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We share ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding & drive change.

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🎧 Home of Climate Curious Podcast - listen wherever you get your podcasts. TEDx events are organised independently under a free license granted by TED and include live speakers and recorded TED talks. Our mission is to encourage dialogue and engagement, create inclusive spaces and foster d

ebate and discussion that continues long after our events. The TEDxLondon family includes a great network of sponsors and over 200 volunteers who collectively make up our 'TEAMx’ – the glue that holds us together when it’s time to run our live events. Together, we seek out the most inspiring and innovative solutions that go beyond limitations, beyond labels, pushing boundaries to create the kind of world we all want to live in.

10/08/2026

How do you make good decisions under pressure? It's harder than we think.

On Climate Curious, game designers Nathan Harrison and Mel Frances explain how putting players under intense time pressure changes the way they respond to climate crises. With just seconds to act, careful planning often gives way to instinct, revealing how stress can shape the choices we make.

Their insight? Games don't just teach us about climate systems. They teach us about ourselves.

🎧 Listen to Climate Curious wherever you get your podcasts.

07/08/2026

What keeps climate leaders going? For Jennifer Kitt, it's two things: seeing real progress, and thinking about the next generation.

On Climate Curious, she explains why philanthropy isn't the main driver of climate action, but it can help the biggest solutions happen faster. And when she sees those wins, it reminds her why the work matters.

🎧 Listen to Climate Curious wherever you get your podcasts.

06/08/2026

What are we willing to risk to protect the lungs of the Earth? For Michelle Arevalo-Carpenter that's the question every investor should be asking.

On Climate Curious, the IMPAQTO Capital co-founder explains why protecting the Andean Amazon isn't just about finding more money, it's about rethinking risk. By combining philanthropic funding with commercial investment, she believes we can unlock the capital needed to build nature-positive markets at scale.

Protecting one of the world's richest ecosystems will take more than good intentions. It will take bold partnerships.

🎧 Listen to Climate Curious wherever you get your podcasts.

04/08/2026

What's stopping more people from funding climate solutions? According to Jennifer Kitt, it's often not a lack of generosity, it's a lack of clarity.

On Climate Curious, she explains that many would-be climate donors want to make a meaningful difference, but don't know where their money can have the greatest impact. Her answer? Give people a bold vision to invest in.

When climate leaders dare to imagine what's truly possible, and map out how to get there, they make it easier for donors to become partners in creating real change.

🎧 Listen to Climate Curious wherever you get your podcasts.

03/08/2026

What if public money is helping lock in more fossil fuels?

While investigating coal finance, Joojin Kim uncovered a surprising reality: more than $10 billion a year in government-backed finance is supporting ships that transport fossil fuels.

On Climate Curious, the CEO of Solutions for Our Climate explains why cleaning up global shipping isn't just about new technology. It's about changing where money flows, and ending the financial incentives that keep fossil fuels moving around the world.

🎧 Listen to Climate Curious wherever you get your podcasts.

31/07/2026

Why do we keep paying for climate disasters instead of preventing them?

On Climate Curious, game designers Nathan Harrison and Mel Frances reflect on how their climate simulation reveals the tension between proactive and reactive decision-making. The lesson? Investing in resilience early often costs far less than responding to disasters after they've happened.

It's a question that comes up again and again, and one that games can help us explore. Sometimes, playing the game helps us see the choices we're making in the real world.

🎧 Listen to Climate Curious wherever you get your podcasts.

27/07/2026

“If civil engineers do our jobs really well, the world forgets we exist.

But here’s the paradox: the better this invisible infrastructure works, the less we notice it.

The less we notice it, the less we value it. The less we invest in it.”

How invisible infrastructure is protecting people and planet by Gemma Andrews 👷

Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COoqfCEXb5Y&t=1s

26/07/2026

📚 BOOK GIVEAWAY ALERT 📚⁠
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Fancy six free books and zero excuses left not to read climate fiction? Good, because we're giving away the ENTIRE Shortlist by , three times over.⁠
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That's three lucky Climate Curious readers, each walking away with all six shortlisted books. Yes, all of them. Yes, for free.⁠
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If your idea of a perfect afternoon is a picnic blanket under shady tree, a good book, and zero notifications; but you've never quite dipped a toe into climate fiction, consider this to be your sign! 🌳📖⁠

Your shortlist stack:⁠
🌊 Dusk, by Robbie Arnott⁠
🐯 The Tiger's Share, by Keshava Guha⁠
🏙️ Awake in the Floating City, by Susanna Kwan⁠
🎶 Hum, by Helen Phillips⁠
🦣 Endling, by Maria Reva⁠
📖 The Book of Records, by Madeleine Thien⁠
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How to enter:⁠
✅ Details are over on our Instagram ⁠
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Winners announced at the start of August – get entering!⁠
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T&Cs: UK entries only, sorry world, we do still love you.⁠
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24/07/2026

People won't demand change if they don't know what's powering the system!

When Bruce Nilles began campaigning against coal, many people had no idea where their electricity came from, or the impact it was having on communities, from mountaintop removal mining to coal dust and air pollution.

On Climate Curious, Bruce reflects on how public awareness transformed an "impossible" idea into a national consensus: that coal had to go. His message? Lasting climate action starts with helping people see the system they're part of.

🎧 Listen to Climate Curious wherever you get your podcasts.

23/07/2026

What if philanthropy isn't about having all the answers?

Jennifer Kitt believes the most impactful donors aren't the ones leading the work, they're the ones empowering the people who already know how to create change.

On Climate Curious, the Climate Lead President explains why climate philanthropy works best as a partnership, not a pitch. From grassroots organisers to movement leaders, the real role of funding is to help great ideas become reality, and to invite people to be part of something bigger than themselves.

🎧 Listen to Climate Curious wherever you get your podcasts.

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