Sustainability Unplugged

About Sustainability Unplugged

Our goal is to empower sustainable choices in ourselves and everyone listening.

Publisher

Lynn Kratzberg & Jessica Gordon

Category

education · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Aug 2024

Latest episode

18 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

68 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Feb 2026

   Solar: The Good, Bad & Complicated

   Solar energy is often held up as the clean energy solution. But how much do we actually know about how solar panels are made, what battery storage requires, and the trade-offs that come with it? In this episode of Sustainability Unplugged, we finally give solar the deeper dive it deserves. We break down: How solar panels are manufactured — from sand to silicon wafers How battery storage is made — and what mining lithium really involves Why solar’s lifetime carbon footprint i...

2. 

   11 Feb 2026

   Where in the World Is Greta Thunberg?

   In honor of the International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we’re spotlighting one of the most recognizable young climate activists of our time: Greta Thunberg. From her first “School Strike for Climate” sign in 2018 to launching the global Fridays for Future movement, Greta has transformed youth climate activism into a worldwide call for climate justice. We dig into how her activism began, the major speeches that went viral, her zero-emissions Atlantic crossing, her books and document...

3. 

   4 Feb 2026

   The Fight for a Global Plastics Treaty

   Plastic pollution is everywhere—and it’s way worse than most of us realize. In this episode of Sustainability Unplugged, we zoom out from individual plastic swaps to explore what the world is doing to tackle plastic pollution at scale. From global plastic bag bans and deposit return schemes to the United Nations’ attempt at a legally binding global plastics treaty, we break down how plastic waste, microplastics, and single-use products are harming human health and ecosystems—and why internati...

Who has been a guest on Sustainability Unplugged

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

• Mathieu Senard
• Julia Dietmar
• Shannon Jade
• [Guest Name Credential]
• Rachelle Strauss

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

333

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

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

Quality

88

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

32

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