Citizens Climate Radio Climate Change Podcast

About Citizens Climate Radio Climate Change Podcast

A monthly podcast for climate advocates hosted by Peterson Toscano & the CCR Team, high school and college-aged climate change action figures. We help you talk about global warming: its causes & impacts.

Publisher

The CCR Team of Eco Communicators

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Jun 2016

Latest episode

19 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

115 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Jun 2025

   What’s at Stake for Clean Energy Tax Credits? With Elissa Tennant and Dana Nuccitelli

   Hosts Elissa Tennant and Dana Nuccitelli analyze the Senate Finance Committee's budget proposal and its implications for clean energy tax credits established by the Inflation Reduction Act in this interview episode.

2. 

   6 May 2025

   Saving Clean Energy Tax Credits-- Inside the Inflation Reduction Act Fight

   In this episode of Citizens Climate Radio, we dive into the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—the biggest climate legislation in U.S. history—and the urgent effort underway to protect its clean energy tax credits. CCL’s Content Marketing Manager Elissa Tennant joins CCL’s Research Manager Dana Nuccitelli to break it all down. You’ll learn what the IRA funds, how clean energy tax credits work for individuals and businesses, and why these programs are now under threat. Dana also explains the budget reconciliation process, the challenges in Congress, and the surprising level of bipartisan public support for clean energy investment. You'll leave this episode knowing exactly why the IRA matters—and what simple actions you can take to defend it. Featured Guests: Elissa Tennant is CCL’s Content Marketing Manager, leading strategy and creation for web, social media, and volunteer resources. Dana Nuccitelli is CCL’s Research Manager, an environmental scientist, and an award-winning climate journalist with a background in physics and over a decade of science communication experience. Full transcript and more: visit www.cclusa.org/radio Resources Mentioned: 📄 Take action to defend clean energy tax credits: cclusa.org/IRAdefense 📅 Register for the 2025 Citizens' Climate Lobby Summer Conference: cclusa.org/conference 🌟 Get involved with other climate actions: cclusa.org/action 🦖 Schoolhouse Rock: Tyrannosaurus Debt (explainer video): Watch on YouTube 🧠 Join CCL’s Nerd Corner (for policy deep dives): CCL Community - Nerd Corner Highlights: Why the Inflation Reduction Act focuses so heavily on clean energy. What “tax credits” mean for individuals, businesses, and the broader economy. How budget reconciliation works—and why it's mostly a partisan process today. Why Republicans and Democrats alike have reasons to support clean energy tax credits. How CCL volunteers are defending climate investments—and how you can help. We Want to Hear from You Email: radio @ citizensclimate.org Text/Voicemail: 619-512-9646 Social Media: Follow us on X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and TikTok.

3. 

   18 Apr 2025

   Can Art Impact Climate Change Policy? Promoting Common Sense Solutions Through Art

   Elise Silvestri explores how art can strengthen climate advocacy with Carrie Ziegler, an interdisciplinary Artist, Speaker, and Community Engagement Expert. Carrie talks about her process for creating and executing the Chrysalis Project: Transforming Together, an art and climate policy project that enacted powerful change over Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the participating students, Brisa Sabel, shares her experience of the successful campaign and the joy and inspiration it gave her. Peterson Toscano has a surprisingly good news story: like our responses to climate change, the format of CCR is adapting! [insert finalized details here] Listen to Carrie Ziegler discuss the power of art storytelling in making meaningful, local climate policy. Carrie Ziegler harnesses the collective power of art to drive social and environmental transformation. Through her Art in Action initiatives, she collaborates with diverse entities—local governments, organizations, schools, and universities—to create multi-dimensional works that blend participant creativity with pressing societal issues. These projects inspire active engagement, bringing communities together to create lasting change. Along with the Chrysalis Project, Carrie also led the Plastic Whale Project, where students created a life-sized whale out of plastic bags. The whale played a pivotal role in successfully passing a ban on single-use plastic bags in Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, and Thurston County, Washington. Based in Olympia, Washington, Carrie is recognized internationally, bringing her impactful vision to global forums, including Aotearoa (New Zealand), Ghana, France, Mexico, and Canada. She empowers Artists and Change Makers to maximize their societal impact through art, inspiring a broader movement of change driven by creativity. Complementing her hands-on work, Carrie is penning her inaugural book, Eclosion: An Artist’s Path to Power and Peace. In this work, she intertwines her memoir with a practical guide for unleashing personal and collective potential, offering a blueprint for transformative change through art—a light for a world in desperate need of inspiration. Check out her work on her Instagram, @carriezieglerart.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

665,350

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

25 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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