Climate Break

About Climate Break

Climate change is upon us. Fires, droughts, hurricanes, sea level rise, and melting ice caps are all part of our new normal. But something else is happening as well. Scientists, innovators, organizations, cities, companies, and citizens are taking action, making progress, and finding solutions. Climate Break brings you stories of climate progress and interviews with climate innovators from California and around the world, in under 2 minutes. Our solution-oriented, radio-ready shows are produced by students and climate law and policy experts at the University of California, Berkeley. Climate Break is a co-production of the Center for Law, Energy, and Environment at UC Berkeley Law and KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco Bay Area, in conjunction with the Berkeley School of Journalism. (For a transcript of the trailer, visit https://climatebreak.org/about-climate-break/)

Publisher

Berkeley Law

Category

government · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2020

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

272 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Electrifying Freight, with Lukas Lukoschek

   Lukas Lukoschek, co-founder of Kabisa, discusses how electric trucks can reduce freight emissions, improve air quality, and lower operating costs. He also explores the challenges of electrifying freight transportation and how Kabisa is expanding electric vehicle adoption and charging infrastructure across East Africa.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Preserving Public Access to Climate Information, with Rebecca Lindsey

   Climate education and literacy is an often overlooked climate solution. This week, we spoke to Rebecca Lindsey, project director of Climate.us. Her team of former Climate.gov staff rebuilt the federal government’s free climate science resource after 2025 federal cutbacks. Now an independent nonprofit, the site keeps climate science accessible to everyone.

3. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Buying heat pumps with neighbors, with Shreyas Sudhakar

   Group-buys of heat pumps can encourage homeowners to make the switch from traditional gas furnaces, which are large contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, by offsetting the high upfront cost. Shreyas Sudhakar, founder and CEO of heat pump installment company Vayu, also comments on both the technical efficiency and sustainability benefits of the shift to heat pumps.

Who has been a guest on Climate Break

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Irene Burga
• Jeff Goodell
• Professor David Romps
• Dr Melinda Adams
• Matteo Mirolo

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

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

Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81