Skip to content
Sign in
Artwork for Climate Actually
ScienceSociety & CultureDocumentaryEducationHow To

Climate Actually

Kimberly Nicholas & Daring Media

You care about climate change. You're just not sure your choices actually matter. Climate Actually is here to show you they do, and exactly how to use them.

Hosted by climate scientist Dr. Kimberly Nicholas (Lund University, author of Under the Sky We Make, creator of the SHIFT guide in collaboration with Project Drawdown), each episode sits down with a real person putting one of five research backed "climate superpowers" into practice: as a citizen, professional, investor, consumer, or role model.

Together they work through the facts, sit with the feelings that come with facing the crisis, and land on clear actions you can take too.

You have more climate power than you think. This show helps you use that well.

Play
Open in
  • 5 episodes
  • Avg 31 min
  • English

Episodes 5

NewestOldestLongest
All5Unplayed5In progress0Played0
  • S1 · E4
    Monday · 43 min

    Can a company keep growing and still cut emissions

    Caroline Merrell, senior director of sustainable winemaking at Jackson Family Wines, shares how her company set a science-based climate target, the challenges of reducing emissions in a growing business, and the actions working now such as using less glass in wine bottles, installing solar on farms, and looking at supply chain emissions. Take action at work with SHIFT’s science based targets guide: https://jointheshift.earth/climate-actions/work-sbt Get Kim’s newsletter ‘We Can Fix It’: https://wecanfixit.substack.com Funding for Climate Actually comes from Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, Communications Grant #2021-02906. Resources SHIFT guide, professional climate action: https://jointheshift.earth/climate-actions/work-sbt Science based targets initiative: https://sciencebasedtargets.org/corporate-net-zero-standard-v2 International Wineries for Climate Action emissions counting tool: https://www.iwcawine.org/post/quick-guide-iwca-ghg-calculators Background information on soil carbon sequestration: https://drawdown.org/sector-2025/nature-based-carbon-removal For full episode transcript and links to underlying studies and sources in this episode, go to climateactually.com/ep4

  • S1 · E3
    August 24 · 42 min

    How to Fly Less (Without Giving Up Travel)

    How does flying contribute to climate change? For many people concerned about the climate, how much we fly is a big dilemma and a challenge! Flying burns a LOT of fossil fuels, and is the single biggest source of climate pollution for most frequent flyers. Family lives abroad, work demands travel, and social pressure pushes the other way. "The plane's going anyway" is something you hear a lot, but does it actually hold up? In this episode, Kim talks to Ed about his struggle to fly less: the guilt, the trade-offs, and the practical alternatives he's found for family visits, work trips, and travel. See SHIFT for more on other ways to travel, combining flights or flying less: https://jointheshift.earth/climate-actions/fly-less Strategies covered Combining trips to reduce emissions, making fewer trips but staying longer, and other ways to maximise quality time with loved ones without it feeling like sacrifice. Subscribe or follow Climate Actually wherever you get your podcasts to catch every episode. Resources mentioned in this episode The Man in Seat 61, an independent rail travel guide founded by a former UK rail industry professional. www.seat61.com Flight Free Campaign (We Stay on the Ground): https://westayontheground.org/the-flight-free-campaign https://wecanfixit.substack.com/i/70289095/action-fly-less-yes-you https://jointheshift.earth/climate-actions/fly-less https://www.wearepossible.org/frequent-flyer-levy and https://wecanfixit.substack.com/i/38231014/facts-the-rich-need-to-get-to-work Funding for Climate Actually comes from Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, Communications Grant #2021-02906.

  • S1 · E2
    August 17 · 36 min

    How to vote for climate action

    Why is voting one of the most powerful things you can do for the climate? Most people rank recycling as a climate action ahead of voting, but research has found that voting for a pro-climate candidate could matter far more than your personal emissions. In this episode, host Kim talks to Kate, a former construction sustainability manager turned Environmental Voting Project volunteer, about why so many climate-minded people don't vote consistently, and what to actually do about it. "I think people are really starting to attend to the problem, but everybody doesn't know what to do,” Kate said. They cover how to register and plan to vote, how to identify climate leaders on your ballot using tools like the Congressional Scorecard and OpenSecrets, and how Kate is helping expand the climate vote, one handwritten postcard at a time. Subscribe to catch every episode. Head to Kim’s newsletter to view the transcript and facts and resources from this episode: https://wecanfixit.substack.com/ To find out more about voting for climate action, see SHIFT: https://jointheshift.earth/guide Funding for Climate Actually comes from Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, Communications Grant #2021-02906.

  • S1 · E1
    August 17 · 29 min

    How to find a bank that doesn't invest in fossil fuels

    Could your bank account be one of your biggest climate superpowers? Most people never think to check who their bank lends to or invests in, but switching to a fossil-free bank is ranked as the highest-impact climate action you can take with your money in the SHIFT guide (https://jointheshift.earth/). In this episode, host Kim talks to Matt, a First Direct/HSBC customer in the UK, who discovers his bank's fossil fuel financing for the first time, live, on the call, and what he found when he compared fossil-free alternatives. They cover why banking matters so much more than most people realize, how to check your own bank's fossil funding score, and the practical steps for switching to a climate-friendly bank without losing your direct debits, your mortgage payments or missing any bills. To find out more about whether your bank funds fossil fuels or if you'd like to switch: see SHIFT: https://jointheshift.earth/climate-actions/bank-fossil-free. Subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts to catch every episode. For more information and material from the episode, subscribe to Kim’s newsletter: https://wecanfixit.substack.com/ Funding for Climate Actually comes from Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, Communications Grant #2021-02906

  • August 3 · 2 min

    Introducing Climate Actually

    Meet your host: Dr Kimberly Nicholas, climate scientist at Lund University and creator of the SHIFT guide to high impact climate action. The show's approach: facts, feelings, and action, used together to face the climate crisis rather than avoid it. The five climate superpowers: citizen, professional, investor, consumer, and role model. Why it matters: if you earn around $38,000 USD a year or more, you're in the world's top 10% of earners, a group responsible for roughly half of all household carbon emissions. What's coming: real people sharing their successes and setbacks as they take on high impact climate action, one superpower at a time. Subscribe or follow wherever you get your podcasts to catch every episode. Funding for Climate Actually comes from Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, Communications Grant #2021-02906.

Showing 1–5 of 5 episodes