Climate Curious

What Big Oil doesn’t want you to know about plastic, with journalist Beth Gardiner

From WWII radars to Tupperware, LEGO, and even heart transplants, plastic permeates every facet of our lives. But how much of this was Big Oil's "Plan B” strategy to triple production and keep profits high? Climate Curious gets the scoop on big plastic's secret and shocking history from environmental journalist and TEDxLondon speaker Beth Gardiner. As Beth tells us, "it's actually enraging rather than depressing" when you learn to see through the lies that CEOs have sold us – around individual blame and beach litter cleanups – versus the real solution: corporates cleaning up their own mess. Read more in Beth Gardiner’s new book, ‘Plastic Inc.’: https://linktr.ee/plasticinc Who do you want to hear from next on Climate Curious? Fill out our quick listener feedback survey: https://tedxlondon.typeform.com/climatecurious ​​Join the Climate Curious conversation on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatecuriouspod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@climatecuriouspod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtF6xzNkVIczlDmVcH8FCMA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10996041/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxLondon Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/ All other links: https://linktr.ee/climatecuriouspod Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha ChandraHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben HurstCommunications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The court ruling Big Oil didn’t see coming, with Melinda Janki

“The judge said ExxonMobil’s liability is unlimited, so that could cost them billions,” says Melinda Janki, the lawyer leading the fight to protect Guyana from the oil curse on the latest Climate Curious. Tune in to hear Melinda speak about legal wins against big oil and understand how you yourself can help keep big oil accountable for its polluting actions. Recorded live in conversation with Climate Curious co-host, Ben Hurst at TED Countdown 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.Watch Melinda’s talk at TED Countdown 2025, How we took an oil giant, and won https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj5jM6MANUoWho do you want to hear from next on Climate Curious? Fill out our quick listener feedback survey: https://tedxlondon.typeform.com/climatecurious ​​Join the Climate Curious conversation on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatecuriouspod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@climatecuriouspod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtF6xzNkVIczlDmVcH8FCMA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10996041/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxLondon Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/ All other links: https://linktr.ee/climatecuriouspod Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha ChandraHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben HurstCommunications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2025 climate success story no-one saw coming: China

Climate’s thousand pound gorilla in the room? China. Since 2016, China has been responsible for about 90% of global emissions growth. But as of 2025, China' s emissions have started to fall. So why is no-one talking about it? Climate Curious’ Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha spoke to Fix The News’ founder, solutions journalist and political economist, Angus Hervey to ask why this is a massive climate breakthrough, and question why the story that the world’s largest fossil fuel emitter in the world has decided to change its ways isn’t headline news. Tickets for Climate Curious LIVE, 11th February 2025, ‘Climate OGs: The history & future of climate progress: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-curious-live-tickets-1978623502158What do you want next on Climate Curious? Fill out our quick listener feedback survey: https://tedxlondon.typeform.com/climatecurious ​​Join the Climate Curious conversation on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatecuriouspod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@climatecuriouspod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtF6xzNkVIczlDmVcH8FCMA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10996041/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxLondon Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/ All other links: https://linktr.ee/climatecuriouspod Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha ChandraHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben HurstCommunications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why climate solutions fail the poor – and how to fix it, with Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo

The world’s poorest people are on the front lines of climate change – yet they’re often an afterthought in climate policy. Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo joins Climate Curious co-host Ben Hurst to unpack why climate resilience begins with those who have contributed least to climate change, and what a more effective approach looks like. Drawing on decades of research and her work at the The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), Esther argues for climate resilience solutions rooted in evidence Recorded live at TED Countdown 2025.Tickets for Climate Curious LIVE, 11th February 2025, ‘Climate OGs: The history & future of climate progress: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-curious-live-tickets-1978623502158What do you want next on Climate Curious? Fill out our quick listener feedback survey: https://tedxlondon.typeform.com/climatecurious ​​Join the Climate Curious conversation on socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatecuriouspod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@climatecuriouspodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtF6xzNkVIczlDmVcH8FCMALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10996041/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxLondonWebsite: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/All other links: https://linktr.ee/climatecuriouspod Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha ChandraHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben HurstCommunications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is black carbon? With science communicator & YouTuber, Simon Clark

“If you can target black carbon, you have a huge impact over a very short period of time,” says science communicator and YouTuber, Simon Clark. Black carbon is hundreds of times more polluting than CO2, but what is it? Where does it come from? And how can it be used as an emergency brake to reduce global warming? From clean cooking devices and fuels, to the phasing out of diesel vehicles, we’re spotlighting the black carbon solutions making a difference, today. Check out Simon’s YouTube: @SimonClark https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRRr_xrOm66qaigIbwFLvbQ Tickets for Climate Curious LIVE, 11th February 2025, ‘Climate OGs: The history & future of climate progress: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-curious-live-tickets-1978623502158What do you want next on Climate Curious? Fill out our quick listener feedback survey: https://tedxlondon.typeform.com/climatecurious ​​Join the Climate Curious conversation on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatecuriouspod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@climatecuriouspod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtF6xzNkVIczlDmVcH8FCMA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10996041/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxLondon Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/ All other links: https://linktr.ee/climatecuriouspod Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha ChandraHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben HurstCommunications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.