Climate One
We’re living through a climate emergency; addressing this crisis begins by talking about it. Co-Hosts Greg Dalton, Ariana Brocious and Kousha Navidar bring you empowering conversations that connect all aspects of the challenge — the scary and the exciting, the individual and the systemic. Join us.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 859
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
Rethinking Economic Growth, Wealth, and Health
Since the industrial revolution, the global north has seen massive economic growth. Yet that growth has been linked to increasing greenhouse gas emissions. We also live on a planet with finite resour…
00:54:43 |
Fri 08 Sep 2023
Fairytales and Fear: Stories Of Our Future
Stories are the way we remember, the way we share knowledge, the way we play out possible outcomes. Climate fiction imagines dark or bright futures depending on how we address the climate crisis. And…
00:57:48 |
Fri 01 Sep 2023
The Road to Zero Emission Trucking
As the build out of infrastructure for electric passenger vehicles gets underway, another segment of transportation is just starting down the road to electrification: heavy duty trucks. It’s one of t…
00:55:06 |
Fri 25 Aug 2023
Navigating Science and Feelings on a Destabilized Planet
This year is shaping up to be the hottest year in 125,000 years. It may also be the coolest year a child born today will ever see. In “The Quickening,” science writer Elizabeth Rush documents her jou…
01:01:21 |
Fri 18 Aug 2023
Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City
Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was just a walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute City, a new name for an old idea. Reducing the need for cars cuts em…
01:04:59 |
Fri 11 Aug 2023
Youth Activists 15 Years Later
From the climate movement’s earliest days, young people have been at the forefront of activism. But the first major international climate conferences took place 30 years ago. The first cohort of yout…
01:05:23 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
Building a Better Battery Supply Chain with JB Straubel and Aimee Boulanger
Batteries are a critical part of the transition away from fossil fuels. From electric vehicles to grid scale storage for wind and solar, demand for batteries is expected to grow 500% by 2030. In orde…
01:08:00 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
REWIND: Anand Giridharadas: Persuaders in a Hot and Polarized World
In a democracy, meaningful change often requires adapting views and building coalitions. Some believe finding common ground and building rapport is the best way to change minds. Others believe activi…
00:54:05 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
Green Energy / Red States
Billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act have started flowing into renewable energy projects and manufacturing. That’s bringing jobs and revenue back to the country and to some areas aban…
00:59:48 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
Law and Oil: Taking Climate Offenders to Court
The last several years have seen a big increase in the number of lawsuits focused on the climate crisis. Some lawsuits challenge governments for their support for fossil fuels and for their failure t…
00:54:40 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
Peter Gleick on Water Poverty, Conflict, and a Hope for the Future
No elemental force has done more to shape life on this planet than water, from originating the earliest forms of life, to sculpting our landscapes, to determining patterns of human civilization. Huma…
01:00:16 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Cory Booker: Taking on Big Ag & Going Big on Climate
Our food and agricultural systems are helping fuel the climate emergency. But climate isn’t the only harm; these systems also impact local economies, human dignity, and animal welfare. The upcoming F…
01:03:56 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
REWIND: Saket Soni on the People Who Make Disaster Recovery Possible
Who cleans up and rebuilds our communities after floods, fires, and hurricanes? COVID redefined America's definition of “essential workers,” but many who help communities recover from climate disaste…
00:57:29 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Killer Heat: Confronting Disproportionate Impacts on Women and Girls
Extreme heat kills more people per year than any other climate disaster. It preys on the poor, exacerbates racial inequalities, and there is a growing body of evidence that shows women and girls are …
01:01:22 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
Bringing Biodiversity Back from the Breaking Point
Land use, pollution and the climate crisis are driving what may be the largest mass extinction event since the dinosaurs. The World Wildlife Fund estimates that the planet has seen an average 68% dro…
01:02:26 |
Fri 02 Jun 2023
Naomi Oreskes, David Gelles and The Myth of Free Markets
Many on the left say that the growing climate crisis is the inevitable result of unbridled capitalism – industries seeking profits above all else. In “The Big Myth,” Naomi Oreskes (who brought us “Me…
00:59:01 |
Fri 26 May 2023
Two Heroes Challenging the Powerful
Making the necessary changes to address climate disruption will take massive collective action. But sometimes, a single individual can make an extraordinary difference. At age nine, Nalleli Cobo, suf…
00:58:05 |
Fri 19 May 2023
Amy Westervelt on Drilling, Denial and Disinformation
Amy Westervelt has made a career out of exploring the underbelly of the oil industry through complex and compelling storytelling. Through her investigative series Drilled, including her latest season…
00:56:54 |
Fri 12 May 2023
Get Up, Stand Up: What Actions Move the Needle?
From the Boston Tea Party to the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter, activists have long sought to bring pressing issues into the public consciousness. Climate activism is no different. This…
01:00:22 |
Fri 05 May 2023
Lights, Camera, Inaction: Where is Climate’s Starring Role?
Hollywood has been slow to include climate in its stories. Executives fear it won’t sell – that it’s too overwhelming or depressing. Apple TV+ has just released the series Extrapolations, which revol…
01:02:50 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
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