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Pride Climate Quickie: What is queer ecology?

Climate Curious - June 10, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This 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 ...

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Pride Climate Quickie: What is queer ecology?

Climate Curious - June 10, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes
This 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 ...

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Climate Quickie: What is artivism?

Climate Curious - May 25, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes
“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. A...

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Climate Quickie: What is artivism?

Climate Curious - May 25, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
“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. A...

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Climate Quickie: Why Guyana is a climate hero

Climate Curious - May 18, 2022 09:37 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
“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...

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Climate Quickie: Why Guyana is a climate hero

Climate Curious - May 18, 2022 09:37 - 5 minutes
“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...

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Climate Quickie: What it feels like to sue the government

Climate Curious - April 29, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes
Hear 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 stuf...

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Climate Quickie: What it feels like to sue the government

Climate Curious - April 29, 2022 05:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Hear 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 stuf...

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Earth Day Climate Quickie: How to handle your eco-anxiety

Climate Curious - April 22, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
This 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...

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Earth Day Climate Quickie: How to handle your eco-anxiety

Climate Curious - April 22, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes
This 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...

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Climate Quickie: Why the climate emergency is a race issue

Climate Curious - April 15, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes
Climate 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, r...

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Climate Quickie: Why the climate emergency is a race issue

Climate Curious - April 15, 2022 05:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Climate 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, r...

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Climate Quickie: How your gas stove is hurting you

Climate Curious - April 08, 2022 16:49 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
It 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, abo...

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Climate Quickie: How your gas stove is hurting you

Climate Curious - April 08, 2022 16:49 - 6 minutes
It 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, abo...

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Climate Quickie: Why climate change is a wicked problem

Climate Curious - March 24, 2022 06:00 - 5 minutes
Ever 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 wi...

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Climate Quickie: Why climate change is a wicked problem

Climate Curious - March 24, 2022 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Ever 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 wi...

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What really happens at a climate conference?

Climate Curious - February 09, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Dry 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 man...

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What really happens at a climate conference?

Climate Curious - February 09, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes
Dry 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 man...

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Best of Season 3

Climate Curious - February 02, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes
Ben 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 refres...

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Best of Season 3

Climate Curious - February 02, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
Ben 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 refres...

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How the EV dream is becoming a reality

Climate Curious - January 26, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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...

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How the EV dream is becoming a reality

Climate Curious - January 26, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes
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...

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Climate Quickie: How big oil play the blame game

Climate Curious - January 19, 2022 06:00 - 4 minutes
The 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 qui...

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Climate Quickie: How big oil play the blame game

Climate Curious - January 19, 2022 06:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
The 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 qui...

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Why methane reduction is the ultimate climate hack

Climate Curious - January 12, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
"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 powe...

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Why methane reduction is the ultimate climate hack

Climate Curious - January 12, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutes
"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 powe...

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

Climate Curious - January 05, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes
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...

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

Climate Curious - January 05, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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...

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

Climate Curious - December 29, 2021 06:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings
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 ca...

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

Climate Curious - December 29, 2021 06:00 - 5 minutes
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 ca...