Whether you are commuting to work or relaxing in the evening, podcasts are a great way to learn more about the world around you. From Earth.Org’s new weekly climate news roundup to NASA’s mind-blowing science and space adventures, these are the must-listen environmental podcasts of 2026.
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25 Best Podcasts About the Environment
1. Earth Radio
From the frontlines of the climate crisis to the halls of global policy, Earth Radio is a new, ad-free podcast by Earth.Org bringing you a roundup of the week’s most important climate stories, in five minutes. Join our host Rebekah Hendricks every Saturday as she uncovers the stories behind our headlines and hear from the scientists, activists, and experts leading the charge in adaptation and resilience.
2. Climate Court Voices
Climate Court Voices is a new podcast dedicated to shedding light on pivotal climate litigation battles worldwide and amplifying the voices of those at the forefront of climate justice and environmental activism. It features interviews with climate activists and lawyers behind key climate court battles, from the youth-led Montana case to South Korea’s first constitutional claim on climate change.
3. Women Mind the Water
Wo(men) Mind the Water brings you conversations with creators from around the world whose work is shaped by the ocean – and who, in turn, use their creativity to protect it. Each episode explores an artist’s connection to water, the stories behind their practice, and the ways art can spark action for a healthier, more resilient planet. It is a diverse group working in diverse ways , for example, one guest uses applied math to crochet models of coral reefs, while another communicates polar science through the cakes she creates.
4. When Science Finds a Way
Wellcome’s acclaimed podcast When Science Finds a Way returned for a fourth season on 8 April, 2026. Hosted by botanist-turned-Hollywood actor Alisha Wainwright, the series brings listeners into conversations with scientists, innovators and people with lived experience who are working together to tackle some of the world’s most urgent health challenges.
The new season exlores topics ranging from fungal threats and environmental change, extreme heat and mental health in cities, ans superpollutants as rapid climate solutions.
5. The HEATED Podcast
Following a successful mini-series in 2020, journalist Emily Atkin recently returned with a new, weekly podcast she says is “for people who are pissed about the climate crisis.” This time, Atkin, who has been running the independent climate accountability newsletter HEATED since 2018, is teaming up with former CBS senior climate producer Tracy Wholf for a new show investigating and explaining the powerful, systemic forces driving inaction on climate change. Expect them to debunk polluter-funded propaganda, call out media complicity, and press people seeking power on what they will actually do about the crisis.
6. Outrage + Optimism
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.
7. A Matter of Degrees
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. Join us as we make sense of big climate questions.
8. Bloomberg’s Zero: The Climate Race
Zero is a podcast covering the tactics and technologies taking us to a world of zero emissions. Each week, Bloomberg reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change – a venture capitalist hunting for the best cleantech investment, scientists starting companies, politicians who have successfully created climate laws, and CEOs who have completely transformed their businesses.
9. Wild Lens’ Eyes on Conservation
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.
10. Science Weekly
Twice a week, this podcast by the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news. The award-winning show by the Guardian science desk Ian Sample, Hannah Devlin & Nicola Davis is the best place to learn about the big discoveries and debates in biology, chemistry, physics, and sometimes even maths. Join them as they meet the great thinkers and doers in science and technology.
11. Drilled
Drilled is a true-crime climate change podcast exposing how corporate corruption and political operatives built decades of climate denial and delay. Hosted and reported by award-winning investigative climate journalists and led by Amy Westervelt, each season unravels new evidence of deception, disinformation, and the power structures keeping real climate solutions out of reach.
12. Climate Rising
Climate Rising is a podcast about the impact of climate change on business. It brings business and policy leaders and Harvard Business School faculty together to share insights about what businesses are doing, can do, and should do to confront climate change. It explores the many challenges and opportunities that climate change raises for managers, such as decisions about where they choose to locate, the technologies they develop and use, their strategies with respect to products, marketing, customer engagement, and policy – in other words, the full spectrum of business concerns.
13. Yale Climate Connections
How is global warming shaping our lives? And what can we do about it? Yale Climate Connections connect the dots, from fossil fuels to extreme weather, clean energy to public health, and more. Hosted by Dr Anthony Leiserowitz of Yale University, this podcast is a daily 90-second 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.
14. The Food Fight
In The Food Fight, one of the few food-related environmental podcasts on Earth.Org’s list, Matt Eastland and Lukxmi Balathasan examine the biggest challenges facing the food system, and the innovations and entrepreneurs looking to solve them. They ask some difficult questions including “Can we trust the food we eat?” and “Can we really feed 10 billion people by 2050?”
15. The Nature Podcast
Produced by Nature Journal, this podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science twice a 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, each episode provides in-depth analysis from Nature’s journalists and editors.
16. The Climate Briefing
The Climate Briefing unpacks the biggest issues shaping international climate politics. Hosted by Anna Åberg and Bhargabi Bharadwaj of Chatham House, the podcast features voices from governments, international organizations, think tanks, academia and the private sector worldwide.
17. Climate One
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 provides a trusted place for in-depth conversations that connect diverse perspectives from across the climate community. Reaching 170,000 listeners a week, Climate One can be found on 60 public radio stations across the US, creating opportunities for dialogue and inspiring a more complete understanding of the current crisis.
18. Forces For Nature
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. And, finally, they leave the listener with actionable tips that they can do to help.
19. NASA’s Curious Universe Podcast
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.
20. The Climate Question
The Climate Question is a BBC World Service podcast exploring the “how” and “why” of climate change, focusing on why it is difficult to save the planet and identifying potential solutions. It featured expert interviews to explore topics like rare earth mining, eco-anxiety, and the climate cost of war.
