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Climate Curious episodes

January 26, 2023 Climate Quickie: What is an eco-artist?
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 sea levels in his coastal hometown of Miami, Florida, Xavier started a movement around beautifully designed elevation markers highlighting the risk of flood damage. Tune into Climate Curious to understand how a creative vision can engage, educate and empower.

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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

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7 min
January 25, 2023 Why carbon-free electricity is a no brainer
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 Managing Director with the Carbon-Free Electricity Program at RMI. In conversation live from Climate Week NYC with Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst, Mark shares why he’s 10 out of 10 sure that we can make a just transition to carbon-free electricity using wind and solar power, why coal-plants are dying but they’re not dead yet, and what a carbon-free future looks like.

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Created by TEDxLondon
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Curated by Maryam Pasha
Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
34 min
January 19, 2023 Climate Quickie: How to get involved with veganism this Veganuary
Happy Veganuary! Isaias Hernandez, content creator @queerbrownvegan, joins Climate Curious to explore how we can make the plant-based movement more inclusive and accessible, shares tips for how you can take small steps to creatively redesign your relationship with food, and reveals their favourite Mexican vegan dish. Yum.

If you enjoyed this episode, tune into Isaias’ 30-minute interview on Climate Curious - Why climate has a youthwashing problem.

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Listen to more foodie episodes on Climate Curious:
Sonalie Figuierias - Climate Quickie: How to have your burger and eat it too
Dee Woods - Climate Quickie: Why cheap food is killing us
Dee Woods - How to be a global food citizen
Christina Hicks - What’s going on with fish in West Africa?
Ermias Kebreab - How seaweed reduces cow burps
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Curated by Maryam Pasha
Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 min
January 18, 2023 Why the way we talk about climate vulnerable nations needs to change
Pacific Islanders are calling for a climate victim overhaul. Tired of the doomism, typically depicted in global media as moments away from total inundation or annihilation – climate vulnerable nations are doing the most to ensure a carbon-free future. We speak to Josephine Latu-Sanft, a communications specialist and native Tongan to learn more about how we can all play our part in actively shifting the narrative and passing the mic back to those directly affected by climate change in the Global South.

Listen to Josephine’s 5-minute short on why climate doomism needs to stop.

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38 min
January 12, 2023 Climate Quickie: Why climate doomism needs to stop
In this week’s climate quickie, we hear from Josephine Latu-Sanft, an international communications expert and native Tongan on why climate doomism needs a reset. Being from a climate-vulnerable nation herself – the South Pacific Island of Tonga – Josephine shares the impact of being depicted in global media as powerless victims, moments away from total inundation or annihilation, and how we can reframe the representation of climate-vulnerable communities.

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Listen to Josephine's full interview on Climate Curious – Why the way we talk about climate vulnerable nations needs to change.
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Created by TEDxLondon
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Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

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6 min
January 11, 2023 How your Netflix and chill can save the world
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, Netflix is getting serious about climate action. Here to share why culture and entertainment is key to gaining mass engagement with climate change is Netflix’s Sustainability Officer, Emma Stewart. Live from Climate Week NYC, tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst to learn how Netflix is working with creators to bring eco entertainment into everyday life, plus a watch-list of Emma’s top green premise shows.

Watch Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ and explore the Count Us In resource to discover your next climate steps: https://dontlookup.count-us-in.com/
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Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

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33 min
January 05, 2023 Climate Quickie: Why your energy bill is sky high
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 director of Uplift, on why reducing our dependence on fossil fuels can solve the cost-of-greed crisis.

If you enjoyed this Quickie have a listen to Tessa’s full 30-minute interview on Climate Curious and read the summary blog: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/how-to-solve-the-cost-of-living-crisis-tessa-khan/
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Created by TEDxLondon
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Curated by Maryam Pasha
Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 min
January 04, 2023 Why a wellbeing economy is the future, and how we build it
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. Activist and philosopher Liz Zeidler joins Climate Curious’ Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst to share what a wellbeing economy is, why it's an urgently needed sustainable model that can help us reverse climate change, and how you can get involved.
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Created by TEDxLondon
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Curated by Maryam Pasha
Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
32 min
December 29, 2022 Climate Quickie: Why gender equality is the missing piece of the climate puzzle
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 Climate Outreach to understand how climate change affects genders differently.

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Created by TEDxLondon
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Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

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6 min
December 22, 2022 Climate Quickie: How to have climate convos during the holidays
Why the blame game won’t work in climate and what to say instead during those pesky holiday season climate conversations, with atmospheric scientist, author, TED speaker and one of TIME’s 100 most influential people, Katharine Hayhoe on the Climate Curious podcast by TEDxLondon.
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.
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Created by TEDxLondon
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6 min

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