Visionary Guests

Jane Goodall: Celebrating 90
September 27, 2024
Environmental icon Jane Goodall is celebrating 90 years of life, and she’s not backing off of her passionate commitment to nature. Goodall says...

Al Gore and Bill Nye
June 8, 2018
Looking for a movie that takes climate science to the masses? In the first part of this week’s episode, former Vice President Al Gore joins...

Wanjira Mathai on Sustainable Development and the Power of Women
July 1, 2022
Africa is responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet its people are already suffering some of the world’s most...

Erin Brockovich: Superman’s Not Coming
September 25, 2020
Twenty years ago, Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her portrayal of maverick environmental activist Erin Brockovich in the biopic of the same name....

Leah Stokes: 2024 Schneider Award Winner
January 10, 2025
Every year Climate One grants the Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication to one scientist. This year’s...

Rebecca Solnit on Why It’s Not Too Late
November 3, 2023
Looking at climate devastation while witnessing a lack of political urgency to address the crisis, it can be easy to spiral into a dark place ....

Jane Fonda: A Lifetime of Activism
September 29, 2023
Jane Fonda has been many things: an actor, fitness guru, and mother, but through it all, her activism has remained her true calling. For decades...

Cory Booker: Taking on Big Ag & Going Big on Climate
June 23, 2023
Our food and agricultural systems are helping fuel the climate emergency. But climate isn’t the only harm; these systems also impact local...

Yvon Chouinard: Giving It All Away
November 25, 2022
The clothing company Patagonia has become synonymous with outdoor adventure and sustainability, largely because of the unconventional approach of...

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Naomi Oreskes: The Schneider Award
December 30, 2021
Established in honor of Dr. Stephen H. Schneider, one of the founding fathers of climatology, Climate One’s Schneider Award recognizes a natural...