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The science is overwhelming; the facts are in. The planet is heating up at an alarming rate and the results are everywhere to be seen. Yet, as time runs out, climate progress is blocked by the men who are profiting from the burning of the planet: energy moguls like the Koch brothers and Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson. Powerful politicians like Senators Mitch McConnell and Jim Inhofe, who receive massive contributions from the oil and coal industries. Most of these men are too intelligent to truly believe that climate change is not a growing crisis.

The climate crisis. Even if you can’t explain the science, you know it’s here. But no one is giving us the tools and frameworks we need to grapple with it. The climate crisis is not just about parts per million, or degrees, or dystopias. It’s about the powerful and the wealthy. It’s about surveillance. It’s about your health. It’s about affordability. It’s about media and communications. It’s about immigration. It’s about the food on your plate. It’s about you. About us. About the courage to face history and imagine the future. So why are we only talking about degrees?You ...

"Climate change is a hoax - and so is coronavirus." "Vaccines are bad for you." These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed - they are misinformed. They cite cherry-picked evidence, rely on fake experts, and believe conspiracy theories. How can we get them to change their minds and accept the facts when they don't believe in facts? In this book, Lee McIntyre shows that anyone can fight back against science deniers, and argues that it's important to do so. Science denial can kill.

A special segment on Money FM 89.3's Breakfast Show that brings you on an exclusive audio journey to the ends of the world, covering in-depth environment, natural history and climate change stories that intertwine with human life on Earth.

Since September 11, 2001, Seymour M. Hersh has riveted readers -- and outraged the Bush Administration -- with his stories in The New Yorker magazine, including his breakthrough pieces on the Abu Gharaib prison scandal. Now, in Chain of Command, he brings together this reporting, along with new...

This eight-part podcast series examining the Paris Agreement ten years on, featuring global climate leaders discussing progress, challenges, and the dramatic shift in power towards emerging economies. The series explores how multilateral cooperation has evolved despite geopolitical fractures, from industrial transformation and innovative financing to the changing rules of climate leadership. The podcast is based on 28 interviews carried out globally by independent journalist Sophie Larmoyer on behalf of IDDRI, the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations.The series ...

Climate Alliance of the South Sound's bi-weekly radio episode, hosted by Radio Tacoma.

Climate Court Voices is a podcast dedicated to shedding light on pivotal climate litigation battles worldwide and amplifying the voices of those at the forefront of climate justice and environmental activism.

Join host Professor John Barrett for in-depth conversations with leading experts from the University of Leeds and beyond, as they explore the latest research and analysis shaping climate change policy. Produced by the Climate Evidence Unit, this podcast dives into why evidence matters, what the evidence tells us, and how it can—and should—inform real-world action. Each episode brings fresh insights from the cutting edge of climate science, policy, and decision-making.

News from the world of environmental politics.

The battle is coming. Casting your vote in the November 2010 election may be the most important thing you do all year. These elections will be the critical turning point for America's future. They're our chance to take back America. Dick Morris and Eileen McGann outline a strategy for...

The Climate Diplomacy Podcast gives insights into the latest developments in international climate diplomacy and security. Our host Alexandra Steinkraus interviews experts and practitioners on their take on climate foreign policy, climate-related impacts to security, and promoting peace and resilience in a changing climate. Together we look into climate-fragility, migration, food insecurity, gender dynamics and much more, not to mention our deep dive into countries and regions. For more information, please visit climate-diplomacy.org or follow @climatediplo.bsky.social on Bluesky and Climate ...

The Climate Lens is a podcast produced by the Calgary Climate Hub. We put the big stories of our time under the climate lens as they happen, so you know how they fit into the biggest story of our lifetimes: the climate emergency. We take it all back to local-level climate action, where you have the best shot at achieving real impact. You will have a front-row seat for what we are doing here in Calgary, right now!Support us on Patreon!

The 2018 Nobel laureate for economics analyzes the politics and economics of the central environmental issue of today and points the way to real solutions.

Aktuelle News, Debatten und Gerüchte – hier geht es um den heißesten Gossip aus der Klimapolitik. In “Climate Gossip” sprechen die Klimajournalistinnen und Samira El Hattab und Jule Zentek über ihre Recherchen, Erfahrungen und alles, was sie im Alltag so beschäftigt. Ab und zu laden sie sich dazu gern diejenigen ein, die sich wirklich auskennen und denen oft noch viel zu wenig zugehört wird. Einordnend, hintergründig und manchmal auch etwas philosophisch – auf jeden Fall immer sehr persönlich. Jeden Monat und immer, wenn etwas Wichtiges passiert.

In these discussions we talk about privilege, relations of domination and marginalisation in activist spaces, whiteness, macho-heroism, colonial visions of ecology and “nature”, heteronormativity, and a host of other things that seem to us to be addressed too little when we talk about climate. We talk about ourselves, our experiences, our lives, our utopias, in the language in which we are most comfortable: French, Dutch or English.This podcast is for those who don’t want to choose one fight over another. For those who think that victories that take place at the expense of other ...

“The Mendacity of Hope should help wake up all those Obama-voters who've been napping while the wars escalate, the recession deepens, and the environment goes straight to hell.” —Barbara Ehrenreich From the former editor-in-chief of Harper's Magazine comes a bold manifesto exposing...

From Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former head of the Sierra Club Carl Pope comes a manifesto on how the benefits of taking action on climate change are concrete, immediate, and immense. They explore climate change solutions that will make the world healthier and more prosperous, aiming to begin a new type of conversation on the issue that will spur bolder action by cities, businesses, and citizens—and even, someday, by Washington.

Because We Say So presents more than 30 concise, forceful commentaries on US politics and global power. Written between 2011 and 2015, Noam Chomsky's arguments forge a persuasive counternarrative to official accounts of US politics and policies during global crisis.

From hurricanes and floods, to wildfires and extreme temperatures, climate change is happening all around us. In this podcast series, energy and climate expert Samantha Gross, director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution, sheds light on the essentials of climate change and how to deal with it. She talks to other experts in various climate-related areas to help you understand the issue. How serious is climate change and what causes it? How does our energy system work and why do we use fossil fuels anyway? What are potential solutions and are they ready for...