<![CDATA[Climate Actually]]>d7d96b06-c8c3-5603-a96b-21b4957b0f85Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:38:27 +0000Captivate.fmKimberly Nicholas & Daring Mediahttps://artwork.captivate.fm/6377eea1-c22a-4f31-850a-a7c32b423435/SA-PRJ-26551-DMA-Climate-Actually-podcast-cover-art-AW.jpgClimate ActuallyKimberly Nicholas & Daring MediaKimberly Nicholas & Daring MediaYou 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. https://wecanfixit.substack.comfalseserialnopodcastCan a company keep growing and still cut emissionsCan a company keep growing and still cut emissionsCaroline 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

]]>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

]]>20f7886e-d92a-4910-8d53-21c6261f735cMon, 31 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +010043:21falsefull1441How to Fly Less (Without Giving Up Travel)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


Funding for Climate Actually comes from Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, Communications Grant #2021-02906.

]]>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


Funding for Climate Actually comes from Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, Communications Grant #2021-02906.

]]>f6d4bd1c-5601-4fbf-b07a-de4c3ff8e156Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +010042:43falsefull1331How to vote for climate actionHow to vote for climate actionWhy 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.

]]>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.

]]>c7079a66-da91-40f3-88be-35cc75963d74Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:02:00 +010036:28falsefull1221How to find a bank that doesn't invest in fossil fuelsHow to find a bank that doesn't invest in fossil fuelsCould 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

]]>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

]]>85a5a588-a45a-48d7-b020-308a93cb69daMon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +010029:42falsefull1111Introducing Climate ActuallyIntroducing 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.

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  • 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.

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