Climate Curious

How solar panels became the darling of the climate movement

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Solar power is a huge success story. How did it happen? 20+ year solar champion, goose keeper, and BloombergNEF solar analyst Jenny Chase joins Climat...

How methane ‘goggles’ are making pollution visible

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ready yourself: methane success story incoming! Using none other than a satellite and a pair of methane-busting ‘goggles’ (i.e. an infrared camera...

Upskilling newsrooms to tell the story of climate change

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From sports to storms, every beat’s a climate beat, says the content editor at the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, Katherine Dunn. In conversatio...

Why a violence prevention pro is turning her attention to climate misinformation

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What’s counter-terrorism got to do with climate change? Good question! Global heat waves have fuelled a surge in climate mis-and disinformation acro...

How people power can help prepare us for climate shocks

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you refuse to stand on the sidelines of climate shocks? You might be an “apocalyptic optimist”, says sociologist Dana R. Fisher on TEDxLondon’...

What’s Ragnarök got to do with climate change?

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

How the Pacific Climate Warriors took back their story

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Turning pity into power, the Pacific Climate Warriors reclaimed the narrative to bring a new meaning to climate action taking place in climate vulnera...

What do zombies and vampires have to do with climate change?

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Climate curious, or climate creepy? To celebrate our halloween special last year, we're revisiting our chat with disease detective, Neil Vora, to expl...

Why the UK government refuses to defend the UK's biggest undeveloped oilfield

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stop Rosebank campaigner Lauren MacDonald joins Climate Curious to discuss the urgent court case against the approval of the Rosebank oilfield, the UK...

What are regenerative cultures?

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big Brother star Daze Aghaji, a climate justice activist and artist joins Climate Curious to explain the theory behind regenerative cultures. In conve...

BOSS series: What resilience looks like in Vanuatu

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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’ ...

What the closure of the UK’s last coal plant means

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earlier this week, the closure of the coal-powered Ratcliffe power station in Nottinghamshire was announced. Tessa Khan, the Director of Uplift UK joi...

How Ned’s Forest inspires a new model of environmental stewardship

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

How a soul forest is transforming Hyderabad

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ce...

Climate Quickie: Why photography is a powerful climate storytelling tool

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

National Geographic photographer Jaime Rojo joins Climate Curious to share why his photography of the migration of monarch butterflies across North Am...

How electric boats are turning the tide on polluted waterways

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keeping our waterways safe and clean is a major challenge. Daylin Frantin, a clean energy entrepreneur is taking on the challenge by electrifying the ...

Why tackling climate change is art, not just science

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I use socially engaged art to help people visualise their climate vulnerability,” shares lawyer turned climate artist Xavier Cortada on the Clima...

Climate Quickie: Why methane must go

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“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...

Climate Quickie: The extraordinary life of monarch butterflies

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jaime Rojo joins Climate Curious to share his experience photographing the migration of monarch butterflies across North America each year, diving int...

Climate Quickie: How community-led art is sparking climate conversations in Florida

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“Socially engaged art is an untapped resource,” says Adam Roberti, the executive director of the Xavier Cortada Foundation on the Climate Curious ...

Climate Quickie: The hidden beauty in climate data

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

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...