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Communicating Earth is a video podcast for climate and nature communicators, by climate and nature communicators.

  1. 6d ago

    Ingmar Rentzhog, CEO and Founder at We Don’t Have Time

    Bursting digital bubbles: how do we connect people who disagree? Ingmar Rentzhog talks to our host Tom Clark about the work he leads bringing the world together to talk about the issues that matter most at the digital platform We Don’t Have Time. Ingmar describes himself as an entrepreneur for the future. His work has focused on applying his entrepreneurial skills to the particular work of communications in the climate and nature space. From the Buy More Time campaign at Cop 29 that galvanised high-impact action on Methane, to creating W Social a new social media platform that will burst digital bubbles, to his current focus on defunding fossil fuel influence and advocacy, he has a great deal of learning to share. Listen to hear what Ingmar has learned about: Creating momentum for a collective boycott to defund the fossil fuel industryWhy we must never give in to the narrative of doomThe need for tangible numbers that demonstrate our progressThe essential role of professional communicators in this movementDe-polarising the conversation in new digital spaces where differing views can be heard. Listen and watch this essential episode of Communicating Earth to gain practical knowledge from Ingmar about what works, alongside an inspiring strategic perspective on how we de-power the fossil fuel business - and much more. Recommended film: Don’t Look Up https://www.netflix.com/watch/81252357?source=35 Follow Ingmar at: LinkedIn Additional Notes: We Don’t Have Time - https://app.wedonthavetime.org/  W Social - https://wsocial.news/Buy More Time session at COP29 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPgo8iRRD0MExponential Roadmap Initiative - https://exponentialroadmap.org/Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman - https://rutgerbregman.com/books/humankind My Octopus Teacher - https://www.netflix.com/title/81045007UNEP Climate and Clean Air Coalition - https://www.unep.org/topics/energy/methane/climate-and-clean-air-coalition-ccac The Nordic Museum (Nordiska museet) - https://www.nordiskamuseet.se/en/  Released: 9 September 2026 Run Time: 57 minutes

  2. Sep 2

    Adam Lake, Climate Week NYC US Lead

    How do you build a climate event that would still happen if you cancelled it? Adam Lake talks to our host Tom Clark about nine years of building Climate Week NYC into one of the largest climate events in the world, and why the engagement is the work rather than the thing you do around the work. Adam identifies as a campaigner. For him that means picking a goal, picking an audience, and then getting creative about the methodology that moves one towards the other. He came to climate via A level economics and theatre studies, a short acting career, a politics magazine and the Press Association, and he now leads communications for a week that draws around 250,000 people onto the streets of New York. With this year's Climate Week focused on the energy, the impact and the action we drive together, his story of action is a fitting one. When COVID hit, every other major climate summit was cancelled or postponed. Climate Group decided to go ahead, and Adam's worry was not the main stage, but the wider week, the hundreds of community groups, school groups and artistic collectives built up over years, and whether that bubble would burst without people meeting in person. It did not. He says that year broke every record any climate week had set anywhere in the world up to that point, with more events and more people than ever before. Adam talks about: Why Climate Week NYC events platform is still only a cog in something much biggerBuilding an audience one cafe in Queens and one launderette in Brooklyn at a timeChoosing agencies, and being honest about when shared values matter and when effectiveness matters moreCommunications as a listening rather than a talking sportWhy engagement built up over years is what matters A producer got in touch out of the blue with an idea to take over every late night show, and three months later, Kimmel, Fallon and Colbert had all given over airtime to climate. There was no grand plan behind it. It came from years of turning up and talking to people. He ends on the one thing he would ask of every communicator: keep evolving. Recommended culture: CWNYC / Street Art for Mankind collaboration Follow Adam Additional Notes: CWNYCCWNYC Events CalendarClimate Group50 Shades of Green podcastClimate Clock Potential Energy Coalition Climate Central Per Arnoldi, works Kris De Meyer Released: 2 September 2026 Run Time: 58 minutes

  3. Aug 20

    Jamil Wyne, Founder of the Hazelwood Network

    Jamil Wyne talks to our host Tom Clark about building the first national strategy for communicating extreme heat, and why adaptation and resilience is the biggest education gap facing climate communicators right now.Jamil Wyne is the founder of the Hazelwood Network, a global climate innovation company. He describes himself as a builder, adviser and educator, creating new programmes, partnerships and consortiums that support climate innovation and investment across emerging markets and the US. He has worked with the World Bank, the UN, the International Rescue Committee and national governments, and teaches climate change at university level.His subject in this episode is extreme heat, the way most of us will experience climate change first and the risk the sector has barely learned to talk about. Turning up the air conditioning is not an answer when many people do not have any, when running it emits more of the problem, and when nothing else exists at scale. Jamil describes how a set of parallel conversations, a serendipitous funder and two very different partners became a working consortium with Climate Mayors and the polling firm Northwind Climate, producing a communications toolkit now being used by mayors across the US during heat season. Listen to hear what Jamil has learned about: Convening partners who are already circling the same idea, and knowing when not to own the relationshipGetting specific, and why one message that resonates with everybody is the wrong goalBuilding audience personas that shape the message rather than decorate itTurning a large research exercise into something a busy political leader can act onMeasuring impact when the most interesting uses of your work are the ones nobody planned for Jamil is candid about what is still unresolved: converting a strong communications guide into real world action, the mental health toll of the work, and a climate story that remains heavily skewed towards one Western viewpoint. He also makes the case for retiring the idea that we will one day defeat climate change, and replacing it with navigation, the way a sailor treats the ocean. Follow Jamil Wyne at: LinkedIn Additional Notes: Hazelwood NetworkJamil WyneClimate Mayors Extreme Heat Cohort and toolkitSmart Cities Dive on the toolkitNorthwind Climate Switch 5Potential Energy Coalition ILO, Working on a Warmer Planet Grist Released: 20 August 2026 Run Time: Approximately 62 minutes

  4. Jul 29

    Rachael Orr, CEO of Climate Outreach

    How do we get climate and nature stories on Coronation Street? Rachael Orr is the CEO of Climate Outreach, the organisation behind the hugely impactful Britain Talks Climate and Nature research project.  Her career has shifted from social advocacy in the public housing sector to climate engagement - and she has seen first-hand the challenges we face as communicators around the green transition. Rachael tells our host Tom Clark the story of where this project comes from and how her team have delivered it so successfully. She unpacks the need for research that helps climate and nature communicators to reach across the political and social spectrum and speak persuasively and actively about the subject matter in everyday ways. Hear Rachael give valuable practical advice about:  Creating space for open dialogue with stakeholdersShifting communications from awareness raising to implementation and progressCreating people-focused stories of action that anyone can relate toEmpowering internal teams so they can work as a collective when the pressure is on. If you want to move past data and facts, learn how to involve your stakeholders from day one and discover why we are actually the winning team, this conversation with Rachael Orr is an essential for your listening queue. Recommended movie: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Sustainability | BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY Connect with Rachael on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-orr-9421a959/ Additional notes: Climate Outreach: Britain Talks Climate and Nature 2025 - https://climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/report/ Climate Visuals library https://www.climatevisuals.org/ The Climate Diplomat: A Personal History of the COP Conferences by Peter Bett https://profileeditions.com/product/the-climate-diplomat/  Climate Spring - https://www.climate-spring.org/who-we-are#our-mission Heard https://heard.org.uk/ Climate Reframe https://climatereframe.co.uk/  Edward Stourton  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Stourton_(journalist) Why stories are so memorably by John Millien https://www.johnmillen.com/blog/4-reasons-stories-are-so-memorable Carbon Brief  https://www.carbonbrief.org/ Ed Milliband  https://www.gov.uk/government/people/ed-miliband Released: 1 August 2026 Run time: 1 hour 5 minutes

  5. Jun 3

    Caroline Prak, Creator and AI workflow architect at Understories.io

    Caroline Prak is a former Communications leader at Friends of the Earth and Oxfam, and creator of https://understories.io. The Understories tool she created (after joining the MIT’s Sustainable AI Program) evaluates messaging against peer-reviewed research studies, scores it across eight evidence-based criteria and suggests revisions while also flagging ethical risks. The goal of the tool is to help us realise the power of using the 70:30 hope to doom ratio in our climate comms. Caroline talks to Tom Clark about why she thinks: Climate communication could do much better at cutting through the noise Why it’s hard to connect the dots between communications science and our day-to-day work pressures How AI could maybe help us do better? Caroline talks to Tom Clark about why she thinks: Climate communication could do much better at cutting through the noiseWhy it’s hard to connect the dots between communications science and our day-to-day work pressuresHow AI could maybe help us do better? Join Caroline and Tom as they take a deep dive on her “contrarian bet” that merging AI with climate and nature comms is a necessary strategy for saving the planet. Recommended book: "Hope in the Dark" by Rebecca Solnit - https://canongate.co.uk/books/46-hope-in-the-dark-untold-histories-wild-possibilities/  Follow Caroline at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolineprak/ Additional Notes: Understories.io  The Case of the Century / L'Affaire du Siècle - laffairedusiecle.net  Oxfam Davos Inequality Report - https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-oxfam/fight-inequality/oxfams-global-inequality-report/  MIT Sustainable AI Program - https://climateproject.mit.edu/events/sustainable-ai  The 89% Project - https://89percent.org/  The Long Reads Interview with Rebecca Solnit (4 March 2026) - https://longreads.com/2026/03/04/questionnaire-rebecca-solnit/   Justiça Ambiental! - https://justica-ambiental.org/  Anabela Lemos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anabela_Lemos Don’t Look Up - https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357  Maibach et al. (2015), "Do Americans Understand That Global Warming Is Harmful to Human Health?", Annals of Global Health - Released: 2 June 2026 Run time: 60 minutes Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

  6. May 27

    Boaz, former Chief Creative Officer, UNDP

    Boaz Paldi, former Chief Creative Officer for the United Nations Development Program, talks to Tom Clark about his inspiring work in climate communications. In particular he shares what he learned from the highly successful “Don’t choose extinction” campaign which highlighted the absurdity and damage done by fossil fuel subsidies. Listen to hear what Boaz has learned really works for: Campaigning and influencing audiences and policy at a global levelWays to use humour and relatability in climate messagingThe power of taking creative risksCommunication that speaks to the “climate majority”.In this honest recounting of the campaign’s development and delivery, Boaz doesn’t gloss over the challenges: bureaucracy, organisational blockers, the overwhelming nature of the subject matter. It’s a brilliant listen for anyone working in climate and nature comms who is wondering “does what I do make any difference?” Recommended: We don’t have time - https://app.wedonthavetime.org/  Follow Boaz Paldi at: LinkedIn Additional Notes: Full Frame Advisory - https://fullframeadvisory.com/  UNDP - https://www.undp.org/  Don't Choose Extinction campaign video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaTgTiUhEJg Weather Kids - https://www.weatherkids.org/  An Optimist's Guide to the Planet - https://www.bloomberg.com/originals/series/an-optimists-guide-to-the-planet Activista - https://www.activistalosangeles.com/ Frame Store - https://www.framestore.com/ Jurassic Park - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park The Simpsons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons Rosie the Riveter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter Released: 27 May 2026 Run Time: 49 minutes Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

  7. May 20

    Fuzieh Jallow, CEO and Founder Terra40

    Fuzieh Jallow, CEO and Founder at Terra40, talks to Tom Clark. Fuzieh describes herself as a “strategic architect” who supports the work of climate advocacy organisations in global forums. She says her business, Terra40, is the agency “I wish I had hired” when she was Senior Director at Environmental Defense Fund seeking to influence at the highest levels of policy making.  In this fascinating conversation she shares her experience and learning - from recent experiences stewarding a delegation of 11 representatives for 57 Afro-descended organisations at the first International Conference on Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, to her professional advice for those at the start of their careers in climate advocacy.  Listen to learn more about Fuzieh’s expert approaches to: Developing cultural intelligenceTeaching the public about their pathways to powerNurturing authentic relationshipsMeasuring success at global forums.Fuzieh shares what works when it comes to getting the right people - those who are often excluded but who have the most at stake in the climate crisis - to the negotiating table, fully prepared and ready to make change. Recommended book or film: An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth  Follow Fuzieh Jallow at: LinkedIn Additional Notes: Terra40 - https://terra40.com/ Environmental Defense Fund - https://www.edf.org/  International Conference on Transition Away from Fossil Fuels - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Conference_on_Transitioning_Away_from_Fossil_Fuels  Dr Beverly Wright - https://dscej.org/beverly-wright/  Deep South Centre for Environmental Justice - https://dscej.org/  Africa Rising: Youth and Climate Justice - https://www.worldwide-climate-ed.org/africa-rising Ground News - https://ground.news/  People’s Climate Vote 2024 - https://peoplesclimate.vote/  Released: 20 May 2026 Run Time: Approximately 48 minutes Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

  8. May 13

    Rob Cooper, Host, Climate Unf*cked Podcast

    Description: Rob Cooper, host of the Climate Unf*cked podcast speaks to Tom Clark, host of Communicating Earth podcast.  Rob launched his podcast last year after an ayahuasca “moment” in Bolivia in 2022. In this discussion he shares what he’s learned so far including: Using a podcast as a "knowledge cartilage" to support the basic "bones" of climate scienceThe power of a  provocative nameUsing humour to find common groundThe power of authenticity over production polishLinkedIn strategy for promoting a podcast Listen to Rob Cooper’s tips on how to create podcast content that cuts through the noise to reach your audience and walks the line between pro-comms and authenticity - whilst landing climate messaging and sparking action. Connect with Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-coop/ Recommended book: Speaking To My Daughter About the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/books/talking-to-my-daughter-about-the-economy-a-brief-history-of-capitalism/ Notes: Climate Unf*cked podcast - https://climateunfucked.substack.com/  The Big Bang Theory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory Kevin Anderson - https://climateuncensored.com/ Carbon Brief - https://www.carbonbrief.org/ The Third Door by Alex Banyan - https://alexbanayan.com/book/ The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck  by Mark Manson - https://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-f**k Tim Ferris - https://tim.blog/podcast/ Outrage and Optimism - https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/ Simon Clark - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRRr_xrOm66qaigIbwFLvbQ The Infinite Monkey Cage - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w The Graham Norton Show - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006xnzc Reform Radio - https://www.reformradio.co.uk/ Released: 13 May 2026 Run Time: 53 minutes Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

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Communicating Earth is a video podcast for climate and nature communicators, by climate and nature communicators.

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  • Creator
    Climate Acceptance Studios
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Climate Acceptance Studios
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    Communicating Earth