Climate One
We’re living through a climate emergency; addressing this crisis begins by talking about it. Co-Hosts Greg Dalton and Ariana Brocious 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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Disrupted Energy Markets: Fossil Revival or Ren...
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other economic pressures disrupt global energy markets, even insiders are scrambling to make sense of this moment. How are surging fossil fuel prices, changes in policy, and supply chain turmoil affecting US climate goals?
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Indigenous Insights on Healing Land and Sky
Colonization has displaced Indigenous people from their ancestral homes through outright theft, violence and war for hundreds of years. But land under Indigenous stewardship is associated with reduced greenhouse gas emissions and greater biodiversity. How can we elevate Indigenous knowledge and stewardship to protect our environment?
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Coping with Climate through Music
Music and social movements have historically gone hand in hand. Now, when governments consistently fail to take meaningful action on climate, why aren’t more musical artists raising the alarm over the growing catastrophe?
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Russ Feingold on Biodiversity, Climate and The ...
Russ Feingold became a household name co-authoring the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, more commonly known as McCain-Feingold. Today he is using his experience to tackle alarming biodiversity loss and the worsening climate crisis. How can a broken democracy heal a broken climate?
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Big Money: Investment Managers Driving Corporat...
Money managers wield a lot of power to push companies to act in the interests of their stakeholders. As climate presents a growing financial risk to institutional investors and average people with 401Ks, how much can investors drive corporate action on climate?
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Dismantling White Supremacy to Address the Clim...
A fundamental injustice of the climate crisis is that those who have contributed to it least are being impacted the most. That will continue as global temperatures rise. Real progress can’t be made if Black, Indigenous and people of color are left behind.
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Climate & Democracy with Jamie Raskin, Heather ...
Our climate and democratic systems are under threat. And for some people, progress on climate is a zero-sum game, a belief that is often racially tinged. This week we discuss how to protect climate and democracy with Congressman Jamie Raskin, followed by authors Heather McGhee and Rebecca Willis.
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Breaking Down Climate Misinformation with Amy W...
Fossil fuel companies have spent decades casting doubt on climate science to protect their bottom line. In a special collaboration with Amy Westervelt of Drilled, we trace the origins of the corporate free speech argument and how it’s being used to defend climate misinformation.
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Can We Get Clean Energy Without Dirty Mines?
Global sales of electric vehicles more than doubled in 2021. That’s good news for transitioning away from fossil fuels. But sourcing the materials needed for clean energy might not be so clean. What are the impacts of mining metals for a clean energy future?
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Solar Flare-ups
Solar power has become one of the cheapest sources of electricity and is viewed as a cornerstone of our clean energy future. But utilities in many states have challenged how much rooftop solar customers are compensated for their excess power – and what they pay to connect to the grid.
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Coping with COVID and Climate Fatigue
We’ve grappled with the COVID for two years. Simultaneously, we’ve been struggling to cope with the climate crisis. For those fighting the effects of this slower-moving catastrophe, fatigue is a familiar feeling. What have we learned from two years of COVID disruption that can inform how we deal with climate fatigue?
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Playing With Fire: Russia, Ukraine and the Geop...
The past several weeks have shaken the world order. The IPCC released its latest report the same day the U.S. Supreme Court heard the most environmentally significant case in a decade, all while Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominates headlines and policy agendas. This week, we take a deep dive beyond the headlines into the geopolitics of energy.
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Turning Air into Stone: Tech-Based Carbon Removal
It has been 3 million years since there’s been this much CO2 in the atmosphere. According to the IPCC, stopping emissions won’t be enough to avoid the extreme weather that’s already occurring. We need to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and nature-based solutions may not be enough. How could technology play a role?
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Peat, Kelp and Trees: Nature-Based Carbon Capture
To limit climate disruption, we need to pull vast amounts of carbon dioxide out of the sky. Nature already has many ways of doing this. So how can we maximize those powerful tools? This week, we delve into the carbon benefits of peat bogs, forests, soil and kelp beds.
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Cow Poop and Compost: Digesting the Methane Menace
Methane is a menace, causing 80 times more damage to the climate in a 20-year time frame than CO2. Two big sources of methane emissions are cows and food waste rotting in landfills. California may provide an example of how to wrangle this greenhouse gas.
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Our Greatest Unintended Experiment
Scientists have known about carbon dioxide’s atmospheric warming potential for 160 years, but they weren’t immediately concerned about the impacts. In a new book, writer and climate campaigner Alice Bell traces the history of evolving climate science and energy technologies.
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The Enablers: The Firms Behind Fossil Fuel Fals...
Fossil fuel companies spend vast amounts of money on advertising and PR campaigns touting their climate commitments. Yet actions rarely live up to the hype. Who is really behind pushing out misleading corporate narratives?
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REWIND: Should We Have Children in a Climate Em...
Climate disruption features in the headlines nearly every day, penetrating deeper into our personal lives. In these uncertain times, how do we weigh the decision of whether or not to bring more children into the world?
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State of the Unions: Navigating Job Creation an...
Only about 10 percent of U.S. workers belong to a union. But in fossil fuel industries, labor groups are working to protect jobs and navigate the transition to a renewable economy. How can we ensure protections for good, family-supporting jobs in climate-friendly fields?
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Corporate Net Zero Pledges: Ambitious or Empty ...
Many corporations are pledging to hit net zero emissions. But target dates may be far in the future, and definitions of “net” can be slippery. How can consumers, investors and policy leaders distinguish between greenwashing and meaningful action?
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REWIND: Should Nature Have Rights?
Western law generally treats the natural environment as property, with all rights held by its owners. But more jurisdictions are making the argument that natural systems – from rivers to forests to glaciers – are entitled to their own legal rights to exist and thrive.
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John Doerr And Ryan Panchadsaram: An Action Pla...
Two venture capitalists have written a new plan for how to address the accelerating climate crisis. This week we talk with John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram of Kleiner Perkins about their new book, Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now.
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Naomi Oreskes: The ...
This week we feature a conversation with marine biologist, policy expert and writer Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Climate One’s winner of the Schneider Award for excellence in science communication. We also talk with past winner Naomi Oreskes about how the field of science has changed for women during her career.
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Managed Retreat: When Climate Hits Home
As climate threats intensify and sea levels rise, coastal communities are some of the first to face hard questions about relocating. How do we decide when to stay and when to go? Managed Retreat: When Climate Hits Home, this week on Climate One.
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This Year in Climate: 2021
From extreme weather events to the climate summit in Glasgow to the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, 2021 has been a banner year. Join hosts Greg Dalton and Ariana Brocious as we review the good and bad of this year in climate.
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