Changing the Climate Conversation

Climate communicators have long grappled with the question of how to move people from being concerned about climate change to doing something about it. In this episode Macarena Aguilar talks to journalist and climate communicator, Mariana Castaño, about her experience on the UN communications team for the landmark 2015 Paris COP, which saw people mobilized around the world. They also unpack Mariana's recipe for moving people to action, which involves a careful mix of alarm, hope, inspiration ...

Blair Palese has been an environmental campaigner and writer for almost 30 years, working at the heart of some of the world’s biggest and most impactful campaigns for climate action. She started her career – “bottom of rung” – at Greenpeace in the United States, but quickly became the head of communications globally for the organization. In 2009, she started the Australian arm of the incredibly successful 350.org movement, which has helped divest trillions of dollars from fossil fuels. Seeing...

Climate change is not just about what’s happening to our planet, but about how it’s affecting our economies, health and every aspect of our lives. Most of us know that now. But for too long climate stories were framed as an environmental issue only, missing the connection to our everyday lives. In this episode Macarena Aguilar talks to veteran journalist and activist, Esmeralda de Belgique, about how this approach has contributed to delaying collective action to address the biggest challenge ...

In Australia, there is a disconnect between those who experience climate change in rural areas and how it is reported in national newsrooms. In this episode Rebecca talks to award winning Australian journalist Sue Stephenson about why firsthand rural perspectives and solutions are so important for changing the climate conversation. As a young, ambitious journalist Sue got her start at a country newspaper in Northern New South Wales. But it wasn’t long before Sue’s talent for story...

The message that we need to act now on climate change is falling flat, even in the face of extreme climate-driven crises like the recent Australian bushfires. We explore why with leading social researcher, Rebecca Huntley, who has spent the past 15 years listening to people from all walks of life and their views on climate change.

After experiencing climate change firsthand when the recent Australian bush fires ripped through our community, we're on a mission to find out why this issue is still so divisive, stifling urgently-needed action. We're asking leading thinkers, scientists, experts, activists and optimists how communicators can help change the climate conversation and inspire way more action. Listen to our teaser and subscribe. Our first episode is due out in April!