“We need new stories to live by,” says ecolinguist Arran Stibbe on the Climate Curious podcast. Current narratives based on growth and consumerism are leading us down the wrong road. Instead, let’s focus on new stories that show nature as not something to be exploited, but as a home for all life. Tune in to learn how your metaphors might just save the world!

Learn how to analyse the stories we live by in Arran’s free online course, ‘Stories We Live By’.

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Executive produced by Josie Colter

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Is critical mineral mining at risk of creating new harms as it solves old ones? Yes, if we don't course correct now. Lithium, cobalt, and nickel are essential for the energy transition, but their extraction often leaves destruction behind. Galina Angarova, a member of an Indigenous group in Siberia; the Buryat peoples, joins Climate Curious to unpack the dilemmas of critical mineral mining and how to fix it. As Galina says, “we need to start from ourselves. We have to start with our human transformation.”

Further resources:

How to live with fire, Oral McGuire

Created by TEDxLondon

Executive produced by Josie Colter

Produced by Ben Beheshty

Curated by Deesha Chandra

Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

Communications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston

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Climate action is the new five-a-day for your kids, says Maya Mailer on TEDxLondon’s Climate Curious. The co-founder of Mothers Rise Up and co-director of Our Kids’ Climate shares how parent-led groups are bringing fresh creativity to the climate movement. From Mary Poppins-themed flash mobs to subverted Father’s Day cards and stilt walkers symbolising oil derricks, parents are getting inventive in ways that unite families — kids, grandparents, and loved ones — to take a stand. The love-led creativity is endless, and parents are leading the charge!

Get involved:

Parents letter to world leaders

Check out the #OurOtherMother illustrations

Mothers Rise Up

Our Kids’ Climate

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What’s on your 2025 climate vision board? To get you started, we asked some of our favourite climate peeps what’s on theirs. From protecting indigenous rights, to furthering the global adoption of renewable energy, and strengthening democracy, take a beat to think about what different parts of the movement are doing and what climate progress looks like.

Featuring:

Anand Gopal

Daze Aghaji

Galina Angarova

Jonathan Foley

Maya Mailer

Neil Vora

Kumi Naidoo

Kalpana Arias

Created by TEDxLondon

Executive produced by Josie Colter

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Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst

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Cancel culture is impacting the climate sector – and it’s stalling progress, says writer and strategist Jenny Morgan, in conversation with co-host Ben Hurst on Climate Curious. Exploring the realities of how a culture of fear in corporate climate action is delaying action, Jenny outlines a solution available right now – collaboration. Tune in to learn more about how cancel culture can sometimes overshadow climate solutions, and actionable tips to navigate away from intolerance and judgement, and towards collaboration and support.

Learn more about cancel culture in climate, at www.cancelcultureinclimate.com

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Slimy salad stuck to the back of your fridge? We’ve all been there. There’s no worse feeling. First invented by NASA in the 1980s, aeroponics is a farming method now being applied to help people grow food more reliably, locally. Climate Curious spoke to LettUs Grow co-founder and CEO Charlie Guy to learn about how technology can help growers succeed with close-to-home crops all year round in England, Wales, and globally.

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When it comes to climate work in Africa, inequality is rampant between local “workers in the field” and mostly Global North partners in leadership roles. Climate entrepreneur Joshua Amponsem is advocating for the visibility and representation of local knowledge bearers! His big idea? Lifting up local voices and expertise with early funding and opportunities through academia, policy and finance. Empowering the next generation of local leaders in the Global South, here's Joshua Amponsem on Climate Curious.

Watch Joshua's TED Talk, 'The absurd inequality of climate work – and how to fix it'.

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Today we’re talking about how to communicate with sceptics. Empathy, building rapport, and most importantly not letting arguments distract from the real goal of climate solutions! Exploring different perspectives and keeping perspective on the north star. On embracing conversation with those we don’t necessarily agree with, here’s advocate, strategist, and writer Jenny Morgan.

Full episode to be released on January 13th. Get on the waitlist for Jenny's upcoming book, Cancel Culture in Climate, at www.cancelcultureinclimate.com

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Produced by Ben Beheshty

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