How Climate Change Affects is a climate podcast for anyone and everyone. Each episode we speak to a different guest, from therapists to wine makers, to understand how climate change already impacts people from across the UK and beyond.
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💧Ep 18. How Climate Change Affects Floods.
Jeevan (https://www.jeevanvasagar.com/)is a climate editor for The Observer, and an author. We cover the history of floods, and how we need to radically rethink our response to them.
His latest book “The Surge: The Race Against the Most Destructive Force in Nature” is out now.
7 Feb 2026
Firefighters
🧑🚒Ep 17. How Climate Change Affects Firefighters.
This episode, we’re chatting to Peter from the London Fire Brigade (https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/). He’s been at the LFB for over 30 years, and works alongside London’s over 4500 firefighters.
Learn how they deal with wildfires and ways they’re planning for a climate-worsened future.
15 Nov 2025
2025
🎙️Ep 16. How Climate Change Affects 2025.
As we’re speeding through 2025, we thought it’s a good time to highlight some of our favourite episodes (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/episodes/) of the year.
Listen to stories from a broadcast journalist, a former Just Stop Oil activist, and an insect expert from The Royal Parks (https://www.royalparks.org.uk/read-watch-listen/how-climate-change-affects-insects)!
18 Oct 2025
2024
☀️Ep 15. How Climate Change Affects 2024.
Catch up on our earlier episodes with a Best Of 2024 (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/episodes/) compilation!
We spoke to a therapist about ecoanxiety, a zoo educator about how you cool down penguins and the Islington Climate Centre about planning for the worst.
6 Sept 2025
Wetlands
🦆Ep 14. How Climate Change Affects Wetlands.
This episode, Callum from the London Wetland Centre (https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/london) told us about the ways wetlands are impacted by climate change.
Also, we spoke about why wetlands are so important for reducing climate impacts and supporting wildlife.
2 Aug 2025
Ep 13. Insects
🐞Ep 13. How Climate Change Affects Insects.
We recently chatted to Charlie, who works at The Royal Parks (https://www.royalparks.org.uk/). He’s an Engagement Officer in their Help Nature Thrive (https://www.royalparks.org.uk/nature-wildlife/habitats/how-royal-parks-helps-nature-thrive) team, who works across 5000 acres of London’s most well-known parks.
They help community groups, volunteers and members of the public understand the importance of native wildlife and healthy habitats (especially in a changing climate).
5 Jul 2025
Ep 12. Protest
Jack discusses his transition from radical climate activism to community action, exploring the connections between protest and queer pride in an interview.
7 Jun 2025
Ep 11. Air Quality
Sustainability Officer Georgia from Camden Council discusses the various types of air pollution and their connection to health and climate change in an interview.
3 May 2025
Ep 10. Buildings
🏠Ep 10. How Climate Change Affects Buildings.
Raf, who does education and outreach work for Shade the UK (https://www.shadetheuk.com/), came in to talk to us about extreme heat and buildings.
We found out how extreme heat affects our homes, especially in urban settings, and what we can do to prepare ourselves for future heatwaves.
5 Apr 2025
Ep 9. Journalism
📻Ep 9. How Climate Change Affects Journalism.
This episode (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/episodes/) features Amaani, a broadcast journalist who works in local radio across both news and weather.
In our conversation, we get insights on how journalists write climate news stories and the importance of robust science-based fact-checking.
1 Mar 2025
Ep 8. Gardening
🌱Ep 8. How Climate Change Affects Gardening.
For Episode 8 (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/episodes/), we speak to Cathy. She's a green-fingered community gardener with lots of experience growing fruit, veg, herbs and loads more!
If you’re curious to know how the changing climate affects your own window boxes, garden, allotment or local green spaces, this episode is for you!
1 Feb 2025
Ep 7. Energy
💡Ep 7. How Climate Change Affects Energy.
This episode (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/episodes/) features Abi, who works in the sustainability
sector as an energy analyst.
Our chat focusses on the transition from fossil fuels to renewables, and what the future holds for The National Grid.
4 Jan 2025
Ep 6. Food Co-ops
🫒Ep 6. How Climate Change Affects Food Co-ops.
To start 2025, we’re thinking all about food co-operatives. These are community initiatives where people buy in bulk and use up surplus items from supermarkets.
Speaking to Fateha from Cooperation Town (https://cooperation.town/), we chat about what a food co-op is and how valuable community is in a rapidly changing world.
14 Dec 2024
Ep 5. London
🚦Ep 5. How Climate Change Affects London.
For episode five (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/), we’re featuring our friends at the Islington Climate Centre (https://www.islingtonclimatecentre.co.uk/) . We chat with Anna and Moriah, who both volunteer their time to support climate workshops in London.
We think about the effects of extreme weather events on cities like London, and how their sessions help people become more climate literate.
9 Nov 2024
Ep 4. Lavender
🚜Ep 4. How Climate Change Affects Lavender.
Episode four (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/) features not one, but two guests! We speak to Lorna and Brendan, who own a 25-acre organic lavender farm in Surrey.
We discuss how their lavender plants are coping with more variable weather, and see how their visitor numbers are affected.
12 Oct 2024
Ep 3. Migration
🫂Ep 3. How Climate Change Affects Migration.
In our third episode (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/), we chat to Poppy. They work in the charity sector, supporting young unaccompanied asylum seekers in the UK.
We cover a range of topics including the current reasons people flee their home countries, and the future of climate migration.
13 Sept 2024
Ep 2. Zoos
🐅Ep 2. How Climate Change Affects Zoos.
This episode we speak to Fiona (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/), who works in the education team at a UK conservation zoo.
We chat about how zookeepers help animals deal with changing conditions, and why a zoo is a great place to educate kids about climate change.
10 Aug 2024
Ep 1. Therapists
🧠 Ep 1. How Climate Change Affects Therapists.
For the very first episode (https://howclimatechangeaffects.com/), we speak to a psychotherapist called Tone. We chat about climate anxiety, his top tips to deal with the rapidly changing planet and why young people are most affected.
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