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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Green Latinos (02/07/14) (Rebroadcast)
Latinos make up the largest ethnic group in California. How can the environmental movement embrace and engage the Latino community to effect change?
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C1 Revue: The Future of Oil and Nuclear Power
In 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger launched California's attack on climate change by signing a pioneering law to reduce carbon pollution across the state’s economy.
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Ecological Intelligence
Evolution designed our brains to protect us from immediate threats to survival. Can we retune them to battle the long-term dangers that threaten our planet?
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Nature's Price Tag (07/25/13) (Rebroadcast)
If nature were a corporation it would be a large cap stock. Putting a precise tag on something long seen as free is a conceptual leap. However many large companies are starting to realize the extent to which their profits rely on well operating ecosystems
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Is Climate Denial Destroying Our Planet?
Climate denial has become both a psychological and a political problem. Can better communication help us expand common ground and move on to solutions?
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The Sixth Annual Stephen Schneider Award: Naomi...
Science historian Naomi Oreskes has had her share of hate mail from climate deniers. But, she says, “We can't give up on the challenge of explaining science.”
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C1 Revue: Political and Climate Disruption
2016 began in the afterglow of the Paris climate accord, and ended with the triumph of a presidential candidate who has labeled climate change a hoax.
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Fighting Fossil Fuels All the Way to Prison
Radical protestersTim DeChristopher and Georgia Hirsty put the “active” in “activism.” But is civil disobedience the best way to effect real change?
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2016: From Paris to Trump
2016 began in the after-glow of the Paris climate summit and ended with the election of Donald Trump. A look back at the year’s energy triumphs and setbacks.
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What Now for California?
As Donald Trump moves into the West Wing and the GOP takes control of congress, what will become of California’s environmental trailblazing?
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Nicholas Stern and Steve Westly
While federal experts warn that it will cost $44 trillion to rid the U.S. economy of carbon, Citibank counters that failing to act on climate disruption could result in over $44 trillion in public and private losses over the next 25 years.
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Will Trump Force One Run Clean?
A recent agreement is designed to curb emissions from international plane flights. But what if the new administration doesn’t clear it for takeoff?
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C1 Revue: Climate Change on Your Kitchen Table
Climate change is as much about what we eat as what we drive or where we live.
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Yvon Chouinard: Founding Patagonia and Living S...
The explorer, climber, surfer and founder of sporting goods company Patagonia, Inc., has spent a lifetime welcoming adventure – and risk - of all kinds.
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Redefining National Parks and Family Farms in a...
America’s National Parks are struggling to find a balance between the needs of a growing population and the desire to preserve our natural heritage.
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Bread, Wine and Chocolate in a Warming World
Connecting the dots between the foods we love and our environment may be one way to engage people in the climate change fight – one cup of coffee at a time.
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McKibben & Tamminen: Disruptive Climate and Pol...
Climate change seems to have taken a backseat in this year’s presidential campaign. What’s ahead for the climate movement in the next administration?
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C1 Revue: Surviving a Megadrought
After last winter’s rains, Californians breathed a collective sigh of relief. But short-term weather is not the same as long-term climate.
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Villaraigosa, de León, and Mason: Power Politics
California has been proudly fighting the war on climate change for over a decade. But can it can grow its economy and tackle climate change at the same time?
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Future Cities
As the world’s population increasingly moves into cities, what is the future of urban life? How can we build in the ability to weather a changing climate?
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Taking the Temperature of California’s Climate Law
San Francisco developers are planning billions in new construction with a Bayfront view. Yet seas are predicted to rise nearly a foot by 2050. Are we ready?
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Rising Seas: Is San Francisco Ready?
San Francisco developers are planning billions in new construction with a Bayfront view. Yet seas are predicted to rise nearly a foot by 2050. Are we ready?
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Can the Pacific Coast Lead the Transition to a ...
The Pacific states and British Columbia have all pledged to reduce carbon emissions. Can they help accelerate the global transition to a green economy?
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Tom Steyer & Andy Karsner: Making Good on the P...
The Paris climate agreement was signed by 196 countries and endorsed by corporate America. But will political rancor sink the ship of progress?
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Can California Get to 100% Clean Power?
California is on track to reach 50% renewable energy by the year 2030. But can we do better? What would it take to get us to 100% clean power by 2050?
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