No Denying It

The coal plant never saw it coming.When a new coal project was quietly announced, Chibeze Ezekiel began mobilizing his community to resist, by educating them about the danger of fossil fuels. In the end, Goliath was no match for Mr. Ezekiel's “submarine” campaign, and Ghana went on to commit to renewable energy for all future projects.We talked to Mr. Ezekiel about why we should be treating climate change with the same urgency we have treated COVID-19, how he works with local leaders and youth to protect Ghana’s environment, and why he faced arrest for simply speaking out against coal.Learn more about Chibeze Ezekiel and The Try Guys here.Find all episodes here.Find more stories about climate action from UN News here.

Grief can be powerful when we put it into action.Yvonne Cuaresma knows climate grief. Her family in the West watches as wildfires burn more acreage every year, while her friends back in New York City watch flood waters rise. The pandemic, the heat, and the fires, all led Yvonne to a kind of climate crisis of her own. But then she found a way to start to heal.We talked to Ms. Cuaresma about The Climate Journal Project, her strategies for building communities of action, and how to move through climate paralysis through self-discovery.Learn more about Dr. Karl and Ms. Cuaresma here.Find all episodes here.Find more UN News stories about climate action here.  

Nature has proven that we can’t beat it - so we better join it.Tariq Al-Olaimy calls it “partnering with nature,” to find solutions that benefit both people and planet. It’s a strategy that requires both an understanding of our planet’s complex systems, and a healthy dose of humility. We talked to Mr. Al-Olaimy about the open source innovations of nature, how biomimicry allows us to leverage millenia of research and development, and how the climate crisis is also a spiritual crisis.Learn more about Michelle Yeoh and Tariq Al-Olaimy here.Find all episodes here.Find more stories about climate action from UN News here.

Kids are mad, and they’re willing to take it to court.Children from across the planet have been sounding the alarm about the climate crisis, fearful that their future will be unlivable. And now they’ve got a lawyer on their side.Mat dos Santos, Managing Attorney at Our Children’s Trust, works with young clients to bring climate litigation to federal and state courts in the United States, and tribunals across the globe. We talked to Mx. dos Santos about how all other rights hinge on the right to a safe climate and policy built on the best available science.Learn more about Kyne and Mat dos Santos here.Find all episodes here.Find more stories about climate action from UN News here.

Reuse plastic, solve the housing crisis, and create jobs.That’s what Nzambi Matee, a Kenyan materials engineer is working towards.  She’s partnered with manufacturers and waste collectors to capture plastic that would otherwise be headed to the landfill, to turn it into paving bricks, and eventually, building materials for homes.We talked to Nzambi about how to tap into existing systems to improve how waste is managed, and how to scale beyond your community.Learn more about Ed Norton and Nzambi Matee here. Find all episodes here.Find more stories about climate action from UN News here.

Debuting August 26, 2021. No Denying It, the UN climate action podcast, brings you the voices of young climate changemakers from across our warming planet. These activists, engineers, and entrepreneurs show us how we can make big changes - in our homes, our jobs, where we pray, and with our family and friends.Find all episodes posted on No Denying It, or listen and subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Castbox, Google Podcast, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.