List of environmental podcasts

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The following is a list of environmental podcasts that focus on environmentalism, sustainability, climate change, and pollution.

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PodcastYearStarring, Narrator(s), or Host(s)Produced byRef
Timber Wars 2020–presentAaron Scott Oregon Public Broadcasting [1]
Inherited2020Georgia Wright and Julianna BradleyCritical Frequency [2]
Grouse 2020Ashley Ahearn BirdNote and Boise State Public Radio [2]
Living Planet2021–presentSam Baker Deutsche Welle [3]
Threshold Podcast 2017–presentAmy MartinAuricle Productions [3]
CleanLaw2018–presentHana Vizcarra, Hannah Perls, Ari Peskoe, Carrie Jenks, Lowry Yankwich, and Jody FreemanHLS Environmental & Energy Law Program [3]
Terrestrial 2017Ashley Ahearn KUOW [4]
Mongabay Newscast2016–presentMike Gaworecki Mongabay [4]
The Energy Gang2013–presentEd Crooks Wood Mackenzie [4]
The Big One2019–presentJacob Margolis and Misha Euceph KPCC and Southern California Public Radio [5]
Hot and Dry2019–presentCally Carswell, Collin Haffey, and Page BuonoIndependent [5]
Edition Spéciale2018Fernand Lot Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française [6]
Living on Earth2001–present Steve Curwood World Media Foundation [7]
Outrage and Optimism2019–present Christiana Figueres Global Optimism [7]
Sustainable(ish)2018–presentJen GaleIndependent [7]
Target Zero Hunger2016–presentSandra Ferrari Food and Agriculture Organization [8]
TILclimate2019–presentLaur Hesse Fisher MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative [8]
A Rational Fear2020–present Dan Ilic Independent [9]
Sustainababble2015–presentOl and DaveIndependent [10]
Green Dreamer2018–presentKamea ChayneIndependent [10]
Sustainable Asia2019–presentMarcy Trent LongIndependent [10]
Podship Earth2018–presentJared BlumenfeldIndependent [11]
The Drawdown Agenda2018–2019Fergal ByrneIndependent [11]
Carbon Removal Newsroom2019–presentRamez Naam Nori [11]
Direct Current2016–present United States Department of Energy [12]
The Sustainability Agenda2016–presentFergal ByrneIndependent [12]
Infinite Earth Radio2016–2019Michael Hancox and Vernice Miller-TravisSkeo and the Local Government Commission [12]
Sustainability Defined2016–presentJay Siegel and Scott BreenIndependent [13]
Think: Sustainability2016–presentSophie Ellis2SER 107.3 [13]
Climate One 2007–present Greg Dalton Commonwealth Club of California [13]
Hot Take2019–present Amy Westervelt Crooked Media [14]
Floodlines 2020–2021 Vann R. Newkirk II The Atlantic [14]
Boomtown 2019–presentChristian WallaceImperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly [14]
Mothers of Invention 2018–present Mary Robinson and Maeve Higgins Doc Society [15]
America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast2016–presentDoug ParsonsIndependent [15]
How to Save a Planet2019–presentMuna Suleiman Friends of the Earth [15]
Emergence Magazine Podcast2018–presentVariousKalliopeia Foundation [16]
For What It's Earth2019–presentEmma Brisdion and Lloyd HopkinsIndependent [16]
The Crisis2021–presentRamon Campos, Sayre Quevedo, and Agnes Walton Vice [17]
Broken Ground2019–presentClaudine Ebeid McElwain Southern Environmental Law Center [17]
Life Raft2020–presentLauren Malara and Travis Lux WWNO and WRKF [17]
Costing The Earth 2021–presentThais and Lina BBC Radio [18]
Climate Cast2021–presentPaul Huttner Minnesota Public Radio [18]
A Climate Change Podcast2017–2019Rajesh, Dave, and Curt Newton MIT ClimateX [18]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Nations Environment Programme</span> Agency of the United Nations focused on solving environmental issues

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in June 1972. Its mandate is to provide leadership, deliver science and develop solutions on a wide range of issues, including climate change, the management of marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and green economic development. The organization also develops international environmental agreements; publishes and promotes environmental science and helps national governments achieve environmental targets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fossil fuel</span> Fuel formed over millions of years from dead plants and animals

A fossil fuel is a hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of dead plants and animals that is extracted and burned as a fuel. Fossil fuels may be burned to provide heat for use directly, to power engines, or to generate electricity. Some fossil fuels are refined into derivatives such as kerosene, gasoline and propane before burning. The origin of fossil fuels is the anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms, containing organic molecules created by photosynthesis. The conversion from these materials to high-carbon fossil fuels typically require a geological process of millions of years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenwashing</span> Use of the aesthetic of conservationism to promote organisations

Greenwashing, also called green sheen, is a form of advertising or marketing spin in which green PR and green marketing are deceptively used to persuade the public that an organization's products, aims, and policies are environmentally friendly. Companies that intentionally take up greenwashing communication strategies often do so to distance themselves from their environmental lapses or those of their suppliers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sustainable transport</span> Sustainable transport in the senses of social, environmental and climate impacts

Sustainable transport refers to ways of transportation that are sustainable in terms of their social and environmental impacts. Components for evaluating sustainability include the particular vehicles used for road, water or air transport; the source of energy; and the infrastructure used to accommodate the transport. Transport operations and logistics as well as transit-oriented development are also involved in evaluation. Transportation sustainability is largely being measured by transportation system effectiveness and efficiency as well as the environmental and climate impacts of the system. Transport systems have significant impacts on the environment, accounting for between 20% and 25% of world energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The majority of the emissions, almost 97%, came from direct burning of fossil fuels. In 2019, about 95% of the fuel came from fossil sources. The main source of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union is transportation. In 2019 it contributes to about 31% of global emissions and 24% of emissions in the EU. In addition, up to the COVID-19 pandemic, emissions have only increased in this one sector. Greenhouse gas emissions from transport are increasing at a faster rate than any other energy using sector. Road transport is also a major contributor to local air pollution and smog.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Green building</span> Structures and processes of building structures that are more environmentally responsible

Green building refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. This requires close cooperation of the contractor, the architects, the engineers, and the client at all project stages. The Green Building practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort. Green building also refers to saving resources to the maximum extent, including energy saving, land saving, water saving, material saving, etc., during the whole life cycle of the building, protecting the environment and reducing pollution, providing people with healthy, comfortable and efficient use of space, and being in harmony with nature. Buildings that live in harmony; green building technology focuses on low consumption, high efficiency, economy, environmental protection, integration and optimization.’

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sustainable city</span> City designed with consideration for social, economic, environmental impact

A sustainable city, eco-city, or green city is a city designed with consideration for social, economic, environmental impact, and resilient habitat for existing populations, without compromising the ability of future generations to experience the same. The UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 defines sustainable cities as those that are dedicated to achieving green sustainability, social sustainability and economic sustainability. They are committed to doing so by enabling opportunities for all through a design focused on inclusivity as well as maintaining a sustainable economic growth. The focus will also includes minimizing required inputs of energy, water, and food, and drastically reducing waste, output of heat, air pollution – CO2, methane, and water pollution. Richard Register, a visual artist, first coined the term ecocity in his 1987 book Ecocity Berkeley: Building Cities for a Healthy Future, where he offers innovative city planning solutions that would work anywhere. Other leading figures who envisioned sustainable cities are architect Paul F Downton, who later founded the company Ecopolis Pty Ltd, as well as authors Timothy Beatley and Steffen Lehmann, who have written extensively on the subject. The field of industrial ecology is sometimes used in planning these cities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Environmentalism in music</span>

Environmentalism has been a theme and cultural trend in popular music. Ecomusicologists and music educators are increasingly emphasizing the intersections of music and nature, and the role of music in ecological activism.

<i>Greentech Media</i> American media company

Greentech Media, also known as GTM, was a media company based in Massachusetts, United States, that generated online daily reports, market research studies, and news on green technology and green jobs.

Greenpeace USA is the United States affiliate of Greenpeace International, an environmental nonprofit organization that spawned a social movement inspired by direct actions on the high seas to stop whaling and nuclear testing. Headquartered in Washington D.C., Greenpeace U.S.A. operates with an annual budget of approximately $40 million, employing over 500 people in 2020. The organization relies on donations from members, refuses corporate contributions and refrains from endorsing political candidates, though in 2020 Greenpeace USA issued climate scorecards for presidential candidates and ranked them from best to worst on climate

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Environmental effects of transport</span>

The environmental effects of transport are significant because transport is a major user of energy, and burns most of the world's petroleum. This creates air pollution, including nitrous oxides and particulates, and is a significant contributor to global warming through emission of carbon dioxide. Within the transport sector, road transport is the largest contributor to global warming.

A Green bond is a fixed-income financial instruments (bond) which is used to fund projects that have positive environmental and/or climate benefits. They follow the Green Bond Principles stated by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), and the proceeds from the issuance of which are to be used for the pre-specified types of projects.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Individual action on climate change</span> What people can do individually to stop global warming

Individual action on climate change can include personal choices in many areas, such as diet, travel, household energy use, consumption of goods and services, and family size. Individuals can also engage in local and political advocacy around issues of climate change. People who wish to reduce their carbon footprint, can take "high-impact" actions, such as avoiding frequent flying and petrol fuelled cars, eating mainly a plant-based diet, having fewer children, using clothes and electrical products for longer, and electrifying homes. Avoiding meat and dairy foods has been called "the single biggest way" an individual can reduce their environmental impact. Excessive consumption is more to blame for climate change than population increase. High consumption lifestyles have a greater environmental impact, with the richest 10% of people emitting about half the total lifestyle emissions.

Green Schools Alliance (GSA) is an effort by primary and secondary schools worldwide to address climate change and conservation challenges by creating a peer-to-peer network of school members committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating the implementation of sustainable solutions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ayana Elizabeth Johnson</span> Marine biologist, policy expert (born 1980)


Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist. She is the co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for ocean-climate policy in coastal cities, and the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">European Green Deal</span> Plan to transform the EU into a climate-neutral economy by 2050

The European Green Deal, approved in 2020, is a set of policy initiatives by the European Commission with the overarching aim of making the European Union (EU) climate neutral in 2050. The plan is to review each existing law on its climate merits, and also introduce new legislation on the circular economy, building renovation, biodiversity, farming and innovation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jerome Foster II</span> American climate activist (born 2002)

Jerome Foster II is an American environmental activist. He is the youngest-ever White House Advisor in United States history, as a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council within the Biden administration. Foster is a leading voice for marginalized and working class communities in spaces pushing for social, economic and environmental justice. Foster is one of the major organizers of Fridays for Future; holding weekly climate strikes at the front gates of the White House for over 57 weeks. He has previously served as a congressional intern for U.S. Representative John Lewis at the age of 16 and served on the Washington DC State Board of Education's Advisory Council at the age of 14.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment</span> COVID-19 pandemic on environmental issues and Earths climate

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the environment, with changes in human activity leading to temporary changes in air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality. As the pandemic became a global health crisis in early 2020, various national responses including lockdowns and travel restrictions caused substantial disruption to society, travel, energy usage and economic activity, sometimes referred to as the "anthropause". As public health measures were lifted later in the pandemic, its impact has sometimes been discussed in terms of effects on implementing renewable energy transition and climate change mitigation.

Green recovery packages are proposed environmental, regulatory, and fiscal reforms to rebuild prosperity in the wake of an economic crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). They pertain to fiscal measures that intend to recover economic growth while also positively benefitting the environment, including measures for renewable energy, efficient energy use, nature-based solutions, sustainable transport, green innovation and green jobs, amongst others.

<i>Grouse</i> (podcast) Podcast about the greater sage-grouse

Grouse is an eight part podcast hosted by Ashley Ahearn and produced by BirdNote and Boise State Public Radio. In each episode Ahearn spends about twenty minutes discussing the greater sage-grouse and various threats to the bird's population.

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