On this week’s Political Climate, we explore how to launch a “war-time mobilization effort” to tackle climate change and reboot the U.S. economy. It will take a massive war-time mobilization effort to effectively address the climate emergency, argues Saul Griffith — inventor, MacArthur genius fellow, CEO of Otherlab, and co-founder of Rewiring America, an organization […]
What the Election Results (So Far) Mean for Climate and Energy Policy
We look at results from key races and what a divided Congress would mean for a Biden presidency, on this week’s Political Climate. Americans are waiting with bated breath for the results of a long and contentious election. At the time of publication, former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden looks poised to take the White […]
Climate Policy Action Amid Political Distraction
A slate of clean energy bills has been introduced in Congress this year. Do they have any hope of passing before the 2020 election? What is going on in Washington, D.C.? A bubbling House Democrat feud followed by a series of racially offensive presidential tweets has unleashed chaos in the U.S. capital. Meanwhile, there’s one […]
UN Chief Guterres: The Status Quo on Climate Policy ‘Is a Suicide’
We are losing the fight against climate change, warns U.N. Secretary General António Guterres on this week’s episode of Political Climate. We are losing the fight against climate change, warns U.N. Secretary General António Guterres. Even if countries were on track to meet their Paris Agreement goals — which they’re not — the world would […]
Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg: ‘This Is Not Over Yet, Not Even Close’
Political Climate speaks to activist Greta Thunberg and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the R20 Austrian World Summit in Vienna. Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg was all alone when she started protesting the lack of political action on climate change last year outside of the Swedish parliament. Today, the Friday climate strikes inspired by […]
Why House Democrats Passed a Paris Accord Bill That’s Going Nowhere
Political Climate speaks with Rep. Kathy Castor on passing HR 9, the first meaningful climate change bill to pass the House of Representatives in nearly a decade. Democrats came together last week to present a united front on tackling climate change, but will it matter before 2020? Political Climate speaks with Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) […]