Climate Curious

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How doctors are prescribing for climate conflicts, with Dr. Omnia El Omrani

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1 day ago

29 minutes 50 seconds

Climate Curious

“Climate change is going to exacerbate an already vulnerable population, especially in conflict zones,” says Dr. Omnia El Omrani, an Egyptian physician and the first official Youth Envoy for the UN Climate Summit. Omnia shares how the NHS has been pushing towards an even wider definition of “do no harm” with its push for net zero emissions, as well as sharing examples of how the people living in some of the toughest places for climate change are being helped by practical climate solutions. Recorded live at Oxford’s Right Here Right Now Global Climate Summit 2025.

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Decarbonising Japan whilst honouring the scars of its past, with Kimiko Hirata

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5 days ago

9 minutes 51 seconds

Climate Curious

Kimiko Hirata shares her vision of a carbon-free Japan, and how shifting from “no” to “yes” is the key to mobilising people and government towards positive change. In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan had the opportunity to keep its commitments to renewable energy, says Goldman Environmental Prize winner and environmental activist Kimiko. Instead Japan closed its nuclear sites and went all in on coal power plants and stands as the country with the fifth most coal power plants in the world. Kimiko joins Climate Curious to share why positive action is more powerful than negative narratives in decarbonising a nation. Recorded live at TED Countdown 2025 in conversation with Climate Curious co-host Ben Hurst.

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LIVE | How culture makes climate irresistible, with Daze Aghaji

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1 week ago

12 minutes 38 seconds

Climate Curious

Straight from the Big Brother House to the Climate Curious Live stage, recorded live at Ladbroke Hall, we caught up with Daze Aghaji on the evolution of activism, and how culture with both a “big C” and a “small c” is upstream of social cohesion, and crucial for driving change. Daze shares how rumination can limit our vision of a positive future, as well as recounting her experience on Big Brother, specifically with communicating climate to the unconvinced.

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Why loss and damage funding matters, with Harjeet Singh

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2 weeks ago

28 minutes 37 seconds

Climate Curious

When floods, storms, and droughts strike, who helps communities pick up the pieces? According to climate justice leader Harjeet Singh, the world still doesn’t have a fair answer. Currently, the countries least responsible for climate change are paying the highest price. When disaster strikes, typically countries must cover around 80% of the costs themselves. As one of the architects of the Loss and Damage Fund, Harjeet argues that wealthy nations should contribute far more, around $400 billion annually, to support those hardest hit by climate disasters. With current pledges at less than one percent of that, the Director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation explains why this moment is critical, and why getting money quickly into the hands of affected communities is essential. Harjeet has launched the ‘Fill The Fund’ campaign to pressure wealthy nations and major corporate polluters to pay up for the climate damage they have caused. Recorded live at TED Countdown 2025 in conversation with Climate Curious co-host Ben Hurst.

Check out Harjeet’s recent TED Countdown talk: The real cost of not adapting to climate change, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb_3Vtlziuk

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Climate Curious on Crime: Ep.4 Meet the capable guardians fighting green crime, with Dr. Julia Shaw

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2 weeks ago

11 minutes 17 seconds

Climate Curious

From an eco-spy to a human rights lawyer and even a sea captain; meet the capable guardians fighting green crime. Criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw joins Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha to reveal how the heroes behind environmental protection do it – and how you can too – through stories of advocacy, perseverance, and smarts. Tune in to explore criminological frameworks like routine activity theory, the six pillars of green crime, and why the greatest threat to environmental protection isn’t greed: it’s corruption.

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Why charismatic megafaunas are vital ecosystem engineers, with Dr. Julia Shaw

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3 weeks ago

46 minutes 19 seconds

Climate Curious

“Elephants are some of the last megafauna we have left. And without them we are kind of screwed,” says Dr. Julia Shaw on the latest ‘Climate Curious on Crime’. Tune in with Julia and co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha as they discuss the role of megafauna in engineering ecosystems, what charismatic megafauna bias is, and how international ivory poaching bans have helped elephant populations bounce back.

Listen to episode 3/4 of ‘Climate Curious on Crime: Ep.3 The Shuidong Syndicate case and the psychology of wildlife trafficking, with Dr. Julia Shaw’ now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6QyEhD8Gik

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Climate Curious on Crime: Ep.3 The Shuidong Syndicate case and the psychology of wildlife trafficking, with Dr. Julia Shaw

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3 weeks ago

7 minutes 15 seconds

Climate Curious

Perceived benevolence, organised crime, undercover operations, the psychology of poaching: tune in to hear the story behind one of world’s most successful wildlife trafficking takedowns cases – The Shuidong Syndicate. Criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw joins Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha to explore why ivory kingpins Xie, Ou, and Wong perpetrated these wildlife crimes, and how “eco-spies” helped catch them. Featuring excerpts from capable guardian Ceres Kam, a senior wildlife campaigner at the Environmental Investigation Agency.

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How psychological ownership can reduce environmental crime, with Dr. Julia Shaw

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4 weeks ago

1 hour 5 minutes 11 seconds

Climate Curious

“If you just give people legal ownership without psychological ownership, they'll trash it,” says Dr. Julia Shaw on the latest ‘Climate Curious on Crime’. Tune in with Julia and co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha as they discuss the psychology of ownership, resource guarding, and Indigenous rights.

If you enjoyed this short, you can listen to the full episode 2/4 of ‘Climate Curious on Crime: Ep.2 The murders of Maria and Zé Cláudio and the psychology of eco-hitmen, with Dr. Julia Shaw’ now: https://tedxlondon.com/podcasts/climate-curious-on-crime-ep-2-the-murders-of-maria-and-ze-claudio-and-the-psychology-of-eco-hitmen-with-dr-julia-shaw/

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Climate Curious on Crime: Ep.2 The murders of Maria and Zé Cláudio and the psychology of eco-hitmen, with Dr. Julia Shaw

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1 month ago

6 minutes 22 seconds

Climate Curious

Rationalisation, conformity, impunity, ownership: tune in to hear the story of two remarkable environmental defenders Maria and Zé Cláudio – through the lens of criminal psychology. In conversation with Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha, join criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw to ask, why are land defenders getting killed in climate conflict zones such as The Amazon Rainforest, who is killing them, and what can we do to protect them? Featuring excerpts from capable guardian Paulo Busse, an environmental and human rights lawyer.

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What do we do with environmental criminals? With Dr. Julia Shaw

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1 month ago

44 minutes 17 seconds

Climate Curious

When climate criminals are caught – what does justice look like? Criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw joins Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha to explore the psychology of impunity, weigh up punishment versus rehabilitation, and the effectiveness of high penalties.

Listen to episode 1/4 of ‘Climate Curious on Crime: Ep.1 Dieselgate and the psychology of corporate green con men’ now: https://tedxlondon.com/podcasts/climate-curious-on-crime-ep-1-dieselgate-and-the-psychology-of-corporate-green-con-men-with-dr-julia-shaw

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Climate Curious on Crime: Ep.1 Dieselgate and the psychology of corporate green con men, with Dr. Julia Shaw

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1 month ago

9 minutes 18 seconds

Climate Curious

Epistemic malevolence, eco-anger, whistleblowing, greenwashing: tune in to hear the story of Volkswagen’s emissions scandal ‘Dieselgate’ like you’ve never heard it before – through the lens of criminal psychology. In conversation with Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha, join criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw to delve inside the minds of the executives and engineers perpetrating these emissions crimes, and the whistleblowers and regulators that helped catch them. Featuring excerpts from capable guardian Alberto Ayala, the deputy executive director of the California Air Resources Board.

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What is a green crime? With Dr. Julia Shaw

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1 month ago

1 hour 7 minutes 3 seconds

Climate Curious

What is the role of psychology in fighting environmental crime? Criminal psychologist Dr. Julia Shaw joins Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha to explain what a green crime is, and why she spent three years writing a book on the topic. This conversation kicks off our new four-part mini-series ‘Climate Curious on Crime’ launching October 6th 2025, exclusively on the ‘Climate Curious’ podcast.

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How biochar is turning waste into wealth, with James Mwangi

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1 month ago

5 minutes 49 seconds

Climate Curious

Africa’s young workforce is already turning waste biomass and sunshine into jobs, food security and scalable carbon removal, says James Mwangi, the founder and CEO of Africa Climate Ventures on the latest Climate Curious. In conversation with host Ben Hurst, James shares how biochar solutions are proving climate action can pay today and supercharge growth tomorrow. Recorded live at TED Countdown 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.

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How climate resilience can help end poverty, with Esther Duflo

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1 month ago

10 minutes 37 seconds

Climate Curious

“The poorest people in the world contribute exactly nothing to climate change,” says Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo. For decades, she has worked to tackle the so-called “wicked problem” of poverty. In this conversation with Climate Curious co-host Ben Hurst, Esther connects the dots between poverty and climate change. Esther shares how she’s removing the capital “P” in poverty, instead focussing on actionable and effective solutions for adapting to changing environments, through her work with the Poverty Action Lab. Recorded live at TED Countdown 2025.

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LIVE | How a 20,000km life-sized animal puppet stampede makes climate impacts urgent, with The Herds’ David Lan

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2 months ago

10 minutes 16 seconds

Climate Curious

With his life-sized animal puppets stampeding their way across the globe representing nature’s struggle in the face of the climate crisis, Climate Curious’ co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst caught up with playwright, producer, and director, David Lan on how public art and street theatre is a powerful tool to engage mass audiences on climate action. David also shares stories from 18 year tenure as Artistic Director at The Young Vic, to his role with the 12-foot puppet art project of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl ‘Little Amal’. Recorded live at Ladbroke Hall in London.

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How Kenya is harnessing the heat from under its feet (geothermal energy!), with Dr. Anna Mwangi

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2 months ago

31 minutes 58 seconds

Climate Curious

Kenya has become a global leader in geothermal energy over the past 13 years, with 42% of all energy used by the country produced in geothermal plants, says geothermal scientist Dr. Anna Mwangi on Climate Curious. In conversation with co-host Ben Hurst, Anna shares why the geology of the Great Rift Valley makes geothermal a great energy solution for Kenyans. Recorded live at TED Countdown in Nairobi.

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LIVE | Big Oil: What can we do to reclaim the story?

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2 months ago

13 minutes 49 seconds

Climate Curious

What are the tactics and propaganda playbook of Big Oil, and what role can artists and popular culture take in reclaiming the narrative? From the flaws of the Paris Agreement to why the net zero narrative is a political football, tune in to hear insights from investigative journalists, climate advocates and lawyers as they pinpoint solutions at this Climate Curious Live, recorded at EarthPercent x Climate Spring’s collaboration at Ladbroke Hall, London, moderated by Tori Tsui.

Featuring:

Amy Westervelt, investigative journalist, Founder, Critical Frequency

Tessa Khan, Founder & Director, Uplift

Nathan Thanki, Head of Moments, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

Peter Geoghegan, Journalist, Democracy For Sale

Tori Tsui, Author, Activist, Senior Advisor, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty

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Meet the women farmers adapting to climate change, with Alison Ward, Noha Ali, and Samah Salah

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2 months ago

51 minutes 50 seconds

Climate Curious

Female small-holder farmers in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are adapting to climate change using both new and old farming techniques. From intercropping to help balance nitrogen in the soil, to nurturing a composting side hustle for increased agricultural income, women are gaining the knowledge and skills needed to become more resilient to the advances of climate change impacts being felt in their communities. Climate Curious spoke to Alison Ward, the CEO of CottonConnect, and farmers Noha Ali and Samah Salah to learn more about how community-based initiatives can play a vital role in building resilience among women farmers.

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The story behind climate’s most powerful movement to date, with Xiye Bastida

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2 months ago

13 minutes

Climate Curious

“The youth climate movement was effective at raising attention to levels that it had never been at before,” says Mexican-Chilean climate activist and member of the indigenous Mexican Otomi-Toltec nation, Xiye Bastida, on the Climate Curious podcast. Growing up in Mexico and experiencing a climate disaster for the first time at age 13, Xiye was determined to raise awareness of climate change; but with a difference. Her focus would be on justice for countries already experiencing climate impacts in the Global South, highlighting indigenous and immigrant wisdom. Enter her breakout moment, speaking at a UN conference aged just 15, organising a protest for school-kids in New York City, and setting up a foundation to fund climate solutions in the Global South from young people, The Re-Earth Initiative. Recorded live at TED Countdown 2025 in conversation with co-host Ben Hurst.

Watch Xiye’s TED Talk, ‘Your inner fire is your greatest strength’.

Check out Xiye’s foundation, The Re-Earth Initiative.

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