Climate Curious

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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 at sustainability.

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Climate Quickie: How to prevent climate activism burnout

Climate Curious

11/17/21 • 2 min

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If you want to look after the planet, first of all, you need to look after yourself. We catch up with anti-fossil fuel environmental campaigner, Tzeporah Berman, on how to take care of your mental health, when it feels like the world is literally crumbling! Enjoyed this quickie? Listen to our full-length chat with Tzeporah on why fossil fuels are the weapons of mass destruction – everyone has them, but nobody needs them: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-fossil-fuels-are-the-new-weapons-of-mass-destruction/

11/17/21 • 2 min

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How seaweed reduces cow burps

Climate Curious

11/24/21 • 29 min

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Gassy cows no more – Ermias Kebreab, animal scientist and TED speaker shares how feeding cows seaweed reduces their methane filled burps on the latest episode of the Climate Curious podcast by TEDxLondon. Tune in with Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst live from TED Countdown to learn why stopping eating meat and dairy is not an option for most people in the world, how approaching food with a different sort of sustainability mindset is key, and why we already have the solutions we need – it’s right there, in that slimy smelly stuff wrapped around our ankles at the beach – seaweed! As this visionary Burger King puts it, “it’s a win, win, win situation.” Even Ben says he’s “feeling really, really, really encouraged.” Kerching! We’ve hit the climate jackpot this week.

11/24/21 • 29 min

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How the EV dream is becoming a reality

Climate Curious

01/26/22 • 31 min

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The end of polluting exhaust pipes is within sight, but it all depends on the actions we take together, says clean transportation expert, Anthony Eggert. Arguably one of the climate movement’s biggest success stories, electric vehicles, and the industrial sized batteries that power them, are fast-tracking us to a cleaner, quieter, healthier future. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst live from TED Countdown for this good news episode where we learn why 100% electric road transportation will benefit our climate, health, justice, and economy, how it will soon become a cheaper choice than petrol vehicles, and what an electrified Rolls Royce might look like. Read the summary blog to get the highlights: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-how-the-ev-dream-is-becoming-a-reality/ If you enjoyed this episode, listen to our chat back in season one with electrification advocate and TED speaker, Monica Araya, on why we must ditch the tailpipe: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-our-cities-must-ditch-the-exhaust-pipe/

01/26/22 • 31 min

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How climate tech got its sexy back

Climate Curious

12/22/21 • 29 min

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Wanna make big bucks? Invest in climate positive companies, says Silicon Valley climate tech investor, Gabriel Kra, on the latest episode of Climate Curious by TEDxLondon. Once seen as lame, low return investment options, climate tech companies are having a major comeback. So much so, that they’re now the highest return businesses to invest in – let’s get that moolah! Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst live from TED Countdown to smash through the fossil fuel investing myth, learn how we’re all affected by it (hint – your pension), and why Gabriel believes this is “the greatest business opportunity of our generation.” Read the summary blog to get the highlights: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-how-climate-tech-got-its-sexy-back/ Watch Gabriel's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/gabriel_kra_5_promising_factors_propelling_climate_action

12/22/21 • 29 min

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What farmers in India are doing to protect their crops from heat waves

Climate Curious

01/05/22 • 27 min

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A greenhouse-in-a-box is helping small-scale farmers yield more dependable and successful crops in India, thanks to TED Fellow and green farming innovator, Sathya Raghu Mokkapati. A story of equity and climate justice in action, this week’s uplifting Climate Curious by TEDxLondon is a celebration of how an easy-to-build, low-cost structure is helping farmers earn an extra $100 per month in profits. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst live from TED Countdown to learn about why farmers in India perceive climate change as an act of God, how practical and simple solutions can sometimes be the best, and how Sathya hopes to reach 100,000 farmers in the next five years. Read the summary blog to get the highlights: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-what-farmers-in-india-are-doing-to-protect-their-crops-from-heat-waves/

01/05/22 • 27 min

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Why methane reduction is the ultimate climate hack

Climate Curious

01/12/22 • 34 min

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"Cutting methane is the single fastest, most effective opportunity to reduce climate change risks in the near term," says atmospheric scientist Ilissa Ocko on the latest Climate Curious by TEDxLondon. That’s because methane doesn’t hang around like other greenhouse gases – but it does pack a powerful punch – so reducing it means we could slow down the rate of warming by as much as 30 percent, before 2050 – yay! Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst live from TED Countdown to discover the three biggest causes of methane emissions, why methane behaves differently to carbon dioxide and why it matters, and most excitingly, get introduced to the methane satellite Ilissa’s team is launching this year – MethaneSAT. Read the summary blog of this episode to get the highlights: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-reducing-methane-is-the-ultimate-climate-hack/ Watch Ilissa’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/ilissa_ocko_the_fastest_way_to_slow_climate_change_now

01/12/22 • 34 min

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Why oceans are heroes, not victims

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12/08/21 • 24 min

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“We've just been talking about the ocean as a victim, but I believe that it’s part of the solution,” says ocean adviser for the UN, Susan Ruffo, on the latest episode of Climate Curious by TEDxLondon. They provide half of the oxygen we breathe, absorb almost a third of the world’s carbon and cover 71% of the planet. But, Susan argues, oceans get surprisingly little air time in the climate conversation. And given how many solutions its unexplored depths might provide to climate problems - that needs to change. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst live from TED Countdown to learn about why we must think of the ocean differently, what changing the chemistry of the ocean means for the creatures living in it, how oyster reefs are being used to reduce the threat of flooding and more. Learn more: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-oceans-are-heroes-not-victims/

12/08/21 • 24 min

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Climate Quickie: Why guilt and shame don’t drive climate action

Climate Curious

12/29/21 • 5 min

Why the blame game won’t work in climate and what to say instead, with atmospheric scientist, author, TED speaker and one of TIME’s 100 most influential people, Katharine Hayhoe. Enjoyed this quickie? Listen to our full-length chat with Katharine on why talking is the most important thing you can do to fight climate change: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-talking-is-the-most-important-thing-you-can-do-to-fight-climate-change/

12/29/21 • 5 min

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Why talking is the most important thing you can do to fight climate change

Climate Curious

12/15/21 • 38 min

How to fix climate change? Start by having a good old chit chat about it, says atmospheric scientist, author, TED speaker and one of TIME’s 100 most influential people, Katharine Hayhoe. Tune in to the latest episode of Climate Curious by TEDxLondon to discover actionable tools to having a productive chinwag about climate change, which she tells us is really as simple as one, two, three... connect, bond, and inspire. From avoiding gloom and doom facts, to simply leaving the climate deniers behind, this episode with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst will equip you with buckets of hope and healing! As Katharine puts it, “talking catalyses action – it’s the first domino that then leads us all the way to a better future.” Learn more: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-talking-is-the-most-important-thing-you-can-do-to-fight-climate-change/

12/15/21 • 38 min

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Climate Quickie: What anti-apartheid can teach the climate movement

Climate Curious

09/01/21 • 4 min

From protesting on the front lines against the apartheid in South Africa to sitting in the boardrooms of global climate change and human rights organisations, Kumi Naidoo is a lifelong activist with a tonne of experience in how to make people in power sit up and take notice. The only way? Through music, dance, culture – ‘artivism’, says Kumi, in this week’s Climate Quickie.

“When I started as a 15 year old, I had an intuitive sense of injustice. [...] What I learned in the first sort of 10 years of my activism was probably the most instructive. I wish I had hung on to some of the core lessons even stronger than I did. But I got contaminated a little bit along the way, by the idea of doing things where you had big logos and marketing and communications,” says Kumi.

If you enjoyed this quickie, why not listen to Kumi’s full 2-part episode on the #ClimateCuriousPod – How culture can help us win the climate war: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climatecuriouskumi

09/01/21 • 4 min

FAQ

How many episodes does Climate Curious have?

Climate Curious currently has 148 episodes available.

What topics does Climate Curious cover?

The podcast is about Climate, Earth Sciences, Climate Change, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education and Science.

What is the most popular episode on Climate Curious?

The episode title 'Climate Quickie: How to prevent climate activism burnout' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Climate Curious?

The average episode length on Climate Curious is 18 minutes.

How often are episodes of Climate Curious released?

Episodes of Climate Curious are typically released every 6 days, 22 hours.

When was the first episode of Climate Curious?

The first episode of Climate Curious was released on Oct 5, 2020.

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