What does it mean to live in a world where flooding is no longer a rare shock but part of a rapidly changing climate reality - and can the devastation that flows from climate impacts help rally a social movement for change? www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/flo...
In this episode, we take on some of the knottiest questions in climate including water stress, biodiversity loss, geoengineering, public understanding and the language of urgency itself. bit.ly/4jy5uiH
This week we continue to explore climate leadership in this fragmented geopolitical moment. We ask what happens when multilateralism is threatened - and who or what is filling the gap? bit.ly/4jy5uiH
We talk a lot about which countries are "doing enough" on climate. We talk less about the fact that doing the same thing costs twice as much if you're not a wealthy nation.
This week we're looking at why climate finance is so unfair on poorer nations - and how we can change this.
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This week we consider the politics, the economics and the climate reality of Trump’s repeal of the ‘endangerment finding’. WIth Manish Bapna of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NDRC), who are preparing to challenge the rollback in court.
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Most people are concerned about the climate crisis, but all too often that doesn’t translate into action. This week we dig into the psychology behind ‘catastrophe apathy’ to understand the gap. With Lorraine Whitmarsh of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations.
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This week, we unpack why the threat to oil infrastructure from the crisis in Iran matters so much - and why these moments keep repeating.
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Thanks for the great conversation with @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social! Our colleague Linda Steg (also an IPCC author) found that psychological distance is lower than we think: most people actually perceive #climatechange as occurring now and close by.
Who really holds power in the climate transition? In this episode we unpack how money, politics, and influence shape the pace of change - in ways often contrary to common assumptions. www.outrageandoptimism.org/episodes/pow...
What does Trump’s attack on the classification of climate gases as a danger mean in the US and beyond? A useful @outrageoptimism.bsky.social discussion - and a useful account of how difficult this is going to be for American businesses
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It is widely assumed that perceiving climate change as psychologically distant is
a major barrier to climate action. Based on a review of public opinion polls and published
articles, we show that ther...
This week we consider the politics, the economics and the climate reality of Trump’s repeal of the ‘endangerment finding’ and ask, is this a structural turning point for US climate leadership?
