Communicating Earth podcast
Episode 19: Rachael Orr
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How do we get climate and nature stories on Coronation Street?
Rachael Orr is the CEO of Climate Outreach, the organisation behind the hugely impactful Britain Talks Climate and Nature research project.
Her career has shifted from social advocacy in the public housing sector to climate engagement - and she has seen first-hand the challenges we face as communicators around the green transition.
Rachael tells our host Tom Clark the story of where this project comes from and how her team have delivered it so successfully. She unpacks the need for research that helps climate and nature communicators to reach across the political and social spectrum and speak persuasively and actively about the subject matter in everyday ways.
Hear Rachael give valuable practical advice about:
Creating space for open dialogue with stakeholders
Shifting communications from awareness raising to implementation and progress
Creating people-focused stories of action that anyone can relate to
Empowering internal teams so they can work as a collective when the pressure is on.
If you want to move past data and facts, learn how to involve your stakeholders from day one and discover why we are actually the winning team, this conversation with Rachael Orr is an essential for your listening queue.
Recommended movie: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy Sustainability | BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY
Connect with Rachel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ra...
Additional notes:
- Climate Outreach: Britain Talks Climate and Nature 2025 - https://climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/report/
- Climate Visuals library https://www.climatevisuals.org/
- The Climate Diplomat: A Personal History of the COP Conferences by Peter Bett https://profileeditions.com/product/the-climate-diplomat/
- Climate Spring - https://www.climate-spring.org/who-we-are#our-mission
- Heard https://heard.org.uk/
- Climate Reframe https://climatereframe.co.uk/
- Edward Stourton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Stourton_(journalist)
- Why stories are so memorably by John Millien https://www.johnmillen.com/blog/4-reasons-stories-are-so-memorable
- Carbon Brief https://www.carbonbrief.org/
- Ed Milliband https://www.gov.uk/government/people/ed-miliband
Released: 1 August 2026
Run time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Listen on: Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube
