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 Navidar bring you empowering conversations that connect all aspects of the challenge — the scary and the exciting, the individual and the systemic. Join us.
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How Climate Broke California’s Biggest Utility
Energy giant PG&E has admitted that faulty power lines lit the spark for California’s most deadly wildfire ever. The company now faces billions in liabilities and has declared bankruptcy. What’s next for PG&E – and for California’s energy future?
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REWIND: Oppressive Heat: Climate Change as a Ci...
Why do environmental movements lack diversity, and why has it been so difficult for nonprofits to reach communities of color? We ask hip hop artist and activist Mystic, civil rights hero Rev. Gerald Durley, and civil rights lawyer Ingrid Brostrom.
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Fighting Fossil Fuels All the Way to Prison
In 2015, Greenpeace activists suspended themselves from a Portland bridge to protest an oil rig bound for the Arctic. Such extreme activism gets headlines, and sometimes results. But is radical civil disobedience the most effective weapon for change?
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Climate One at Harvard With Obama’s Climate Team
John Holdren, former Science Advisor to President Obama, and Gina McCarthy, former U.S. EPA Administrator, join host Greg Dalton for a special recording of the program at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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The New Surf and Turf
From sushi to chicken wings to Texas barbecue, what is our appetite for animal protein doing to the climate? Could a new generation of meat alternatives, like the Impossible Burger, satisfy American appetites and reduce our impact on the planet?
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Insane Mode: Tesla’s Wild Ride
Despite having 2018’s top-selling luxury car, Tesla has faced major challenges, from production delays to workplace complaints to CEO shenanigans. What’s next down the road for the electric car? Can Tesla continue to lead the pack in the green economy?
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Naturally Wired: Getting Outside in the Digital...
What does it take to get people off their phones and into the outdoors? How do we encourage outdoor curiosity and conservation in a generation raised on screen time? Join us for a conversation about reconnecting with the natural world.
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EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler on Cars, Coal, and Cli...
Greg Dalton sits down for a rare interview with recently-confirmed EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on cars, coal, and climate. We also hear about challenges to the Trump administration’s revised auto emissions rules and the future of personal mobility.
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If Global Warming Exists, Why is it so Cold Out...
Climate scientists, communicators and educators join us to talk about about why, after one of the hottest years on record, the country has suddenly gone into deep freeze. On today’s Climate One: climate science explained, and climate myths debunked.
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Weathering the Storm in America's Cities
Recent years have brought a raft of extreme weather disasters costing the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars in damages. The mayors of three cities on the frontlines of discuss what they are doing to recover, rebuild and prepare for the next mega-storm.
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Donor Power: The Influence of Climate Philanthropy
Fighting climate change isn’t cheap. Where’s the money coming from? Major philanthropic organizations like Hewlett and Bloomberg are at the forefront of addressing climate change, but could smaller funders be more in touch with grassroots needs?
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Can California Go Carbon Neutral?
California has committed to 100% use of zero-carbon electricity by 2045, and further pledged to go carbon-neutral as well. So what will it take for the state to transform the world’s fifth largest economy to net-zero?
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Katharine Hayhoe: Why We Need to Talk About Cli...
Many of us find it daunting to talk with our neighbors, colleagues and family members about climate change. But climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe says that having those difficult conversations is the first step towards solving the problem.
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How Some Countries Are Solving Climate Change
When it comes to cutting emissions, there are many paths to success. But the absence of U.S. climate leadership is causing some countries to ease off their goals. So who’s moving ahead and who’s moving backward in the transition to a clean economy?
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Cool Clean Tech
The industrial revolution brought wealth and opportunity to American innovators – along with dirty coal power and a sky clogged with carbon emissions. The good news? There’s a new generation eager to make their fortune, with cool, clean technology.
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REWIND: We're Doomed. Now What?
Can changing our consciousness hold off the climate apocalypse? Could despair be the one thing that finally spurs us to action? A conversation about climate change, spirituality and the human condition in unsettling times.
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The Hidden Health Hazards of Climate Change
Jonathan Patz, of the Global Health Institute calls climate change “one of the most important public health
challenges of our times.
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The Paris Agreement at Three: Floundering or Fl...
Supporters of the 2015 Paris Agreement say it’s the first truly global step toward a sustainable future. Critics say it's dangerously delusional to think the pact is ambitious enough to avoid catastrophic climate change. How is the Paris Agreement faring?
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Going Carbon Negative
Lowering greenhouse gas emissions is not enough to meet our carbon goals; we’ve got to somehow reverse the damage we’ve done. Fortunately, modern technology has come up with ways to remove carbon from our atmosphere – and even put it to use.
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The Big Climate Stories of 2018
From headline-grabbing wildfires in the West to the a Green New Deal in the midterm elections, Greg Dalton talks to Vox reporter David Roberts, as well as a panel of California’s leading wildfire experts, about the big climate stories of 2018.
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Mind Over Chatter: Exploring Climate Psychology
We all know about the environmental and physical effects of climate change. But what about its impact on our mental health? Three climate psychologists discuss how to cope with mounting anxiety brought on by global warming.
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Fire and Water: A Year of Climate Conversations
From fires and floods to hurricanes and hot temperatures, 2018 put climate on the front page in ways it hadn’t been before. Join us for a look back at a year of climate conversations on politics, culture, and technology.
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A Four-Zero Climate Solution
As our planet’s temperature rises, we can fight back with the power of zero: a zero-carbon grid, zero-emission vehicles, zero-net energy buildings and zero-waste manufacturing. Can a four-zero solution lead to a low carbon-future?
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Documentaries for the Holiday Season
From streetlights and solar flights, to coal miners and corn farmers, it’s a holiday movie special as host Greg Dalton talks to the directors/producers of four recent documentaries that bring human drama to the climate story.
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Are Human Lives Improving?
Fifty years ago, Paul Ehrlich warned that overpopulation would lead to mass starvation and environmental ruin. Steven Pinker notes that today, people are living longer and extreme poverty has been decreasing. Is the glass half empty or half full?
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