Climate Optimists

Environmental activist Leah Thomas joins us as we discuss the inequities of climate change, what can be done to address them, and where we're seeing progress.

What's sustainability? How does it relate to climate? How can you tell if a product's green? We tackle those questions & more with sustainability expert Kate Gaertner.

The Amazon is under threat with implications for the climate, biodiversity, and beyond. We talk with Meg Symington from World Wildlife Fund about efforts to save it.

Join us as we talk with Flannery Winchester of Citizens Climate Lobby about the power each of us has to drive the government response we need to solve climate change.

While electric cars & solar panels might be sexier, decarbonizing concrete is equally important to a livable climate. Tune in as industry expert Chris Bataille explains.

Join us as climate journalist Jocelyn Timperley educates us on aviation's climate impact, what airlines are doing, the challenges ahead, and how each of us can help.

We sit down with Representative Earl Blumenauer to discuss the FOREST Act, making climate progress with divided government, and the value of individual activism.

Despite mainstream media coverage of China's population peak, a declining population can have real benefits. Join us as Hannah Evans from Population Connection explains.

The IRA is great, but the U.S. will need additional measures to meet its climate targets. Tune in as we talk with Dr. Jonathan Foley of Project Drawdown about ways to close the gap.

Join us as Taylor Luneau from the American Alpine Club talks about their journey to climate advocacy, the work they're doing, and why personal action alone isn't enough.

What's behind the biodiversity loss crisis? How bad is it? How does it relate to climate change? We explore these questions and more with Dr. Rebecca Shaw of the WWF.

What if we could make urban communities more livable, affordable & part of the climate solution? Join us as we discuss the prospect with architect Vishaan Chakrabarti.

Our food system is ripe with opportunities to weed out carbon emissions. Join us as we explore solutions for decarbonizing agriculture while making it more sustainable.

We talk with Rick Harnish from the High-Speed Rail Alliance about the benefits of high-speed rail for our climate, our cities and what's needed for the U.S. to catch up.

Join us as meteorologist and author Mike Nelson talks about the links between climate and weather, meteorologist's role as science communicators and his reasons for optimism.

Methane emissions may not be the sexiest topic, but how well we address them has huge implications for the climate. Rachel Cleetus, policy director for UCS, explains.

With U.S. midterm elections less than a month away, we look at the potential implications for the climate and how each of us can help elect a climate friendly majority.

Energy and climate policy expert Dr. Chris Bataille joins us to explain why hydrogen is a powerful tool in our quest to decarbonize and what's behind all the colors.

We talk with Johan Bergenas from WWF about our ocean's climate vulnerabilities, its strengths as a solution and why the stakes of our climate response couldn't be higher.

Climate scientist and IPCC author Sarah Burch explains the value of community level action in helping us achieve a more sustainable, just and carbon-free society.

Whether we succeed in hitting global climate targets could all come down to the flow of money. Join us as Dimitry Gershenson of Enduring Planet explains.

Our forests can be a powerful ally in our fight against climate change. Kerry Cesareo from the WWF educates us on what's needed to realize their full potential.

34 years after the first Senate hearing on climate change, Congress has finally taken real action. Come along as we dig into the details as well as what work remains.

We sit down with Hannah Evans from Population Connection to talk about overpopulation, climate change, why they're rarely discussed together and why that needs to change.

Although the Prius has enabled Toyota to brand itself as pro-environment, it's efforts behind the scenes have made it a global leader in obstructing climate action.