Climate Humans lifts the lid on the reality of climate mobilization. Candid chats with the next generation of climate leaders on the actions they’re taking to drive change, and the personal impact this has on them. Join HERO’s Mauricio Porras to debunk why climate mobilizers are more than heroes; they're humans, just like you and me.
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How clean cooking supports gender equality in Uganda, with Herbert Murungi
Around the world, women and girls spend hours each day gathering firewood and breathing in smoke from open fires. Herbert Murungi, co-founder of the Rural Environmental Sustainability Initiative (RESI), wants to change that. Clean cooking protects women and girls, children's health and forest biodiversity across Sub-Saharan Africa, but helping people to switch is a financial, technical, and cultural challenge. In conversation with HERO's Mauricio Porras, Herbert explains how a 15-year-old girl set him on his path for climate justice, why kitchen cook-offs can challenge taste beliefs faster than top-down interventions, and how he balances being an environmental scientist and social entrepreneur with being a father, writer and storyteller.
Learn more about Herbert's organization RESI: https://seed.uno/enterprise-profiles/rural-environmental-sustainability-initiative-resi (https://seed.uno/enterprise-profiles/rural-environmental-sustainability-initiative-resi)
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO (https://herocircle.app/), the platform for people-powered climate solutions. Produced by Josie Colter and edited by Ben Beheshty at Studio Goldstar (https://www.studiogoldstar.com/). Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
21 Jul 2026
How a Colombian climate campaign turned people power into policy, with Juan Pablo Sierra
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“We made the case by refusing to treat climate action as a luxury.” In Season 3, Episode 3 of Climate Humans: The Policy Edition, Pacto x el Clima co-founder Juan Pablo Sierra tells host Mauricio Porras why the real heroes of climate policy aren't pedestaled icons – they're broad, trusted coalitions. Dissecting Bogotá’s Climate Emergency Declaration and the Escazú Agreement, join Juan and Mauricio to unpack the formulas behind climate policy wins in Colombia. From collective leadership, public mobilization, institutional advocacy, and political negotiation, tune in to learn how smart frameworks and sustained campaigning can turn pressure into lasting public policy – to enact real change. And Juan shares the mission driving it all – a world in which where you're born doesn't decide whether you get to live somewhere healthy.
00:00 Climate Action Not Luxury01:36 Meet Juan Pablo Sierra01:52 Quickfire Questions06:27 Escazú Origin Story08:48 Coalition That Lasted11:21 Testing Tactics16:15 Misinformation Roadblocks19:02 From Ratification To Reality21:33 Bogotá Electric Bus Law23:45 Trusted Conveners 28:00 Winning The Diesel Bus Ban30:10 Accountability That Sticks32:54 Heroes And Collective Power34:15 Colombia Next Decade Vision37:38 Closing And Call To Action
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO (https://herocircle.app/), the platform for people-powered climate solutions. Produced by Studio Goldstar (https://www.studiogoldstar.com/) by Josie Colter and Ben Beheshty. Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
20 May 2026
How to start over in the world of changemaking, with Melati Wijsen
"We had no idea what the word activism was. It was just doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reasons." Melati Wijsen was 12-years-old when she helped say “bye bye” to plastic bags in Bali. A decade on, she's channelling that same energy somewhere new: classrooms.
In Season 3, Episode 2 of ‘Climate Humans: The Policy Edition’, Melati tells host Mauricio Porras why this isn’t a pivot; it’s a deepening. They dig into the overlooked realities of youth mobilization, the resilience it demands, and Melati’s vision for the future of the planet and education’s role in that.
Climate Humans is brought to you by HERO (https://herocircle.app/), the platform for people-powered climate solutions. Produced by Josie Colter and edited by Ben Beheshty at Studio Goldstar (https://www.studiogoldstar.com/). Hosted by Mauricio Porras.
Learn more about Youthtopia (https://www.youthtopia.world/).
Show notes:
00:12 welcome to Climate Humans
02:03 quickfire get to know Melati
04:59 from plastic bags to systems change
07:14 fixing education for changemaking
09:50 writing 100 lessons book
12:08 turning book into university program
17:41 Youthtopia vision and platform
20:11 climate education policy in Indonesia
22:01 behind the scenes advocacy work
25:41 defining success and teachers role
28:25 ending chapters and passing the megaphone
34:15 burnout and finding your lane
37:29 staying grounded with big platforms
40:58 heroes and future classrooms
43:38 closing thanks and outro
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