quickie: What’s going on in Madagascar?

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Malagasy political analyst and activist Ketakandriana Rafitoson joins Climate Curious to share how she’s empowering citizens in Madagascar to protec...

Climate Quickie: The firefighter changing wildfire injustice

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

California’s wildfires have a dirty secret: they are being fought by the incarcerated. Royal Ramey, a wildland firefighter, is working to change tha...

The hidden injustice behind wildfire fighting in California

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 w...

Climate Quickie: Why we need more good news climate stories

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Climate Quickie: Why happiness is key to climate action

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Climate Quickie: Why NATURE is 2024’s biggest breakout popstar

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to planet pop: NATURE is now a fully-fledged recording artist! Sounds Right has launched a creative music initiative featuring ocean waves, wi...

Climate Quickie: Why we’re all climate correspondents

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How is climate covered on network news? Climate Curious speaks to the world’s Chief Climate Correspondent, Bill Weir, to understand why representing...

"If Not Us Then Who?” Why we need ancestral wisdom in all climate decision making

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We need Indigenous, ancestral wisdom in all climate decision making, says filmmaker and founder of “If Not Us Then Who”, Paul Redman. Diversifying...

Climate Mixtape: 2024 Earth Day joy

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Climate Quickie: The app tackling air pollution on the London Underground

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Climate Curious alumni Tanya Beri returns to share the latest updates about her work to improve air quality on the London Underground; CAIR London. St...

Why the insurance industry could be the key to ending fossil fuels

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Climate Quickie: Why city birdwatching is still having a moment

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“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 Per...

Why pollution hits women and girls hardest

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Understand the drivers behind why climate change is increasing the incidence of child marriage with the CEO of Girls Not Brides, Dr Faith Mwangi-Powel...

Climate Quickie: Why a hotter planet means more malaria. Here’s the solution.

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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, w...

Climate Quickie: How do you photograph air pollution?

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 col...

Climate Quickie: Live, love, laugh climate change?

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 collectiv...

Is there anything funny about climate change?

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Quickie: The furry creature breathing life back into London’s wetlands

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Beavers are back in London, baby! Climate Curious speaks to vet and conservationist Sean McCormack about the Ealing Beaver Project – which has seen...

BOSS Series: How solar distillation farms are improving Pacific Islanders’ water security

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reliable, clean water is an essential part of life. But what would you do if your community was hit by a storm, damaging essential infrastructure? Or ...

BOSS Series: How super corals have potential to revive coral reefs

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Surprisingly hardy corals called “super corals” show great promise in helping communities in the Pacific Islands rebuild coral reefs, says Dr. Aus...

How to play for a better world

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who says you can’t have fun whilst solving the world’s problems? Playing video games can increase climate action, says Deborah Mensah-Bonsu, the f...

New year, new climate positivity?

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New year, new climate positivity? Climate can feel dull, depressing and doomsdayish at the best of times. But since it's January, let's revisit one of...

BOSS series: Tuvalu’s climate superpower

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Saving Tuvalu is the first step in saving the world, says Grace Malie, a 24-year-old Tuvaluan climate activist who volunteers with the Rising Nations ...

Lights, camera, eco-action! Climate TV watch list

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re all partial to a bit of Netflix and chill, but what if maxing and relaxing could also save the world? Back to share some more green TV recomme...

Climate mixtape: COP28 takeaways

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What really happened at COP28? We spoke to five climate curious experts to compile you a mixtape of their reactions and analysis on what went down at ...

Protecting ancient forests from becoming pizza boxes

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know – we’re still mowing down 400 year old trees to make pizza boxes, t-shirts, and paper packaging? Yea, us neither. Shocking, right? Lu...

Climate Quickie: Protecting ancient forests from becoming pizza boxes

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know – we’re still mowing down 400 year old trees to make pizza boxes, t-shirts, and paper packaging? Yea, us neither. Shocking, right? Lu...

BOSS series: Why low-lying Pacific nation Tuvalu is a boss

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Low-lying Pacific Nation Tuvalu is not taking the prospect of going underwater lightly. In fact – they’ve already digitised their land, archived t...

Climate mixtape: A COP28 out?

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

COP28 starts today in Dubai. And you’re going to be hearing a lot about it over the next two weeks. To help you get an on-the-ground picture of what...

Climate Quickie: Meet the invisible climate villain

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s smelly, it lasts roughly 12 years in the atmosphere and has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide. Methane is an underestimate...

Climate Quickie: How to market climate, from the 3 billion ad man

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Three ways to talk about climate in a way that people care about? Focus on simplicity, humanity, and accountability. Make it real, make it regular, an...

Climate marketing professor: love is the most effective message

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“No-one wakes up in the morning and says it's a great day for decarbonization,” says climate marketer who’s delivered 3 billion ads on the topic...

Climate Quickie: Can climate change be funny?

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Humour is one of the healthiest ways to process the collective tragedy of the pollution of our planet, says the comedian-in-residence at Generation180...

Climate Quickie: Why protecting rainforests might lead to less climate change and fewer pandemics

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Climate solution alert! Rainforests are a medical, health and climate treasure trove. Over 30 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions reductions neede...

Climate Quickie: What do zombies, vampires, and ‘The Last Of Us’ have to do with climate change?

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“The Last of Us” thriller tv series put fungal disease in the spotlight. But how realistic is it? Thanks to our warming petri dish of a planet, th...

Halloween special: Zombies, vampires and fungal horror shows, with disease detective Neil Vora

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s spooky season! We welcome disease detective Neil Vora to Climate Curious with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst to explain why ‘The Last of...

What's in and what's out? Climate Week NYC takeaways

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Funghi, fossil fuels, finger pointing... we spoke to four environmentalists LIVE at Climate Week NYC to get you the scoop on what’s in, and what’s...

Introducing Season 5: Climate Curious

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Climate Curious season 5 is here. Co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst sit down to digest a busy week of recording the upcoming season at Climate Week ...

Climate Quickie: Why climate change needs a rebrand

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

ESG, net zero, decarbonisation – climate gibberish has got us in a chokehold! So how do we talk about climate change in tangible, relevant ways tha...

Climate Quickie: Are you joining the Countdown?

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This October 17th, TEDxLondon Countdown is bringing UK climate solutions to the world stage. Forget hopeless narratives, complex numbers and unreadabl...

How do we flip the script on climate fatigue? Make it personal!

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you can't imagine a future, how can you create it? The collective stories we tell ourselves have a powerful role in how we understand our climate a...

Climate Quickie: How Indonesia’s capital city move is displacing Indigenous Peoples

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kynan Tegar, an 18-year old filmmaker and Indigenous Dayak Iban, joins Climate Curious to unearth the truth behind Indonesia’s capital city relocati...

Climate Quickie: Why Londoners want Oily Money Out

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nicknamed the 'Oscars of Oil’, this October, the biggest names in the fossil fuel industry will gather for the exclusive Oil & Money summit in Londo...

Climate Quickie: Why drag artistry is a trojan horse for climate action

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Drag artist, cultural icon, and general good egg – Cheddar Gorgeous – joins Climate Curious to share why drag artistry is the perfect trojan horse...

Climate Quickie: Meet the Latinas championing climate justice in Chile

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Living in Chile, Catalina Santelices regularly experiences firsthand the effects of a changing climate – droughts, floods, polluted food, ruined cr...

Climate Quickie: How a climate-resilient cacao farm in the Philippines is regenerating people and planet

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

200 farmers, 100,000 trees, 100 hectares of restored land. The Cacao Project in the Philippines is a restorative agroforestry initiative working to bu...

Climate Quickie: The one fashion strategy to save the planet

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Next time you look into your wardrobe instead of seeing clothes, brands, logos, maybe your favourite dress, dig a little bit deeper into the story beh...

Climate Quickie: How Shanxi can break free from its coal addiction

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Xiaojun “Tom” Wang grew up in the Chinese province of Shanxi, the world’s largest coal producer. Tom joins Climate Curious to share the devastat...

Climate Quickie: How Uruguay shifted its energy sources to 98% renewable

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Climate success story alert! Fifteen years ago, Uruguay was experiencing an energy crisis; today, the nation produces 98 percent of its electricity fr...

Climate Quickie: What is Indigenous forest guardianship?

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Indigenous communities protect, nourish and heal ancestral forests: 470 million Indigenous Peoples care for and manage 80 percent of the world's biodi...

Climate Quickie: How mini-grids are making energy accessible in Sub-Saharan Africa

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mini-grids, or localised renewable energy systems, are increasing energy accessibility for people across Africa, says Tombo Banda, a clean energy acce...

I can be your hero, baby – how we smash the climate activist hero stereotype

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We need to humanise our climate heroes, says Mauricio Porras, co-founder of HERO | herocircle.app. And we do that by paying them a fair wage. Mauricio...

Climate Quickie: Oppenheimer – What's the deal with nuclear energy?

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

With Oppenheimer in the cinemas right now – nuclear s top of mind. But does nuclear energy deserve the bad reputation it seems to have gained? To c...

Climate Quickie: How you can pay climate activists a fair wage, in one click

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Coffee or a liveable future? You decide! Climate activists are doing one of the world’s most crucial, and dangerous jobs. So how come they don’t g...

Climate Quickie: How Pride sashayed away from oily cash

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cheddar Gorgeous joins Climate Curious to discuss how Pride 2023 shut down big oil. Calling for people to “pump ass, not gas”, the queer community...

Climate Quickie: How Big Oil plays the blame game

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Big Oil wants you to think climate change is a lifestyle issue, says environmental campaigner Tzeporah Berman on Climate Curious. Tune in to learn why...

Climate Quickie: Pride in the Wild – What is queer ecology?

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This Pride, we’re talking queer ecology – gender shifting fish, intersex birds, and how trees can impregnate themselves – by revisiting our conv...

Climate Quickie: How we can stop deep-sea mining before it begins

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In July 2023, deep-sea mining will ramp up across the world. It’s been proposed, and opposed, for decades. Climate Curious speaks to Belgian climate...

Climate Quickie: How deleting emails ignited a climate movement

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We need more imperfect environmentalists, says Ava Langridge. Joining Climate Curious to share her journey from The Zero Waste Teen to founder of clim...

Climate Quickie: How to get a climate career

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Every job can be a climate job, says Kristy Drutman the founder of Browngirl Green and the Green Jobs Board, on the Climate Curious podcast. With the ...

Climate Quickie: How cognitive dissonance impacts your climate agency

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Climate doom and gloom got you feeling like it’s too late? That you wouldn’t know where to start anyways? Or that you’re not an expert, so what’...

Climate Quickie: Why cookin’ on gas, ain’t all that

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your gas stove’s gotta go if you want to improve your home’s air quality and protect your health, says Manager in RMI's Carbon-Free Buildings prog...

Want to green your home? Start with your stove.

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bye bye blue flame, your gas stove has gotta go, says Manager in RMI's Carbon-Free Buildings program, Brady Seals, on the Climate Curious podcast by T...

Climate Quickie: How two sisters defend a rainforest with a pair of beauty scissors and a camera

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As idyllic as looking after a biodiverse sanctuary in the Philippines sounds, it’s been no walk in the rainforest. This week on Climate Curious by T...

Climate Quickie: Why carbon offsets suck

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Exposing carbon credits, why offsetting isn’t working, with environmental justice advocate, Daze Aghaji. Ever thought it was a bit fishy that you ca...

Climate Quickie: Why bugs are travelling on super pollen highways

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

B-lines aka insect superhighways are enabling bugs to zip through our cities, feasting on our window boxes, nibbling our herbs and pollinating north, ...

Climate Quickie: How Bali trip inspired waste-clearing ocean robot business

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Teenage robotics whiz turned custodian of the oceans, Sidhant Gupta, co-founder of Clearbot is going global with his fleet of smart, waste-clearing bo...

Climate Quickie: Which London tube has the best air quality?

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We all know riding the tube hurts your ears (ouch) and your feet (standing room only!), but did you know that it may also be hurting your lungs? Tune ...

Climate Quickie: Which fashion brands have a fossil fuel problem?

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Which fashion companies come top (and bottom) of the Fossil Free Fashion Scorecard? The average grade is a D, says Rachel Kitchin, a campaigner at Sta...

Climate Quickie: IPCC report – hope we can take

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Good news – the solutions we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the IPCC’s targets are all invented and available today, says A...

Climate mixtape: IPCC reflections

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What hope can we take from the intense IPCC report released this week? Climate Curious spoke to five experts to compile our first ever mixtape! A mash...

Climate Quickie: How video games inspire climate action

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's confirmed – players say they want more green content, says Deborah Mensah-Bonsu, the founder of Games for Good on TEDxLondon’s Climate Curiou...

Climate Quickie: What is space trash?

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Space trash could impact our ability to gather climate data, says former NASA astronaut, Kathy Sullivan, on TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious. As fellow ...

Climate Quickie: Is there a right way to protest climate change?

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From protecting ancient forests against HS2 to standing up to the CEO of Shell, Scottish #StopRosebank climate campaigner Lauren MacDonald knows a thi...

Climate Quickie: A meditation to connect with Earth

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you're climate curious, tune in to a guided meditation with Sister True Dedication, a Zen Buddhist Nun ordained by Thich Nhat Hanh. Whether you’r...

Climate Quickie: Why mindfulness is key to climate action

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mindfulness, meditation and active listening can help us take more nourishing climate action, says Sister True Dedication, a Zen Buddhist Nun ordained...

Climate Quickie: Why climate has a diversity tokenism problem

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How diverse and inclusive really is the climate sector? Could be better, says Andres Jimenez, executive director at Green 2.0. Tune in to this week’...

How we build resilience in our global agrifood systems

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do we totally rethink our relationship with food, on a systems level? Not just thinking about what’s on our plate, but creating a consistent glo...

Climate Quickie: What is the climate positive movement?

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Climate can feel dull, depressing and doomsdayish. And no wonder! Given how bad climate news tends to be. Enter Jessica Kleczka, the climate psycholog...

What do buildings have to do with climate action?

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We spend 90% of our lives inside buildings, so why do think of mountains and lakes, not induction hobs and heat pumps, when it comes to taking climate...

Climate Quickie: What is an eco-artist?

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Eco-art isn’t about painting, it’s about engaging others to paint a better world, says eco-artist and former lawyer Xavier Cortada. Facing rising ...

Why carbon-free electricity is a no brainer

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Energy bills making you feel climate furious? Here to debunk how electricity is made and why gas prices have gone crazy recently is Mark Dyson, a Mana...

Climate Quickie: How to get involved with veganism this Veganuary

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Veganuary! Isaias Hernandez, content creator @queerbrownvegan, joins Climate Curious to explore how we can make the plant-based movement more in...

Why the way we talk about climate vulnerable nations needs to change

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pacific Islanders are calling for a climate victim overhaul. Tired of the doomism, typically depicted in global media as moments away from total inund...

Climate Quickie: Why climate doomism needs to stop

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s climate quickie, we hear from Josephine Latu-Sanft, an international communications expert and native Tongan on why climate doomism n...

How your Netflix and chill can save the world

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

TV addicts rejoice! Climate action is coming to a screen near you. Well, your living room to be exact. From series and films to writers and production...

Climate Quickie: Why your energy bill is sky high

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

UK energy bills are some of the highest in the world right now. How did we get here? Tune in with Climate Curious expert, Tessa Khan, the founder and ...

Why a wellbeing economy is the future, and how we build it

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This January, ditch the deprivation and get involved with building a wellbeing economy. Good for you, good for your loved ones, good for the planet. A...

Climate Quickie: Why gender equality is the missing piece of the climate puzzle

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How to solve a man-made problem? Gender equality! Tune in with Climate Curious expert, Dr. Amiera Sawas, the Director of Programmes and Research at Cl...

Climate Quickie: How to have climate convos during the holidays

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why the blame game won’t work in climate and what to say instead during those pesky holiday season climate conversations, with atmospheric scientist...

How young people are fighting back against youthwashing

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Young people aren’t just a piece of the puzzle when it comes to climate action, they should be picking the puzzle, says Shiv Soin, Executive Directo...

Climate Quickie: Why fossil fuels were a dirty word at COP

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

86% of everything trapped in our atmosphere comes from three things: oil, gas, and coal AKA fossil fuels, so why has the phrase been strangely invisib...

Climate Quickie: How to make eco dough

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dough, dosh, moolah: we all want it. But how can it benefit both our wallet, and the wider world? Here to share the answer is Anneka Deva, the lead a...

How women can save (for) the planet

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Money makes the world go round. But when it comes to women, we’re not engaging with one of the most powerful climate actions out there: our finances...

Climate Quickie: What happens in seven years’ time?

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all know we’re in a climate emergency, but what’s the timeline looking like? Here to share a prediction of what the next seven years will look ...