Climate Decoded

Madeleine Watts is a writer of novels, stories, and essays. Madeleine's debut novel 'The Inland Sea,' was shortlisted for the 2021 Miles Franklin Literary Award, and her second novel, 'Elegy, Southwest,' was released in February. 'Elegy, Southwest,' follows a young married couple on a road trip, coming to terms with their marriage breakdown in the shadow of environmental collapse. In this chat, we talk about wildfire, fiction and what it means to have a sense of place in a climate-impacted world

You can find more about Madeleine Watts here.

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Olufunke Grace Bankole is a Nigerian American writer and novelist. A graduate of Harvard Law School, and a recipient of a Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowship, her debut novel 'The Edge of Water' hit shelves in February. 'The Edge of Water' tells the story of a young Nigerian woman navigating hopes, dreams and reconciliation as she arrives in New Orleans amidst a devastating storm. In this chat, we discuss the balance between desiring more and finding 'enough,' and the complex layers of climate conversations.

You can read more about Olufunke and The Edge of Water here. 

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Political scientist and energy expert Dr. Leah Stokes was presented with the 2024 Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication by Climate One. In this episode she discusses this award and more with Climate One's host Greg Dalton. Leah Stokes offers ways we can push for systemic change towards clean energy, and what this means for climate communication.

Be sure to check out Climate One's website for more compelling interviews.

You can read more about Dr Leah Stokes on her webpage here.

You can listen to Dr. Leah Stokes & Dr. Katharine Wilkinson's podcast "A Matter of Degrees" here.

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Emma Pattee is a climate journalist who self describes as 'your friendly neighborhood climate mom.' A writer who has contributed to the likes of The New York Times and The Guardian, she is now releasing her her debut novel 'Tilt.' 'Tilt' explores motherhood in the face of natural disaster, and how the foundations of our lives are built and shaken. The book follows Annie, who is nine months pregnant and shopping for a crib at IKEA when a massive earthquake hits Portland, Oregon. 

In 2021 Emma coined the term climate shadow, an alternative to climate footprint. She has written climate articles about climate fiction and parenting through the climate crisis. In this chat, we talk about how Emma balances both her and her reader's curiosities when writing, how to choose what to spend your time on, and the importance of subversive spaces. 

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Emma’s Substack “Just One More Question”

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Welcome to Season 3 of Climate Decoded, the podcast that deciphers climate change communication. We untangle how different narratives illuminate or obscure pathways to climate justice. 

This season, we have an abundance of climate comms content coming your way! 

Moving forward there will be three types of episodes:

In our Climate Chats, we speak to experts, authors, and activists from around the world. These are more unscripted and casual.

In our Climate Reviews, we review contemporary and classic pieces of creative and critical climate work, from books to films and beyond. Kind of like a climate change book club.

And in our Deep Dive Episodes, we really dig into the biggest climate topics of today, from misinformation to eco-anxiety to climate litigation. We spend months researching, interviewing, and considering nuanced perspectives to bring thoughtful, approachable analyses of big climate topics.

And occasionally, we do Episode Swaps with other climate change podcasts, to spread awareness about all the great conversations happening in the climate comms space.

Our mission with Climate Decoded is to improve climate media literacy, foster meaningful climate conversations and spur informed, just action on climate change. We hope you’ll share this episode with a friend, in an effort to do just that.

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On the final episode of Season 2, we talk with Mary Annaïse Heglar. Mary is a writer with a focus on climate change, climate grief and climate justice. She is author to several books, including the 2024 novel Troubled Waters, which navigates themes of love, family and Black resistance. Mary also co-hosts the popular podcast Spill with Amy Westervelt. We chatted with Mary about her experiences writing about climate, intergenerational healing and what makes a liveable future.

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Dr. M Jackson is a glaciologist, geographer, and National Geographic Explorer, with a number of public talks, award winning books and a Netflix show to her name. She advocates for a nuanced view of the future, embracing both positive and negative aspects, and stresses the need for adaptability and resilience in addressing climate change. In this episode, M talks with Kim about the interconnectedness of personal and environmental grief and the importance of finding the communication medium that works best for you.

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Ahead of COP29 kicking off on November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, we're dropping an old favourite episode into the Climate Decoded feed. Attracting tens of thousands of delegates, the Climate COP is the world's biggest climate conference, held annually with the aim of advancing collective decision-making on climate change. 

In this two-part episode, producers Greg and Izzie offer an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes of COP. They delve into the inherent challenges embedded in its structure, engage in conversations with a diverse range of COP participants, from former prime ministers to youth activists, and unravel this year’s big talking points - and all of this will be viewed through the prism of that stormy formative period in one's life: high school.

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Ahead of COP29 kicking off on November 11 in Baku, Azerbaijan, we're dropping an old favourite episode into the Climate Decoded feed. Attracting tens of thousands of delegates, the Climate COP is the world's biggest climate conference, held annually with the aim of advancing collective decision-making on climate change. 

In this two-part episode, producers Greg and Izzie offer an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes of COP. They delve into the inherent challenges embedded in its structure, engage in conversations with a diverse range of COP participants, from former prime ministers to youth activists, and unravel this year’s big talking points - and all of this will be viewed through the prism of that stormy formative period in one's life: high school.

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Ani Kame'enui is the Director for Strategic Initiatives and U.S. Policy and Advocacy at Breakthrough Energy, an organisation founded by Bill Gates with the goal of getting to net-zero emissions by 2050 through equitable access to affordable, reliable energy. Ani has over 15 years of climate, conservation, and advocacy campaign experience and is a policy aficionado. In this climate chat, Kim and Ani talk about U.S. climate policy, how to move the market to clean energy, and the three D's of Breakthrough Energy: discovery, development and deployment.

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