60 acast.com Climate Decoded https://climatedecoded.com/ en Climate Decoded climate,climate change,climate action,climate justice ,climate crisis,climate science,climate solutions,climate change communication Climate Decoded The podcast that deciphers climate change communication. We talk about how we talk about climate change.

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]]> false Climate Decoded info+652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529@mg-eu.acast.com 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 climate-decoded serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529/1697585094259-41fbed9de32fd75c0eb325616fb272cd.jpeg https://climatedecoded.com/ Climate Decoded Bye for now Bye for now Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT 14:00 6976c517283ec80e15767488 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/bye-for-now 6976c517283ec80e15767488 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 bye-for-now Thanks, and see you soon! full Hi there, Climate Decoded listeners, Kim here. Truth is I've been putting off posting this episode, partially because it's hard to say goodbye (for now) to Climate Decoded. We're taking a break to step back and reassess how we want to tackle climate pod-ing in the current landscape, and to take appropriate time to think through the next iteration of Climate Decoded. We intend to be back, we're just not sure in what format and when.


This episode is a love letter to our listeners, contributors, interviewees, and well, each other, for everything over the years. THANK YOU. Whether you're out there striking up conversations with loved ones about climate change, mobilizing with your local advocacy groups for climate justice, working a maybe not as glamorous job improving water management in your city or installing heat pumps and improving building efficiency, whether you're a science teacher, researcher, or someone taking daily actions - big or small - toward a better world, we want you to know you're not alone. Tackling climate change is a global effort, and we are with you in community. We send you fortitude, love, and active hope, wherever you're out there listening from. Keep up the climate work.


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]]> Hi there, Climate Decoded listeners, Kim here. Truth is I've been putting off posting this episode, partially because it's hard to say goodbye (for now) to Climate Decoded. We're taking a break to step back and reassess how we want to tackle climate pod-ing in the current landscape, and to take appropriate time to think through the next iteration of Climate Decoded. We intend to be back, we're just not sure in what format and when.


This episode is a love letter to our listeners, contributors, interviewees, and well, each other, for everything over the years. THANK YOU. Whether you're out there striking up conversations with loved ones about climate change, mobilizing with your local advocacy groups for climate justice, working a maybe not as glamorous job improving water management in your city or installing heat pumps and improving building efficiency, whether you're a science teacher, researcher, or someone taking daily actions - big or small - toward a better world, we want you to know you're not alone. Tackling climate change is a global effort, and we are with you in community. We send you fortitude, love, and active hope, wherever you're out there listening from. Keep up the climate work.


Bye for now. Thanks for everything, and see you again soon.

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]]> <![CDATA[Climate Fiction: Effective Storytelling using Utopia, Dystopia, and Near-present "Reality" ]]> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 03:00:00 GMT 1:10:41 68fec26a18bcdad2ab2aa855 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/climate-fiction-effective-storytelling-using-utopia-dystopia 68fec26a18bcdad2ab2aa855 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 climate-fiction-effective-storytelling-using-utopia-dystopia full 3 13 I'm this long-form deep dive, Kim and Jamie explore Climates Fiction, or CliFi, through three different storytelling techniques: utopian futures, dystopian futures, and fictional stories closer to our present day reality.


Featured writers include:

Francesco Verso | Future Fiction editor and author of many climate fiction stories

Vajra Chandrasekera | Author of The Saint of Bright Doors (2023) and Rakesfall (2024)

Agustina Bazterrica | Author of Tender is the Flesh (2017) and The Unworthy (2023)

Madeleine Watts | Author of The Inland Sea (2021) and Elegy, Southwest (2025)

Olufunke Grace Bankole | Author of The Edge of Water (2025)

Sarena Ulibarri | Author of Another Life (2025) and Steel Tree (2023)

Susanna Kwan | Author of Awake in the Floating City (2025)


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]]> I'm this long-form deep dive, Kim and Jamie explore Climates Fiction, or CliFi, through three different storytelling techniques: utopian futures, dystopian futures, and fictional stories closer to our present day reality.


Featured writers include:

Francesco Verso | Future Fiction editor and author of many climate fiction stories

Vajra Chandrasekera | Author of The Saint of Bright Doors (2023) and Rakesfall (2024)

Agustina Bazterrica | Author of Tender is the Flesh (2017) and The Unworthy (2023)

Madeleine Watts | Author of The Inland Sea (2021) and Elegy, Southwest (2025)

Olufunke Grace Bankole | Author of The Edge of Water (2025)

Sarena Ulibarri | Author of Another Life (2025) and Steel Tree (2023)

Susanna Kwan | Author of Awake in the Floating City (2025)


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]]> Storming the Wall: Todd Miller on Climate Migration Storming the Wall: Todd Miller on Climate Migration Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT 54:42 68464bafa13d33737336c5aa false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/storming-the-wall-todd-miller-on-climate-migration 68464bafa13d33737336c5aa 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 storming-the-wall-todd-miller-on-climate-migration full 3 12 Journalist and writer Todd Miller has researched and written about border issues for more than 15 years. He resides in Tucson, Arizona, but also has spent many years living and working in Oaxaca, Mexico. His work has appeared in the New York Times, TomDispatch, The Nation, San Francisco Chronicle, In These Times, Guernica, and Al Jazeera English, among other places. Todd has authored four books: Build Bridges, Not Walls: A Journey to a World Without Borders (City Lights, 2021) Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the U.S. Border Around the World (Verso, 2019), Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security (City Lights, 2017), and Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security (City Lights, 2014). In this chat, Jamie and Kim talk with Todd about "Storming the Wall," the economic and ethical costs of militarizing our border, and the language used in different migration spaces. Check out weekly updates from Todd at The Border Chronicle.


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]]> Journalist and writer Todd Miller has researched and written about border issues for more than 15 years. He resides in Tucson, Arizona, but also has spent many years living and working in Oaxaca, Mexico. His work has appeared in the New York Times, TomDispatch, The Nation, San Francisco Chronicle, In These Times, Guernica, and Al Jazeera English, among other places. Todd has authored four books: Build Bridges, Not Walls: A Journey to a World Without Borders (City Lights, 2021) Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the U.S. Border Around the World (Verso, 2019), Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security (City Lights, 2017), and Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security (City Lights, 2014). In this chat, Jamie and Kim talk with Todd about "Storming the Wall," the economic and ethical costs of militarizing our border, and the language used in different migration spaces. Check out weekly updates from Todd at The Border Chronicle.


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]]> Interconnected through reading: The purpose of art in climate comms with Vajra Chandrasekera Interconnected through reading: The purpose of art in climate comms with Vajra Chandrasekera Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT 20:57 683d39b162f4742d486ed446 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/interconnected-through-reading-the-purpose-of-art-in-climate 683d39b162f4742d486ed446 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 interconnected-through-reading-the-purpose-of-art-in-climate full 3 11 Vajra Chandrasekera is a writer from Colombo, Sri Lanka. His debut novel The Saint of Bright Doors (2023) won Nebula, Ignyte, Crawford, and Locus awards, and was nominated for the Le Guin, Lammy, and Hugo, among others. His second novel Rakesfall (2024) won the Otherwise Award and is a Nebula and Locus award finalist, and was selected as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, NPR, and Esquire. His short stories, poems, and articles have appeared in many publications including Clarkesworld, West Branch, and The Los Angeles Times. In this chat, Vajra discusses the value of art in exploring different aspects of humanity, climate fiction as a theme in writing alongside capitalism and empire, and the writing pleasure in subverting literary tropes.


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]]> Vajra Chandrasekera is a writer from Colombo, Sri Lanka. His debut novel The Saint of Bright Doors (2023) won Nebula, Ignyte, Crawford, and Locus awards, and was nominated for the Le Guin, Lammy, and Hugo, among others. His second novel Rakesfall (2024) won the Otherwise Award and is a Nebula and Locus award finalist, and was selected as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, NPR, and Esquire. His short stories, poems, and articles have appeared in many publications including Clarkesworld, West Branch, and The Los Angeles Times. In this chat, Vajra discusses the value of art in exploring different aspects of humanity, climate fiction as a theme in writing alongside capitalism and empire, and the writing pleasure in subverting literary tropes.


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]]> Future Fiction and Solarpunk: A Climate Chat with Francesco Verso Future Fiction and Solarpunk: A Climate Chat with Francesco Verso Mon, 26 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT 39:52 6833640e381499796b7fe98e false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/francesco-verso 6833640e381499796b7fe98e 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 francesco-verso full 3 10 Francesco Verso is the most translated Italian Science Fiction author abroad of the last 20 years. He founded the publishing house Future Fiction with the mission of translating more climate fiction in different languages from around the world. Future Fiction anthologies have featured cli-fi works originally written in Chinese, Hindi, Urdu and more than a dozen others. In this climate chat, Francesco discusses the value in battling the monoculture and the importance of celebrating a diversity of perspectives, the Solarpunk movement, and utopian visions of our shared climate future.


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]]> Francesco Verso is the most translated Italian Science Fiction author abroad of the last 20 years. He founded the publishing house Future Fiction with the mission of translating more climate fiction in different languages from around the world. Future Fiction anthologies have featured cli-fi works originally written in Chinese, Hindi, Urdu and more than a dozen others. In this climate chat, Francesco discusses the value in battling the monoculture and the importance of celebrating a diversity of perspectives, the Solarpunk movement, and utopian visions of our shared climate future.


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]]> The Magic of a Single Seed: A Climate Review of FernGully The Magic of a Single Seed: A Climate Review of FernGully Mon, 19 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT 40:48 682a3a29696b5d123298a76e false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/ferngully-the-last-rainforest-on-the-magic-of-a-single-seed 682a3a29696b5d123298a76e 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 ferngully-the-last-rainforest-on-the-magic-of-a-single-seed full 3 9 FernGully: The Last Rainforest, is a 1992 animated fantasy film and part of the environmental film canon. The story takes place in the magical world of FernGully, where fairies and animals are guardians of the forest. Curious fairy Christer has accidentally shrunk a human logger, and is on a quest to protect the forest from a resurgent fossil fuel driven being called Hexus. Action aside, it’s also a banger musical!


In this Climate Review episode, Kim and Izzie talk through the main plot beats. In between gusts of nostalgia, they discuss how FernGully lands today as a communication piece, their great love for Robin Williams, and what can be said of the film's theory of change. Does, indeed, the power to change does rest in the magic of a single seed?


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]]> FernGully: The Last Rainforest, is a 1992 animated fantasy film and part of the environmental film canon. The story takes place in the magical world of FernGully, where fairies and animals are guardians of the forest. Curious fairy Christer has accidentally shrunk a human logger, and is on a quest to protect the forest from a resurgent fossil fuel driven being called Hexus. Action aside, it’s also a banger musical!


In this Climate Review episode, Kim and Izzie talk through the main plot beats. In between gusts of nostalgia, they discuss how FernGully lands today as a communication piece, their great love for Robin Williams, and what can be said of the film's theory of change. Does, indeed, the power to change does rest in the magic of a single seed?


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]]> Changing Relationships in a Climate-changed World: A Climate Chat with Susanna Kwan Changing Relationships in a Climate-changed World: A Climate Chat with Susanna Kwan Mon, 12 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT 21:10 681d19ad8b1f3232bc337e12 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/changing-relationships-in-a-climate-changed-world-a-climate- 681d19ad8b1f3232bc337e12 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 changing-relationships-in-a-climate-changed-world-a-climate- full 3 8 Susanna Kwan is an artist and writer from San Francisco. Her work has been supported by fellowships from Kundiman, Storyknife, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, The Writers' Grotto, and Vanderbilt University. “Awake in the Floating City” is her first novel.


Susanna and I met at her Richmond district home in San Francisco. In this chat, we talk about caregiving relationships in the face of disaster, the meaning of home and how that changes in the face of climate change, and immigrant stories in the Bay Area. “Awake in the Floating City” is out now.


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]]> Susanna Kwan is an artist and writer from San Francisco. Her work has been supported by fellowships from Kundiman, Storyknife, Oak Spring Garden Foundation, The Writers' Grotto, and Vanderbilt University. “Awake in the Floating City” is her first novel.


Susanna and I met at her Richmond district home in San Francisco. In this chat, we talk about caregiving relationships in the face of disaster, the meaning of home and how that changes in the face of climate change, and immigrant stories in the Bay Area. “Awake in the Floating City” is out now.


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]]> <![CDATA[Youth Partnerships for Loss & Damage: A Climate Chat with Ineza Umuhoza Grace and Kevin Mtai]]> Mon, 05 May 2025 15:18:26 GMT 28:15 6818d6c2609de35278918551 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/youth-partnerships-for-loss-damage-a-climate-chat-with-ineza 6818d6c2609de35278918551 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 youth-partnerships-for-loss-damage-a-climate-chat-with-ineza full 3 7 Ineza Umuhoza Grace and Kevin Mtai work together on the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition, an organisation that advocates for the establishment of new and adequate sources of finance to address loss and damage, the consequences of climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to. Ineza is an eco-feminist from Kigali, Rwanda, a NatGeo explorer, and was a Global Citizen Prize winner in 2023. Kevin is a Kenyan climate justice activist and co-founder of the Kenya Environmental Action Network. 


In this chat, we talk about how the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition began in the wake of COP25 in Madrid, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, communicating authentically across platforms, and financing solutions that benefit all instead of just a few.


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]]> Ineza Umuhoza Grace and Kevin Mtai work together on the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition, an organisation that advocates for the establishment of new and adequate sources of finance to address loss and damage, the consequences of climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to. Ineza is an eco-feminist from Kigali, Rwanda, a NatGeo explorer, and was a Global Citizen Prize winner in 2023. Kevin is a Kenyan climate justice activist and co-founder of the Kenya Environmental Action Network. 


In this chat, we talk about how the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition began in the wake of COP25 in Madrid, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets, communicating authentically across platforms, and financing solutions that benefit all instead of just a few.


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]]> Ocean Narratives: A Climate Chat with Dr. Jane Lubchenco Ocean Narratives: A Climate Chat with Dr. Jane Lubchenco Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT 27:11 68092b243744a61721b60dc4 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/the-ocean-is-too-central-to-ignore-a-climate-chat-about-ocea 68092b243744a61721b60dc4 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 the-ocean-is-too-central-to-ignore-a-climate-chat-about-ocea full 3 6 Dr. Jane Lubchenco is an eminent environmental scientist and marine ecologist who was formerly the Administrator of NOAA, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She is a Distinguished Professor and the Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology at Oregon State University, and in 2021 was loaned to the White House to serve as Deputy Director for Climate and the Environment in the Office of Science and Technology Policy under the Biden administration. She previously co-founded three organizations that train scientists to be better communicators and engage more effectively with the public, policy makers, media and industry: COMPASS, the Leopold Leadership Program (now the Earth Leadership Program), and Climate Central. She believes we can harness science and creativity and work with nature to achieve a healthy and resilient oceans, productive landscapes, vibrant communities and people.


This interview was done before Dr. Lubchenco gave a public talk at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon on April 16, 2025. We discuss a new narrative for thinking about the ocean - from “Too Big to Fail” to “Too Big to Fix” to “Too Central to Ignore." She also shares some reactions to the current administration in relation to NOAA. You can listen to the recording of her public talk at hmsc.oregonstate.edu.


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]]> Dr. Jane Lubchenco is an eminent environmental scientist and marine ecologist who was formerly the Administrator of NOAA, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She is a Distinguished Professor and the Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology at Oregon State University, and in 2021 was loaned to the White House to serve as Deputy Director for Climate and the Environment in the Office of Science and Technology Policy under the Biden administration. She previously co-founded three organizations that train scientists to be better communicators and engage more effectively with the public, policy makers, media and industry: COMPASS, the Leopold Leadership Program (now the Earth Leadership Program), and Climate Central. She believes we can harness science and creativity and work with nature to achieve a healthy and resilient oceans, productive landscapes, vibrant communities and people.


This interview was done before Dr. Lubchenco gave a public talk at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon on April 16, 2025. We discuss a new narrative for thinking about the ocean - from “Too Big to Fail” to “Too Big to Fix” to “Too Central to Ignore." She also shares some reactions to the current administration in relation to NOAA. You can listen to the recording of her public talk at hmsc.oregonstate.edu.


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]]> Dystopian Futures: A Climate Chat with Agustina Bazterrica, author of “The Unworthy” Dystopian Futures: A Climate Chat with Agustina Bazterrica, author of “The Unworthy” Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT 20:19 68057e5d4c1756d49cb268b6 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/dystopian-futures-a-climate-chat-with-agustina-bazterrica-au 68057e5d4c1756d49cb268b6 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 dystopian-futures-a-climate-chat-with-agustina-bazterrica-au full 3 5 Agustina Bazterrica is an Argentine writer known for her work in the 'feminist horror' genre, particularly her 2017 dystopian novel 'Tender is the Flesh' about industrialized cannibalism. She is the recipient of multiple literary prizes and 'Tender is the Flesh' is now being adapted for the screen. Agustina's most recent novel is 'The Unworthy,' set in a post-apocolytpic world ravaged by the climate crisis, where young women in a convent must do terrible things to survive. In this chat, we talk about the importance of language as a political act, the creative process, and how some dystopian "futures" are happening right now.


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]]> Agustina Bazterrica is an Argentine writer known for her work in the 'feminist horror' genre, particularly her 2017 dystopian novel 'Tender is the Flesh' about industrialized cannibalism. She is the recipient of multiple literary prizes and 'Tender is the Flesh' is now being adapted for the screen. Agustina's most recent novel is 'The Unworthy,' set in a post-apocolytpic world ravaged by the climate crisis, where young women in a convent must do terrible things to survive. In this chat, we talk about the importance of language as a political act, the creative process, and how some dystopian "futures" are happening right now.


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]]> Storytelling in the Near Past: A Climate Chat with Madeleine Watts Storytelling in the Near Past: A Climate Chat with Madeleine Watts Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT 28:50 67fc76b17b4fe9379bef1a11 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/storytelling-in-the-near-past-a-climate-chat-with-madeleine- 67fc76b17b4fe9379bef1a11 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 storytelling-in-the-near-past-a-climate-chat-with-madeleine- full 3 4 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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]]> 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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]]> Communicating across Oceans and Generations: A Climate Chat with Olufunke Grace Bankole Communicating across Oceans and Generations: A Climate Chat with Olufunke Grace Bankole Mon, 07 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT 21:53 67f3467de7c954864df1a2c7 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/communicating-across-oceans-and-generations-climate-chat-wit 67f3467de7c954864df1a2c7 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 communicating-across-oceans-and-generations-climate-chat-wit full 3 3 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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]]> 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.


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]]> Electrifying the World: An Episode Swap with Climate One ft. Leah Stokes Electrifying the World: An Episode Swap with Climate One ft. Leah Stokes Mon, 31 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT 59:38 67ea13de1ffa4f6f0a706745 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/episode-swap-climate-one-ft-leah-stokes 67ea13de1ffa4f6f0a706745 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 episode-swap-climate-one-ft-leah-stokes full 3 2 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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]]> 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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]]> From Journalism to Fiction: A Climate Chat with Emma Pattee From Journalism to Fiction: A Climate Chat with Emma Pattee Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT 44:19 67e08670511f1304b0ec7256 false https://climatedecoded.com/season-3 67e08670511f1304b0ec7256 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 climate-chat-emma-pattee full 3 1 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 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. 


Buy Emma’s novel TILT

Emma’s Substack “Just One More Question”

Emma’s website


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]]> Season 3 Trailer Season 3 Trailer Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:57:41 GMT 2:07 67e075c6639ec2394a4710d5 false https://climatedecoded.com/season-3 67e075c6639ec2394a4710d5 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 season-3-trailer Chats, Reviews, and Deep Dives full 3 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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]]> 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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]]> Intergenerational Healing - A Climate Chat with Mary Annaïse Heglar Intergenerational Healing - A Climate Chat with Mary Annaïse Heglar Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:00:33 GMT 26:31 674cb3dc3bd1d4df28f77ee0 false https://climatedecoded.com/season-2 674cb3dc3bd1d4df28f77ee0 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 intergenerational-healing-climate-chat-with-mary-annaise-heg full 2 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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]]> 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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]]> Finding your Communication Medium: A Climate Chat with Dr. M Jackson Finding your Communication Medium: A Climate Chat with Dr. M Jackson Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:00:35 GMT 27:02 673a2889d3a0091de25a6db1 false https://climatedecoded.com/season-2 673a2889d3a0091de25a6db1 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 finding-your-communication-medium-a-climate-chat-with-dr-m-j full 2 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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]]> 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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]]> The Climate COP: A High School Reunion for the Climate World, Part 2 The Climate COP: A High School Reunion for the Climate World, Part 2 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 06:00:08 GMT 48:16 6727dda984407ac82ea1da9b false https://climatedecoded.com/season-2 6727dda984407ac82ea1da9b 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 climate-cop-a-high-school-reunion-for-the-climate-world-2 full 2 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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]]> The Climate COP: A High School Reunion for the Climate World, Part 1 The Climate COP: A High School Reunion for the Climate World, Part 1 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 05:00:02 GMT 35:27 671d1af322be238ac9a70d9c false https://climatedecoded.com 671d1af322be238ac9a70d9c 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 the-climate-cop-a-high-school-reunion-for-the-climate-world- full 2 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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]]> <![CDATA[Policy Advocacy Breakthroughs: A Climate Chat with Ani Kame'enui]]> Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:00:40 GMT 28:29 670bf65549737992468cae57 false https://climatedecoded.com/season-2 670bf65549737992468cae57 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 policy-advocacy-breakthroughs-a-climate-chat-with-ani-kameen Climate Chats full 2 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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]]> 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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]]> Environmental Defenders: Caretakers of Our Future Environmental Defenders: Caretakers of Our Future Wed, 09 Oct 2024 05:00:25 GMT 38:51 6703e504a77002bfdde702ec false https://climatedecoded.com/season-2 6703e504a77002bfdde702ec 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 environmental-defenders-caretakers-of-our-future full 2 2 Environmental defenders — who work on the frontlines of climate change — face multiple dangers, legal and lethal. In this episode, we investigate the role of communication in their frontline work and how it can both amplify and counter the dangers they face.



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]]> Environmental defenders — who work on the frontlines of climate change — face multiple dangers, legal and lethal. In this episode, we investigate the role of communication in their frontline work and how it can both amplify and counter the dangers they face.



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]]> Climate Adaptation at Scale: A Climate Chat with Celine Novenario Climate Adaptation at Scale: A Climate Chat with Celine Novenario Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:00:58 GMT 46:27 66f19050df5b4a5829c4cd86 false https://climatedecoded.com/ 66f19050df5b4a5829c4cd86 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 climate-adaptation-at-scale-a-climate-chat-with-celine-noven Climate Chats full 2 In this Climate Chat, Celine Novenario talks about her work in communicating climate adaptation. At the time of recording, Celine was the Senior Communications Manager at the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA). The GCA works to accelerate action on adaptation to climate change, supporting adaptation solutions at the international and the local levels and partnering with the public and the private sector. Celine and Kim talk about strategies for communicating climate adaptation, optimism around the climate solutions that already exist and focusing on what we can change right now.   


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]]> In this Climate Chat, Celine Novenario talks about her work in communicating climate adaptation. At the time of recording, Celine was the Senior Communications Manager at the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA). The GCA works to accelerate action on adaptation to climate change, supporting adaptation solutions at the international and the local levels and partnering with the public and the private sector. Celine and Kim talk about strategies for communicating climate adaptation, optimism around the climate solutions that already exist and focusing on what we can change right now.   


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]]> Finding Net Zero with Integrity: A Climate Chat with Alexis McGivern Finding Net Zero with Integrity: A Climate Chat with Alexis McGivern Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:00:45 GMT 58:32 66db50e39ed366d664cc742f false https://climatedecoded.com/ 66db50e39ed366d664cc742f 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 finding-net-zero-with-integrity-a-climate-chat-with-alexis-m Climate Chats full 2 In this first Climate Chat, Alexis McGivern talks about her work at the last climate COP, reaching for net zero, and the uplifting idea of radical hope. Alexis is the Net Zero Standards Manager at Oxford Net Zero. She works within the engagement team, which bridges academia and practice. She has worked closely with the International Standards Organization (ISO) on creating a set of guidelines which is now being converted into an ISO standard on what it means to reach net zero and what it means to get to net zero at an organizational level.


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]]> In this first Climate Chat, Alexis McGivern talks about her work at the last climate COP, reaching for net zero, and the uplifting idea of radical hope. Alexis is the Net Zero Standards Manager at Oxford Net Zero. She works within the engagement team, which bridges academia and practice. She has worked closely with the International Standards Organization (ISO) on creating a set of guidelines which is now being converted into an ISO standard on what it means to reach net zero and what it means to get to net zero at an organizational level.


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]]> Climate Litigation: Taking Climate Change to the Courts Climate Litigation: Taking Climate Change to the Courts Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:00:33 GMT 35:23 66d49b33b85cd70d2d817fc4 false https://climatedecoded.com/ 66d49b33b85cd70d2d817fc4 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 climate-litigation-taking-climate-change-to-the-courts full 2 1 Climate change litigation is increasingly deployed as a tool to hold governments, private entities and corporations legally accountable in their failure to adequately address climate change. Reasons for climate change litigation cases are varied, ranging from a need to advance climate policy to the infringement of human rights. In turn, litigation strategies are also varied, but the goal remains the same: catalyse targeted and impactful action against climate change at regional, national and international levels. 


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]]> Climate change litigation is increasingly deployed as a tool to hold governments, private entities and corporations legally accountable in their failure to adequately address climate change. Reasons for climate change litigation cases are varied, ranging from a need to advance climate policy to the infringement of human rights. In turn, litigation strategies are also varied, but the goal remains the same: catalyse targeted and impactful action against climate change at regional, national and international levels. 


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]]> Climate Decoded: Season 2 Trailer Climate Decoded: Season 2 Trailer Mon, 19 Aug 2024 04:00:49 GMT 2:08 66c073ad97d5e0cc4f4b3e6a false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/climate-decoded-season-2-trailer 66c073ad97d5e0cc4f4b3e6a 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 climate-decoded-season-2-trailer trailer 2 Climate Decoded is back for a second season! This time, we're delving even deeper into the critical climate change issues. We'll explore how structures of power influence climate change and its communication, bringing listeners into spaces to which they otherwise might not have access. We'll cover topics such as climate litigation, the work of environmental defenders, the far-right's co-option of climate communication and how climate fiction helps us envision alternative futures. Launching Monday, 2nd September, wherever you get your podcasts.


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]]> Climate Decoded is back for a second season! This time, we're delving even deeper into the critical climate change issues. We'll explore how structures of power influence climate change and its communication, bringing listeners into spaces to which they otherwise might not have access. We'll cover topics such as climate litigation, the work of environmental defenders, the far-right's co-option of climate communication and how climate fiction helps us envision alternative futures. Launching Monday, 2nd September, wherever you get your podcasts.


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]]> Climate Anxiety: Feeling Our Way Towards Climate Solutions Climate Anxiety: Feeling Our Way Towards Climate Solutions Mon, 11 Dec 2023 20:52:42 GMT 38:00 6577769b4453180012ccc649 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/climate-anxiety-feeling-our-way-towards-climate-solutions 6577769b4453180012ccc649 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 climate-anxiety-feeling-our-way-towards-climate-solutions full 1 5 In this episode of Climate Decoded, we unpack climate anxiety. Climate anxiety is one common term, but there are a lot of different names — ecological grief, eco-anxiety, solastalgia.


The effect climate change has on your emotions varies based on a lot of factors. Your age, your income, any risks you’re facing — all that makes a difference. Climate justice — or rather, injustice — also plays a role. Global North countries produce the vast majority of carbon emissions, but Global South countries often suffer the most severe impacts of climate change.


John Aruta, an associate professor of psychology at De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines, offers perspective as a psychology researcher in one of the countries hardest hit by both climate and climate anxiety. He also explains how the language used to talk about climate anxiety can make or break the support people can get. Skye Barrow speaks as a young person with both general anxiety and climate anxiety finding hope through action. Ayomide Olude, project manager of the Nigeria-based Eco-Anxiety Africa Project, explores some of the many emotions that can stem from eco-anxiety, as well as some of the big-picture changes needed to tackle climate anxiety. And Thomas Doherty, an Oregon-based psychologist, breaks down actionable techniques for working through climate anxiety. 


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]]> In this episode of Climate Decoded, we unpack climate anxiety. Climate anxiety is one common term, but there are a lot of different names — ecological grief, eco-anxiety, solastalgia.


The effect climate change has on your emotions varies based on a lot of factors. Your age, your income, any risks you’re facing — all that makes a difference. Climate justice — or rather, injustice — also plays a role. Global North countries produce the vast majority of carbon emissions, but Global South countries often suffer the most severe impacts of climate change.


John Aruta, an associate professor of psychology at De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines, offers perspective as a psychology researcher in one of the countries hardest hit by both climate and climate anxiety. He also explains how the language used to talk about climate anxiety can make or break the support people can get. Skye Barrow speaks as a young person with both general anxiety and climate anxiety finding hope through action. Ayomide Olude, project manager of the Nigeria-based Eco-Anxiety Africa Project, explores some of the many emotions that can stem from eco-anxiety, as well as some of the big-picture changes needed to tackle climate anxiety. And Thomas Doherty, an Oregon-based psychologist, breaks down actionable techniques for working through climate anxiety. 


Find resources mentioned in the episode and more at www.climatedecoded.com.

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]]> The COP: A High School Reunion for the Climate World, Part 2 The COP: A High School Reunion for the Climate World, Part 2 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:41:32 GMT 49:16 6570098c6d5c5b00126772d8 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/the-cop-a-high-school-reunion-for-the-climate-world-pt-2 6570098c6d5c5b00126772d8 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 the-cop-a-high-school-reunion-for-the-climate-world-pt-2 full 1 4 The Conference of the Parties, commonly referred to as COP, represents the largest annual gathering worldwide dedicated to addressing climate change. Organised under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COPs are hosted by different nations on a rotating basis. This series of conferences commenced in Berlin in 1995, and since then, 27 COP events have taken place. Notable among these are COP21 in Paris in 2015, which led to the historic Paris Agreement; COP3 in Kyoto in 1997, instrumental in establishing the Kyoto Protocol, and the less successful COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009. The current iteration, COP28, is scheduled to convene in Dubai in late November 2023. 


In this two-part segment, 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.


The COP is the high school reunion for the climate world.

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]]> The Conference of the Parties, commonly referred to as COP, represents the largest annual gathering worldwide dedicated to addressing climate change. Organised under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COPs are hosted by different nations on a rotating basis. This series of conferences commenced in Berlin in 1995, and since then, 27 COP events have taken place. Notable among these are COP21 in Paris in 2015, which led to the historic Paris Agreement; COP3 in Kyoto in 1997, instrumental in establishing the Kyoto Protocol, and the less successful COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009. The current iteration, COP28, is scheduled to convene in Dubai in late November 2023. 


In this two-part segment, 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.


The COP is the high school reunion for the climate world.

Find resources mentioned in the episode and more at www.climatedecoded.com.

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]]> The COP: A High School Reunion for the Climate World, Part 1 The COP: A High School Reunion for the Climate World, Part 1 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:00:30 GMT 35:39 655a815d0418cd00122cb596 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/the-cop-a-high-school-reunion-for-the-climate-world-part-1 655a815d0418cd00122cb596 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 the-cop-a-high-school-reunion-for-the-climate-world-part-1 full 1 3 The Conference of the Parties, commonly referred to as COP, represents the largest annual gathering worldwide dedicated to addressing climate change. Organised under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COPs are hosted by different nations on a rotating basis. This series of conferences commenced in Berlin in 1995, and since then, 27 COP events have taken place. Notable among these are COP21 in Paris in 2015, which led to the historic Paris Agreement; COP3 in Kyoto in 1997, instrumental in establishing the Kyoto Protocol, and the less successful COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009. The current iteration, COP28, is scheduled to convene in Dubai in late November 2023. 

In this two-part segment, 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.

The COP is the high school reunion for the climate world.

Find resources mentioned in the episode and more at www.climatedecoded.com.

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]]> The Conference of the Parties, commonly referred to as COP, represents the largest annual gathering worldwide dedicated to addressing climate change. Organised under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), COPs are hosted by different nations on a rotating basis. This series of conferences commenced in Berlin in 1995, and since then, 27 COP events have taken place. Notable among these are COP21 in Paris in 2015, which led to the historic Paris Agreement; COP3 in Kyoto in 1997, instrumental in establishing the Kyoto Protocol, and the less successful COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009. The current iteration, COP28, is scheduled to convene in Dubai in late November 2023. 

In this two-part segment, 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.

The COP is the high school reunion for the climate world.

Find resources mentioned in the episode and more at www.climatedecoded.com.

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]]> <![CDATA[Making Better Climate Activism: It's Going to Take Everybody ]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 06:00:38 GMT 38:21 65515f082861630012a9b687 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/making-better-climate-activism-its-going-to-take-everybody 65515f082861630012a9b687 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 making-better-climate-activism-its-going-to-take-everybody full 1 2 In this episode of Climate Decoded, we unpack climate activism — what it is, how it works, and how it can work better. It’s one of the principal ways the general public can communicate to people in power and encourage others to do the same. You’ve probably heard of Greta Thunberg, the Fridays for Future movement, or seen some headlines about Extinction Rebellion stopping traffic or throwing soup on paintings. But is that really the essence of climate activism? And does it really move the needle on climate justice? How do we define “climate activism” and measure its effectiveness?


Climate activism is part of an ecosystem of activist movements. And not everyone identifies as a “climate activist”; some people resonate more with “advocate” or “intersectional justice activist”. In this episode, researcher Robyn Gulliver walks us through some of this terminology, and explains how different types of activism can be tracked and measured. We go on-the-ground in Perth, Australia, where Disrupt Burrup Hub activist Joana Partyka is speaking up against Woodside Energy’s gas extraction project threatening 12 different marine parks and indigenous rock art. From Cape Town, South Africa, Mitchelle Mhaka and Gabriel Klaasen explain their work as programme managers for African Climate Alliance, a youth-led, movement-based, grassroots organisation acting and advocating for Afrocentric climate justice. They talk through the importance of education, communication, and rest in activism work.


Lecturer Heather Alberro brings further understanding of how to conceptualize activism on a topic - climate change - that is so clearly a hyperobject: something whose dimensions in space and time are so massive in relation to a human life that it is impossible for us to fully conceptualize it. And yet we must still try to make change for the better. This episode offers a hopeful yet realistic view of the ground work done and yet to do in the climate activism space.


Find resources mentioned in the episode and more at www.climatedecoded.com.


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]]> In this episode of Climate Decoded, we unpack climate activism — what it is, how it works, and how it can work better. It’s one of the principal ways the general public can communicate to people in power and encourage others to do the same. You’ve probably heard of Greta Thunberg, the Fridays for Future movement, or seen some headlines about Extinction Rebellion stopping traffic or throwing soup on paintings. But is that really the essence of climate activism? And does it really move the needle on climate justice? How do we define “climate activism” and measure its effectiveness?


Climate activism is part of an ecosystem of activist movements. And not everyone identifies as a “climate activist”; some people resonate more with “advocate” or “intersectional justice activist”. In this episode, researcher Robyn Gulliver walks us through some of this terminology, and explains how different types of activism can be tracked and measured. We go on-the-ground in Perth, Australia, where Disrupt Burrup Hub activist Joana Partyka is speaking up against Woodside Energy’s gas extraction project threatening 12 different marine parks and indigenous rock art. From Cape Town, South Africa, Mitchelle Mhaka and Gabriel Klaasen explain their work as programme managers for African Climate Alliance, a youth-led, movement-based, grassroots organisation acting and advocating for Afrocentric climate justice. They talk through the importance of education, communication, and rest in activism work.


Lecturer Heather Alberro brings further understanding of how to conceptualize activism on a topic - climate change - that is so clearly a hyperobject: something whose dimensions in space and time are so massive in relation to a human life that it is impossible for us to fully conceptualize it. And yet we must still try to make change for the better. This episode offers a hopeful yet realistic view of the ground work done and yet to do in the climate activism space.


Find resources mentioned in the episode and more at www.climatedecoded.com.


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]]> IPCC: Reporting Climate Science to the World IPCC: Reporting Climate Science to the World Mon, 06 Nov 2023 06:00:03 GMT 47:27 65480939461807001221b6d7 false https://climatedecoded.com/ 65480939461807001221b6d7 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 ipcc-reporting-climate-science-to-the-world full 1 1 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading force of the United Nations in advancing our understanding of climate change, its consequences, and the measures needed to combat it. In the realm of climate communication, IPCC reports stand as some of the most influential publications on the global stage. Since its inception in 1988, the flagship reports it has produced have played a foundational role in moulding public sentiment and policymaking on climate change.


But how are these reports developed? What collaborative efforts are made by experts in climate science, communication, and policy to bring them to life? In this episode of Climate Decoded, we’re asking: How does the IPCC, through its reports, influence global climate policy? With the guidance of climate and communication specialists, an exclusive visit to the IPCC headquarters, and a brief excursion to a Swiss lakeside city to meet an IPCC scientist, we explore the three essential stages of the IPCC report creation process.


Firstly, we delve into how climate research is collected and synthesized by IPCC authors. Secondly, we illuminate the methodical procedure through which this information is consolidated and communicated in the form of an IPCC report. Thirdly, we shed light on the role of global policymakers in the process. And while demystifying these stages, we cast a discerning eye on some of the frequently debated aspects of IPCC report production, namely the inclusivity of voices in the process and the delicate practice of offering policy recommendations without prescribing specific actions.


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]]> The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading force of the United Nations in advancing our understanding of climate change, its consequences, and the measures needed to combat it. In the realm of climate communication, IPCC reports stand as some of the most influential publications on the global stage. Since its inception in 1988, the flagship reports it has produced have played a foundational role in moulding public sentiment and policymaking on climate change.


But how are these reports developed? What collaborative efforts are made by experts in climate science, communication, and policy to bring them to life? In this episode of Climate Decoded, we’re asking: How does the IPCC, through its reports, influence global climate policy? With the guidance of climate and communication specialists, an exclusive visit to the IPCC headquarters, and a brief excursion to a Swiss lakeside city to meet an IPCC scientist, we explore the three essential stages of the IPCC report creation process.


Firstly, we delve into how climate research is collected and synthesized by IPCC authors. Secondly, we illuminate the methodical procedure through which this information is consolidated and communicated in the form of an IPCC report. Thirdly, we shed light on the role of global policymakers in the process. And while demystifying these stages, we cast a discerning eye on some of the frequently debated aspects of IPCC report production, namely the inclusivity of voices in the process and the delicate practice of offering policy recommendations without prescribing specific actions.


Find resources mentioned in the episode and more at www.climatedecoded.com.

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]]> Introducing Climate Decoded Introducing Climate Decoded Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:39:39 GMT 4:37 652ee6272681ee0012181084 false https://shows.acast.com/climate-decoded/episodes/introducing-climate-decoded 652ee6272681ee0012181084 652d9fed2bf6d10012f34529 introducing-climate-decoded trailer 1

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