Climate Curious
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAre 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 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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Pride Climate Quickie: What is queer ecology?
June 10, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.3 MBThis Pride, we're revisiting a Quickie with iconic environmental and intersectional drag queen, Pattie Gonia. They give us a quick introduction to queer ecology – we're talking gender shifting fish, intersex birds, and even how trees can impregnate themselves. Yep – queerness is natural! Tune in to discover why queer ecology is so much more than "gay dolphins in the ocean". Instead, "queerness is just the oddity in this world to problem solve, no matter what, to almost be different, and to...
Climate Quickie: What is artivism?
May 25, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 14.6 MB“You need to understand you are much, much more powerful than the head of any big organisation that does not know how to sing and dance properly,” says Kumi Naidoo, a South African human rights and environmental activist, explaining how we can use our creative talents to drive climate action. Artivism in a nutshell? Don’t project your consciousness on the people that you’re trying to organise, Kumi explains. You need to come from a common place of understanding, and inspire them! Enjoyed ...
Climate Quickie: Why Guyana is a climate hero
May 18, 2022 09:37 - 5 minutes - 11.7 MB“It's not a story that gets told very often… about former colonial peoples standing up against the oil industry,” says Melinda Janki, the environmental lawyer taking on Exxon Mobil in one of South America’s most beautiful nature spots, Guyana. In this Climate Quickie, we learn about what’s going on in Guyana, and why deep sea oil drilling a carbon sink (i.e. a country which removes more carbon than it produces) is straight up “crazy”. Enjoyed this quickie? Why not listen to Melinda’s full ...
Climate Quickie: What it feels like to sue the government
April 29, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.19 MBHear about how you take on a government and win in this week’s Climate Quickie with legal powerhouse and founding CEO of ClientEarth, James Thornton. We revisit the clip where he shares his story about shutting down coal fired power stations in Poland, one lawsuit at a time. Pretty inspiring stuff! Enjoyed this quickie? Listen to our full-length chat with James on why the law can save the planet: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-the-law-can-save-the-planet/
Earth Day Climate Quickie: How to handle your eco-anxiety
April 22, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 6.68 MBThis Earth Day, take a step back from the noise and check-in with yourself. As climate change becomes more of a living reality, more and more of us are experiencing eco-anxiety, says 22-year-old activist Clover Hogan. In this week’s Climate Quickie we revisit a clip where she shares advice of how she catalysed her own eco-anxiety to step-up, not shut down in the face of climate change. If you enjoyed this Quickie why not listen to the full episode with Clover: why you feel anxious about cli...
Climate Quickie: Why the climate emergency is a race issue
April 15, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBClimate justice cannot happen without racial justice, says Member of Parliament for Tottenham and Foreign Shadow Secretary David Lammy on this week’s Climate Quickie. We’re revisiting Lammy’s episode where he explains why it’s vital for us to connect the dots between climate and racial justice, referring back to industrialisation’s exploitative past, and policies today which see black and brown people bearing the brunt of rising sea-levels, hotter temperatures and polluted air in cities. En...
Climate Quickie: How your gas stove is hurting you
April 08, 2022 16:49 - 6 minutes - 5.87 MBIt turns out there are big health issues sitting in your kitchen: in your gas stove. Nobody would burn coal in their kitchen without a chimney, so why are we burning gas in our homes without one? In this Climate Quickie we catch up with Executive Directive at Climate Imperative, Bruce Nilles, about the everyday household gas appliances that are damaging our health. Enjoyed this quickie? Listen to our full-length chat with Bruce on why your gas stove has to go: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast...
Climate Quickie: Why climate change is a wicked problem
March 24, 2022 06:00 - 5 minutes - 4.85 MBEver feel totally overwhelmed by the climate crisis, and like it’s too complicated an issue to solve? That’s because it’s a wicked problem. An interdependent problem that can feel impossible to solve. We catch up with neuroscientist specialising in polarisation, Dr. Kris De Mejer, about what a wicked problem is, and how it can make you feel like you can’t drive change. Enjoyed this quickie? Listen to our full-length chat with Kris on why there’s much more to climate action besides reducing y...
What really happens at a climate conference?
February 09, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes - 9.72 MBDry science, boring monologues, scary stats? Think again. In this week’s Climate Quickie, we get the low-down from Ben and Maryam on what really goes down at a climate conference. Tune in for a quick behind-the-scenes tour of TED Countdown 2021; the week which introduced Climate Curious to so many new amazing people, inspiring ideas, and fuelled our most intersectional season to date. Read the summary blog of season 3 highlights: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/best-of-season-3-climate-curious/
Best of Season 3
February 02, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBBen Hurst and Maryam Pasha take a look back on their favourite moments of Climate Curious Season 3 by TEDxLondon. This episode provides a handy overview of some of the most powerful insights and conversations from the series recorded at TED Countdown. Get up to speed on what you missed, or refresh your memory on some of the most jaw-dropping moments yet. Read the summary blog: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/best-of-season-3-climate-curious/
How the EV dream is becoming a reality
January 26, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThe 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 transpor...
Climate Quickie: How big oil play the blame game
January 19, 2022 06:00 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBThe fossil fuel industry wants you to think climate change is a lifestyle issue, says anti-fossil fuel environmental campaigner, Tzeporah Berman, in our latest Climate Quickie. Tune in to learn why oil companies want us to sit home, blame ourselves and focus on plastic straws. 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-wh...
Why methane reduction is the ultimate climate hack
January 12, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB"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 discov...
What farmers in India are doing to protect their crops from heat waves
January 05, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBA 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 far...
Climate Quickie: Why guilt and shame don’t drive climate action
December 29, 2021 06:00 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBWhy 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/
How climate tech got its sexy back
December 22, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MBWanna 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, lear...
Why talking is the most important thing you can do to fight climate change
December 15, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBHow 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 behi...
Why oceans are heroes, not victims
December 08, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB“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...
Why the climate crisis is a health crisis
December 01, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB“It’s impossible to have healthy people on a sick planet,” says climate and health campaigner Shweta Narayan, on the latest episode of Climate Curious by TEDxLondon. Shweta introduces a new perspective: by viewing climate change through the lens of the Hippocratic Oath — an ancient set of ethical standards sworn by physicians (and no, it has nothing to do with hippos!)— every person has a role to play in the climate fight. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst live from TED Countdo...
How seaweed reduces cow burps
November 24, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBGassy 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 t...
Climate Quickie: How to prevent climate activism burnout
November 17, 2021 15:32 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MBIf 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-th...
Why climate has a youthwashing problem
November 11, 2021 10:17 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBYouthwashing is the latest corporate eco marketing strategy. But young climate activists aren't falling for it, says environmental educator Isaias Hernandez, aka @QueerBrownVegan on the latest episode of the Climate Curious podcast by TEDxLondon. In a bid to try and clean up their image, multinational businesses (usually with a vested interest in fossil fuels), feature WAY too many young faces in their ads… and we’re over it. In this chat with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst, learn what i...
How cities are redefining what it means to be green
November 03, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 79.4 MBCities — if they are designed to be sustainable, equitable and joyous — are the best hope for humanity, says architect, author and TED speaker, Vishaan Chakrabarti, on the latest episode of TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious. This self-confessed city-lover aka ‘Professor Skyscraper’ is putting the joy back into our cities by designing communities that are cheaper to live in, easier to get around, and offer more collective, inter-generational and diverse living. Vishaan shares his vision for changin...
How cities are redefining what it means to be green
November 03, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBCities — if they are designed to be sustainable, equitable and joyous — are the best hope for humanity, says architect, author and TED speaker, Vishaan Chakrabarti, on the latest episode of TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious. This self-confessed city-lover aka ‘Professor Skyscraper’ is putting the joy back into our cities by designing communities that are cheaper to live in, easier to get around, and offer more collective, inter-generational and diverse living. Vishaan shares his vision for changi...
Climate Quickie: What even is COP?
October 29, 2021 04:30 - 5 minutes - 5.15 MBEveryone’s talking about COP26, but what is it? We sit down with Rt Hon. David Lammy MP, to get a 5-minute explainer on what this curious ‘COP’ is, which according to Lammy, is actually quite like a “festival” – count us in! Tune in to discover what really goes on at the ‘Conference of The Parties’, and why so much hinges on the 26th meeting this year in Glasgow. Enjoyed this quickie? Listen to our full-length chat with David Lammy MP from Season 1 on why climate justice can’t happen wi...
Climate Quickie: What even is COP?
October 29, 2021 04:30 - 5 minutes - 12.9 MBEveryone’s talking about COP26, but what is it? We sit down with Rt Hon. David Lammy MP, to get a 5-minute explainer on what this curious ‘COP’ is, which according to Lammy, is actually quite like a “festival” – count us in! Tune in to discover what really goes on at the ‘Conference of The Parties’, and why so much hinges on the 26th meeting this year in Glasgow. Enjoyed this quickie? Listen to our full-length chat with David Lammy MP from Season 1 on why climate justice can’t happen wit...
Why fossil fuels are the new weapons of mass destruction
October 27, 2021 07:54 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBIn what world would stockpiling something so deadly it threatens the future of human survival on planet Earth, make sense? Yep, that’s right, THIS planet! We're currently on track to produce 120% more oil, coal and gas (aka fossil fuels) in the next decade than the world can ever burn. So why are we still stockpiling it? In this jaw-dropping episode of Climate Curious by TEDxLondon, environmental campaigner, Tzeporah Berman, reveals the shocking grip the fossil fuel industry has on our gover...
Coming Soon: Season 3
October 25, 2021 13:04 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBWe're back! Launching October 27, co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst give a sneak peek of the climate goodies we'll be sharing in Season 3 of TEDxLondon's Climate Curious, recorded live from TED's Countdown event in Edinburgh.
Climate Quickie: What anti-apartheid can teach the climate movement
September 01, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBFrom 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 ...
Climate Quickie: Why climate change is unfair
August 25, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.57 MBWhy is it that the communities that have the least to do with creating climate change are the ones who suffer the most harm? You only have to look at Guyana, one of the world’s few carbon sinks, to see how flooding and a dangerously low sea level is putting the nation at risk of going underwater. In this Climate Quickie with environmental lawyer, Melinda Janki, hear her thoughts on why stories of the Global South’s pioneering approaches to the climate crisis are kept quiet, and how we can re...
How we can fight air pollution, together
August 18, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB“Our lungs are not experiments. Every single minute, every day, damage is being done. And that's what happened to Ella,” says clean air advocate Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah and mother of the late Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah in the latest episode of the Climate Curious podcast. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst to learn about how Rosamund took on the UK government and won a landmark case, what a future clean air act should look like and how it can help us save nearly 9 million lives ...
Climate Quickie: Why cheap food is killing us
August 11, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 9.69 MBThe biggest myth about healthy food? That it’s expensive. In this Climate Quickie with knowledge broker, community chef and food policy-maker Dee Woods, she breaks down how to find affordable, healthy food – think hyper-local! This visionary food actionist shares how if you cut out the middleman and shop directly from a grower, market gardener or farmer, you can shortcut to healthy, nutritious food. If you enjoyed this quickie, why not listen to Dee’s full episode on Climate Curious – How to...
Climate Quickie: Why cheap food is killing us
August 11, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBThe biggest myth about healthy food? That it’s expensive. In this Climate Quickie with knowledge broker, community chef and food policy-maker Dee Woods, she breaks down how to find affordable, healthy food – think hyper-local! This visionary food actionist shares how if you cut out the middleman and shop directly from a grower, market gardener or farmer, you can shortcut to healthy, nutritious food. If you enjoyed this quickie, why not listen to Dee’s full episode on Climate Curious – How t...
How culture can help us win the climate war, p.2
August 04, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 101 MBIn the second of a special two-part feature, we’re back with South African human rights and environmental activist, Kumi Naidoo, on how we can tap into culture, communications and identity to influence politics and reveal the truth about the climate crisis.
How culture can help us win the climate war, p.2
August 04, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBIn the second of a special two-part feature, we’re back with South African human rights and environmental activist, Kumi Naidoo, on how we can tap into culture, communications and identity to influence politics and reveal the truth about the climate crisis.
How culture can help us win the climate war, p.1
July 28, 2021 05:55 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBIn the first of a special Climate Curious two-part feature, we hear from the extraordinary South African human rights and environmental activist, Kumi Naidoo, on how we can tap into culture, communications and identity to influence politics and reveal the truth about the climate crisis. Read the highlights in our article: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climatecuriouskumi
Climate Quickie: What is queer ecology?
July 21, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.12 MBOur latest feature Climate Quickies gives you bitesize nuggets of climate goodies – in under 5 minutes! This week, we’re talking queer ecology – gender shifting fish, intersex birds, and how trees can impregnate themselves – with iconic environmental and intersectional drag queen, Pattie Gonia. If you enjoyed this quickie, why not listen to Pattie’s full episode on Climate Curious – Why Mother Nature is a Drag Queen: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-mother-nature-is-a-drag...
What’s going on with fish in West Africa?
July 14, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBSuperfood sardines, omega three and the ultimate brain food… fish is one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet, but overfishing is putting them at risk of destruction, and the local people who rely on them, says environmental social scientist Christina Hicks in the latest episode of the Climate Curious podcast. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst to explore why this topic feels so icky (hint – it’s a wicked problem!), why we need to open our eyes to the inefficiencies o...
Climate Quickie: Is a green economy going to cost too much?
July 07, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBOur latest feature Climate Quickies gives you bitesize nuggets of climate goodies – in under 5 minutes! First up: transitioning to a green economy – how much is it going to cost us? This week’s guest is economist, environmentalist and TED speaker, Angela Francis. She breaks down what a counterfactual is – and how you can use it to win over your friends about the benefits of a green economy! If you enjoyed this episode, listen to our full episode with Angela, How Green Money Can Make The Wor...
How the Guyanese people are fighting big oil
June 30, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBGuyana is a carbon sink and a climate leader, but has been airbrushed out of the global climate movement, as many developing countries are, says international environmental lawyer Melinda Janki in the most compelling episode to date of the Climate Curious podcast. “It's not a story that gets told very often… about former colonial peoples standing up against the oil industry,” says this superstar legal eagle, who has spent the last 25 years working to make environmental damage illegal and sav...
How green money can make the world go round
June 23, 2021 04:30 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB“Moving to a green economy delivers on the things that people are already worried about,” says TED Speaker, environmentalist and economist, Angela Francis, on the latest episode of the Climate Curious podcast by TEDxLondon. With over 1.4 million views on her TED Talk, this champion for the green economy breaks down what an economy is, how a green one would work, and why the dirty economy model must go. So how do we do it? Reshape our value systems, reward green businesses, and find ways to c...
How to be a global food citizen
June 16, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 80.1 MBVeganism isn’t the only answer to climate change, dignity and equity are, says knowledge broker, community chef and food policy-maker, Dee Woods. In this week’s Climate Curious by TEDxLondon, we’re discussing food – yum! Contributing to a whopping 21-37% of greenhouse gas emissions, the global food system needs a rethink, stat. Instead of restricting our diets, we need to reconnect with where our food comes from – so we can start making more localised, equitable choices. Join co-hosts Maryam ...
How to be a global food citizen
June 16, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBVeganism isn’t the only answer to climate change, dignity and equity are, says knowledge broker, community chef and food policy-maker, Dee Woods. In this week’s Climate Curious by TEDxLondon, we’re discussing food – yum! Contributing to a whopping 21-37% of greenhouse gas emissions, the global food system needs a rethink, stat. Instead of restricting our diets, we need to reconnect with where our food comes from – so we can start making more localised, equitable choices. Join co-hosts Maryam...
Why we need to stop hating on bugs
June 09, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBScary creepy crawlies, indestructible cockroaches and fluffy bumble bees… we’ve written narratives that have got bugs all wrong, says modern day explorer Will Hawkes in the latest episode of the Climate Curious podcast. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst to learn about the little known, but incredible role insects play in the world’s ecosystem – from helping us grow crops and keep pests under control – bugs need love, too. From planting herbs on your balcony, to eating organic ...
Why Mother Nature is a drag queen
June 02, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBIf you’ve ever thought about being a lady in the streets, but a freak on the peaks – this one’s for you! Thigh high boots, full glam and bouncy curls for days – Mother Nature’s had a makeover, and we’re not mad about it. In the first episode of Season 2 of TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious we're joined by the iconic environmentalist and intersectional drag queen, Pattie Gonia, who explains the need for everyone to connect to nature, why we must diversify the climate movement and why queer ecology...
Why Mother Nature is a drag queen
June 02, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 78.3 MBIf you’ve ever thought about being a lady in the streets, but a freak on the peaks – this one’s for you! Thigh high boots, full glam and bouncy curls for days – Mother Nature’s had a makeover, and we’re not mad about it. In the first episode of Season 2 of TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious we're joined by the iconic environmentalist and intersectional drag queen, Pattie Gonia, who explains the need for everyone to connect to nature, why we must diversify the climate movement and why queer ecology ...
Coming Soon: Season 2
May 26, 2021 06:10 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBWe're back! Launching June 2nd, co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst introduce some of the topics we’ll cover in Season 2 of TEDxLondon's Climate Curious.
Best of Season 1
January 19, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBJoin Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst in this bonus episode as they celebrate the highs and lows of season 1 of the Climate Curious podcast by TEDxLondon. From reminiscing on their most cringe-worthy climate confessions to reflecting on our guest’s most powerful insights, tune in to get geeky - in a fun way - and find out what we’ve really learnt in the first 8 episodes.
Why what you wear is about more than fashion
December 17, 2020 15:11 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBFar from being frivolous, fashion is cultural currency, a tool of self-expression, and a much-loved confidence boost, but sadly it’s a problematic friend. Whether you’re donning Primark or Prada, thanks to hazy supply chains and labour practices, there’s no guarantee as to who made your clothes, and how sustainable they really are. In this episode of TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious we’re joined by Baroness Lola Young, an activist, author, crossbench peer in the House of Lords, and Chancellor of...
Why the law can save the planet
December 09, 2020 07:30 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBForget imaginary superheroes, there is a team of legal avengers that are fighting every day on behalf of us and the planet. These legal heroes are shutting down coal power plants in Poland, re-designing what law looks like in China, making air pollution a thing of the past in the UK and uniting with local communities in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia and the Republic of Congo to stop deforestation. In this episode of TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious, we’re joined by the legal powerhouse that is Jam...