Climate Curious

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 Curious. Tune in to hear why Dana thinks things are going to get worse before they get better, how pulling together can help us become more resilient in the face of climate shocks, and practical tips for getting started on your climate action journey today. Recorded live at TED Countdown 2024.

Watch Dana’s TED Talk.

Read Dana’s book ‘Saving Ourselves: From climate shocks to climate action’, use CUP20 for a discount. 

Created by TEDxLondon

Executive produced by Josie Colter

Produced by Ben Beheshty

Curated by Maryam Pasha

Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

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Turning pity into power, the Pacific Climate Warriors reclaimed the narrative to bring a new meaning to climate action taking place in climate vulnerable nations in the Pacific Islands. A founder of the Pacific Climate Warriors and Beyond the Narrative, Fenton Lutunatabua joins Climate Curious to share why the narratives we tell ourselves and others about our experiences, history, and potential are vitally important to not just get right; but to show nuance and shade, and to honour people’s real feelings. Recorded live at TED Countdown 2024 in Brussels.

Learn more about the Pacific Climate Warriors.

Learn more about Beyond the Narrative.

Created by TEDxLondon

Produced by Josie Colter

Edit, mix, master by Ben Beheshty

Curated by Maryam Pasha

Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 increasing global temperatures means the emergence of new health threats is more likely. Plus, explore the connection between zombies, vampires, and infectious disease.

Recorded live at TEDxLondon Countdown 2023.

Enjoyed this episode? Listen to the full conversation here.

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Stop Rosebank campaigner Lauren MacDonald joins Climate Curious to discuss the urgent court case against the approval of the Rosebank oilfield, the UK's biggest undeveloped oilfield. Tune in to learn about the environmental and social impacts of Rosebank, the legal battle fronted by Uplift and Greenpeace, and how you can support the fight for a just transition to renewable energy. 

Visit stoprosebank.org.uk to add your name in support and be part of the movement for a cleaner, fairer future.

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Big Brother star Daze Aghaji, a climate justice activist and artist joins Climate Curious to explain the theory behind regenerative cultures. In conversation with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst, we ask, how do you build a healthy, resilient culture that holds us through hard times and pushes us into a world we want to live in? As Daze explains, “in these systems of abuse: no-one wins.”

If you enjoyed this Quickie, listen to Daze's full interview on Climate Curious, How to act from a place of climate love, not climate fear.

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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 Curious to discuss why this is such an important win, not only because it marks the end of industrialisation and the pollution reductions associated, but more importantly, because the unions and people were at the heart of the transition.

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Created by TEDxLondon

Produced by Josie Colter

Edit, mix, master by Ben Beheshty

Curated by Maryam Pasha

Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 photographer. Ned McNaughton joins Climate Curious to share his story of how he teamed up with Mark and Julie Mills to triumph over land developers, creating a not-for-profit trust to ensure in-perpetuity protection of the 200-year old forest and continued local stewardship to keep the natural habitat in good hands, forever.

Check out Ned’s photography @nedmcnphotography

Learn more about the conservation project www.conservationlegacy.org 

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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 Park NYC!) into a flourishing nature reserve. Soul Forest co-founder Sathya Raghu Mokkapati joins Climate Curious to share how humans and nature can find a way to thrive together and attract more funding into biodiversity projects.

Learn more about Soul Forest: https://soulforest.in/ 

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