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
Missed Connections: Modernizing Our Multiple Grids
Thousands of renewable energy projects are ready to be built and start producing fossil-free power, but they’re stuck in a long limbo for one essential piece of the puzzle: getting connected to the g…
00:56:18 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
Bitcoin Uses a Ton of Energy — On Purpose. Is it Worth It?
Studies estimate that global bitcoin mining uses more electricity than most countries, and that bitcoin mining may be responsible for about 65 megatons of carbon dioxide a year, comparable with the e…
00:59:27 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Two Voices on Climate That Will Surprise You
It’s easy to write off people outside our own ideological bubbles, even when we may have many goals in common. But as the effects of the climate crisis become more apparent, we need leaders from all …
00:57:38 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi on Willow and Biden’s Climate Agenda
Biden’s policy wins have secured vast amounts of funding for the energy transition, and that money is just beginning to flow, with new programs becoming available to everyday Americans. With hundreds…
00:58:52 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Yes, Happiness and Climate Action Can Go Together
Our brains have evolved over millions of years to deal with immediate and direct challenges, but they’re not so great at processing large existential threats, like the climate crisis. Understanding w…
00:55:49 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
A Global Just Transition — For Whom?
According to the United Nations Development Program, 54 countries, accounting for half the world’s population, face such critical debt burdens that they simply cannot finance climate adaptation and m…
00:58:51 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
Stop, Listen, What’s that Sound?
Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are sounds a part of our sensory experience, but they ca…
00:54:32 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Has Hydrogen’s Moment Finally Arrived?
Not long ago, it was said that “hydrogen is the fuel of the future - and always will be.” Now, with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law tagging $9.5 billion for developing a domestic hydrogen economy, …
00:56:35 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
Housing Density as a Climate Lever with Scott Wiener
The lack of affordable housing in the U.S. has contributed to a homelessness crisis and has forced people to move farther away from urban centers. Inevitably, that increases car travel and emissions.…
00:55:25 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
Climate Smart Agriculture with Secretary Tom Vilsack
Agriculture is responsible for around 11% of U.S. carbon emissions. And yet soil holds the potential for massive carbon sequestration. Conventional agriculture focuses more on crop productivity than …
00:58:01 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
What We’re Watching in Climate Now
2022 was a banner year for climate – both in terms of climate-fueled disaster and historic federal investments in clean energy, electric vehicles and home electrification. The questions now: How will…
00:57:07 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
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…
00:59:36 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Blue Carbon: Sinking It in the Sea
When most of us think about using nature to remove carbon dioxide from the air, we think of trees. Yet blue carbon, a new name for storing carbon dioxide in coastal and marine ecosystems where it can…
00:58:41 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
Activism, Art and Environmental Justice
Art can inspire community and conversation, provide fresh insights into understanding history, and cultivate connection. It can challenge your worldview and shift perspectives. This week we discuss h…
00:59:35 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
REWIND: Coping with Climate through Music
Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Folk music played a unifying role for the labor movements in the United States. Music was central to the protests against the Vietnam W…
00:54:51 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
REWIND: Molly Wood on Tech, Money and Survival
After a 20-year career as a tech reporter for CNET, the New York Times, and the public radio program Marketplace, Molly Wood has come to see the climate crisis as an engineering problem requiring an …
00:54:05 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
Revisiting The Enablers: The Firms Behind Fossil Fuel Falsehoods
For years, fossil fuel companies have claimed to support climate science and policy. Many have recently pledged to hit net zero emissions by midcentury. Yet behind the scenes, they fight those very s…
00:56:28 |
Fri 30 Dec 2022
This Year in Climate: 2022
Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves through global energy markets, destabilized international food security, and continues to keep the world wondering whether the war will accelerat…
00:57:28 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
Stefan Rahmstorf: 2022 Schneider Award Winner
Every year, Climate One grants an award in memory of pioneering climate scientist Steve Schneider, who fiercely took on the denial machine from the 1970s until his death in 2010. This year's recipien…
00:54:37 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Green Buildings: Cooking Without Gas
It’s become common for homeowners to install solar panels to provide themselves with emission-free electricity. But increasingly more attention is being paid to decarbonizing things inside the home –…
01:00:07 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
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