Whether you are commuting to work or relaxing in the evening, podcasts are a great way to learn more about the world around you. These are 23 of the best environmental podcasts available in 2025, from environmental science podcasts to investigative podcasts detailing how the climate crisis is already shaping our lives and what we can do about it.

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PBS Nature’s Going Wild is returning for a fourth season on April 22 to coincide with Earth Day. On this chart-topping and multi-award-winning show, acclaimed wildlife ecologist and host Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant speaks with nature advocates – ranging from a paleoanthropologist who hunts fossils in conflict zones to a former butterfly technician who saved an endangered species while incarcerated. Each episode features a different nature champion and explores what led them to create change within themselves, their community, and the natural world.

Harvard Business School’s Climate Rising explores how some of the world’s biggest business leaders are approaching the devastating effects of climate change. It unites business and policy experts with HBS faculty to exchange perspectives on the actions businesses are taking, can take, and ought to take in addressing the issue of climate change.

Climate Rising delves into the numerous obstacles and prospects that climate change presents for managers, including choices regarding their business locations, technological innovations, strategic approaches concerning products, marketing, customer interactions, and policies.

Real Organic Podcast is produced by the Real Organic Project, a farmer-led movement dedicated to preserving the integrity of organic food. It cuts through greenwashing to shed light on the forces reshaping organic agriculture. Through in-depth discussions with farmers, scientists, and activists, this series explores the policies, practices, and people working to uphold the integrity of organic agriculture in the face of industrialization. 

Co-hosted by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, who oversaw the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, and CDP founder, Paul Dickinson, Outrage + Optimism explores the stories behind the headlines on climate change, talking to the change-makers turning challenges into opportunities. They delight in progress, question greenwash and get to grips with the difficult issues – sharing it all with their listeners along the way.

Curious Universe – an official NASA podcast hosted by astrophysicist and head of NASA’s Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory Padi Boyd and audio producer Jacob Pinter – brings you mind-blowing science and space adventures you won’t find anywhere else.

Explore the cosmos alongside astronauts, scientists, engineers, and other top NASA experts who are achieving remarkable feats in science, space exploration, and aeronautics. Learn something new about the wild and wonderful universe we share. All you need to get started is a little curiosity.

In A Matter of Degrees, Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson tell stories about the powerful forces behind climate change — and the tools we have to fix it. With the help of dozens of climate leaders, they tell stories of bold solutions and groundbreaking campaigns, stories of misdeeds and corruption and efforts to stop them, and stories of people doing their best to be a part of the solution.

This podcast gives more information about global conservation efforts, more research about their impacts and more ways to be an advocate for the planet. An interview series, this podcast features top experts in conservation, wildlife and environmental justice. 

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Think Sustainably focuses on sustainability and the overall impact of consumption. From waste to wealth, and grids to growth, the show digs into the impact of consumption across all areas of life – it tracks the movements, discoveries and technologies making way for a sustainable future.

While less of a story-driven podcast, there is a lot of information and recent research regarding environmental issues. At only 20-30 minutes, these episodes are perfect for those looking for bite-sized snippets of larger issues.

Hosted by Dr Anthony Leiserowitz of Yale University, this podcast is a daily two-minute investigative podcast detailing how the climate crisis is already shaping our lives and what we can do about it. From fossil fuels to extreme weather, clean energy to public health, and more, this is your daily dose of climate change reality- and hope.

It seeks to help individuals, corporations, media, NGOs, government agencies, academics, artists, and more learn from each other about constructive “solutions” so many are undertaking to reduce climate-related risks and wasteful energy practices.

In The Food Fight, one of the few food-related environmental podcasts on Earth.Org’s list, Matt Eastland and Lucy Wallace examine the biggest challenges facing the food system, and the innovations and entrepreneurs looking to solve them. Recent episodes look at how coffee waste can power a sustainable future, and whether 3D printing could be the future of food.

Produced by Nature Journal, the podcast brings listeners the best stories from the world of science each week. Topics range from astronomy to zoology and highlight the most exciting research from each issue of Nature Journal. Featuring interviews with the scientists behind the results, the podcast provides in-depth analysis from Nature’s journalists and editors.

Though this podcast haven’t updated since 2021, it’s still a fantastic resource in understanding how we can survive in the era of climate change. Environmental journalist Lucy Siegle and wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill spoke to those who have made it their mission to be vocal about how we are laying waste to our beautiful planet, including David Attenborough, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, UN climate negotiator Christiana Figueres and Native American Veteran and Organizer Krystal Two-Bulls.

This podcast is informal, personal and passionate and will provide you with the tools to communicate about the climate crisis to anyone, be it your dad or the UN.

From the Energy, Environment and Resources Programme at Chatham House and hosted by Antony Froggatt and Anna Aberg, The Climate Briefing explores the major issues that shape UN climate negotiations and international climate politics, including the new Global Biodiversity Framework, the climate crisis in South Asia, and outcomes of UN conferences such as COP29.

Brought to you by environmental charity Friends of the Earth, How to Save the Planet discusses popular stories from the climate movement and breaks down often-complex issues, like environmental racism, eco-anxiety and fracking. Frank yet inspiring, the podcast, which ran until 2021, explores solutions to the climate crisis, and how anyone can have an impact, big and small. 

What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we were on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response.

Each week on What Could Go Right?, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas convene a diverse panel of experts to discuss the central issues of our era, including sustainability, polarisation, work, and the economy, and make the case for a brighter future. They emerge from their conversations with a counterintuitive but informed take: progress is on its way.

It is a well-known fact that fast fashion and the fashion industry as a whole have a detrimental effect on the environment. This environmental podcast dives into the problems that the industry currently faces and examines the strategies and solutions that we need to take on to transform it. From business leaders and activists to innovators and entrepreneurs, hear from a whole hosts of inspiring people who are trying to implement more sustainable solutions in the fashion world.

Since 2007, Climate One has been the premier platform for empowering conversations about the climate emergency. Through a weekly podcast, radio show, and in-person events, Climate One from The Commonwealth Club provides a trusted place for in-depth conversations that connect diverse perspectives from across the climate community. The podcast and public radio program can be found on 80 public radio stations across the US, creating opportunities for dialogue and inspiring a more complete understanding of the current crisis.

In Forces for Nature, eco-podcast producer and host Crystal DiMiceli interviews people working successfully to create a healthier and more humane world, from big-name scientists to a 10-year-old with his own recycling company. The show celebrates people who are doing great things in sustainability, conservation, and animal-related issues. Each episode presents an issue being faced but then quickly pivots from the problem to the effective solution that the guest has found. It leaves the listener with actionable tips that they can do to help.

This podcast takes listeners on a one-of-a-kind jourey as they learn from Dr Jane Goodall, a renowned scientist, activist, and storyteller, extraordinary life, hear from changemaking guests from every arena, and become awed by a growing movement sparked by Goodalland fueled by hope.

The Climate Pod, hosted by Ty Benefiel, is a wide-ranging conversation with leading experts on the politics, economics, activism, culture, science, and social justice issues at the heart of the climate crisis. Hear from guests like Jane Goodall, Katharine Hayhoe, and Paul Krugman.

Each week, Switched On brings conversations about global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. Dana Perkins sits down with different BloombergNEF analysts to discuss their latest research and unique perspective on the future of energy, transport, agriculture, sustainability and more.

Climate change is battering California. Can the state find a way forward? Every Thursday, award-winning L.A. Times columnist Sammy Roth dives deep with scientists, energy leaders, legislators, activists and journalists who are experts on today’s climate challenges and solutions. They discuss everything from electric cars to renewable energy to the difficulties of phasing out fossil fuels.

As the planet we call home faces a climate emergency, Living on Earth, hosted by Steve Curwood, is your go-to source for the latest coverage of climate change, ecology, and human health.

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