Top Podcasts for Environmental Policy in 2026

The environmental policy space keeps producing fresh voices and long-running favorites. This list rounds up 26 of the best, including Ologies with Alie Ward, Drilled, and Outrage + Optimism.

Ologies with Alie Ward

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket...

Content:
Art ArchaeologyBiologyCritical ThinkingEducationEntertainmentEnvironmental Policy
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Audience:
College StudentsEducatorsEngineersHighly Sensitive PeopleNight Shift Workers
+7

Goal:
Burnout PreventionDiscovering New IdeasFollowing A StoryGetting Expert InsightsImproving Health
+2

Style:
EducationalInterviewQ And A

When:
At The GymAt WorkBackground NoiseCommutingDoing Chores
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Drilled

Drilled is a true-crime climate change podcast exposing how corporate corruption and political operatives built decades of climate denial and delay...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationScienceSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy

Style:
DocumentaryInvestigative

When:
Long Drive
Outrage + Optimism

Outrage + Optimism is for anyone who is not ready to give up on making the world a better place. For unrivalled conversations with decision makers,...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationOutrage CultureRenewable Energy IndustryScienceEnvironmental Policy
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The Climate Question

Why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy

Goal:
Emergency Preparedness
Climate One

We’re living through a climate emergency; addressing this crisis begins by talking about it. Co-Hosts Greg Dalton, Ariana Brocious and Kousha Navid...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationEnvironmental HealthScienceSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy
Columbia Energy Exchange

Columbia Energy Exchange features in-depth conversations with the world's top energy and climate leaders from government, business, academia and ci...

Content:
Climate ChangeEnergy LeadershipGeopoliticsGlobal Energy TransitionRenewable Energy IndustryEnvironmental Policy
Climate Rising

Climate Rising is about the impact of climate change on business. It brings business and policy leaders and Harvard Business School faculty togethe...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationClimate FinanceScienceSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy
A Matter of Degrees

Give up your climate guilt. Sharpen your curiosity. Join Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson as they tell stories about the powerful forces...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationRenewable Energy IndustryScienceSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy
Green Frequency | Environmental Science & Earth Radio

Green Frequency is an environmental science and climate action podcast for people who want to understand what is happening to the planet and how ch...

Content:
Climate ChangeMarine ScienceScienceEnvironmental Policy

Style:
DocumentaryEducational
America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast

A changing climate presents humanity with only one option: adapt. Join your host, Doug Parsons for America's leading podcast on climate change - Am...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationScienceSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy

Goal:
Youth Motivation
Reversing Climate Change

Reversing Climate Change is a podcast that bridges science, technology, and policy with the richness of the humanities. From the forefront of carbo...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationElectrification TransitionRegenerative AgricultureEnvironmental Policy
Living on Earth

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

Content:
Climate ChangeEnvironmental HealthSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy
Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn Grant is a different kind of nature show about the human drama of saving animals. From a paleoanthropologist who hunts...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationSustainable LivingWildlife StorytellingEnvironmental Policy
Resources Radio

Resources Radio is a weekly podcast by Resources for the Future. Each week we talk to leading experts about climate change, electricity, ecosystems...

Content:
Environmental Policy
People Places Planet

Welcome to People Places Planet, ELI's leading environmental podcast. We talk to leading experts across sectors who share their solutions to the wo...

Content:
Environmental Policy
Bio 360 - Zurück ins Leben | Energie und Gesundheit

Bio 360 ist einer der erfolgreichsten, deutschsprachigen Podcasts zu den Themen Gesundheit, Ernährung, Fitness, Motivation, Paleo, Fokus, HIIT, int...

Content:
Environmental Policy
Parts Per Billion

Parts Per Billion is Bloomberg Law's environmental policy podcast. We cover everything from air pollution, to toxic chemicals, to corporate sustain...

Content:
Environmental Policy
Climate Court Voices

Climate Court Voices is a podcast dedicated to shedding light on pivotal climate litigation battles worldwide and amplifying the voices of those at...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationEnvironmental HealthSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy
Political Climate

Political Climate delivers an insider’s view on the most pressing questions in energy and climate. Through biweekly analysis and debate, the podcas...

Content:
Climate ChangeElectrification TransitionGlobal Energy TransitionEnvironmental Policy

Style:
Debate
How to Save a Planet

Climate change. We know. It can feel too overwhelming. But what if there was a show about climate change that left you feeling... energized? One so...

Content:
Climate ChangeClimate EducationScienceSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy
Earth Radio

Earth Radio is podcast by Earth.Org bringing you the week's most pressing environmental stories in five minutes, every Saturday. Join host Rebekah ...

Content:
Climate ChangeSustainable LivingEnvironmental Policy
Plastisphere: A podcast on plastic pollution in the environment

The podcast on plastic, people, and the planet by @anjakrieger. Plastics have become the basis for our modern lives, but they also pollute the plan...

Content:
Plastic PollutionEnvironmental Policy
Environmental Evolutions

Environmental Evolutions features hosts Linn Bumpers and Scott Novak along with lawyers and industry guests who explore emerging ideas and recent d...

Content:
Environmental Policy
PODSHIP EARTH

In the next decade, the scale and scope of environmental change will test our ingenuity and strength. The fight for a livable planet is one that we...

Content:
Environmental HealthEnvironmental Policy
A People's Climate

“A People’s Climate” is a new climate podcast by Counterstream Media and The Nation. Hosted by Shilpi Chhotray. This isn’t climate talk as usu...

Content:
Environmental Policy
Nori

Tu mariposa digital 🦋 Podcast personal de Alexis, generado por Nori con IA. Resúmenes, curiosidades, noticias tech, salud, filosofía y todo lo que ...

Content:
Environmental Policy