Episode 47. What if the World Responded to Climate Change like it is Currently Responding to Coronavirus?
The coronavirus threat has created a sense of urgency and the virus has quickly mobilize the global community into implementing drastic public health measures, with huge impacts on the economy. Why, in contrast, does the very real threat of climate change, and the climate emergency that scientists are warning about, continue to be treated with relative nonchalance and no sense of urgency by both governments and the general population?
Recurring Segments Include:
- Good news stories
- One action tip to for you to create change
- A weekly sanity tip to keep you calm(er) in the face of climate overwhelm
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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Coronavirus Vs Climate Change:
Interactive Rising Sea Level Map: How where you live will be affected
Article: Vox: Social tipping points are the only hope for the climate, David Roberts
Article: Vox: We’ll soon know the exact air pollution from every power plant in the world. That’s huge, David Roberts
Company: Blue Planet, Los Gatos, CA Economically Sustainable Carbon Capture
Book: Under the Influence: Putting Peer Pressure to Work, Robert H Frank
Book: Unfreeze Yourself , Christine Penner Polle
ACTION & SANITY TIP: Get accurate, less fear mongering news from World Health Organization (WHO) and/or Center for Disease Control (CDC) instead of social media and mainstream media
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