172: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is All About Fossil Fuels | Dr. Sweta Chakraborty

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🗓️ 25 March 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The current crisis in Ukraine is an unfortunate lesson in the dangers of fossil fuel dependency. We’re joined by renowned behavioral scientist Dr. Sweta Chakraborty to better understand how Russia’s invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine is clearly, inexplicably linked to the global oil market, and how we as everyday consumers are both feeling it (hint: gas prices) and contributing to the crisis. More for you: Ep 161: WTF is ESG? Stocks, Savings, + Socially Conscious Investing | Amanda Holden Thank you to our sponsors today: DRINKLMNT.com/ecochic ecampus.oregonstate.edu/ecochic Find me on: Instagram @ecochicpodcast + @lauraediez, on Facebook, Twitter, and now TikTok. The post 172: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine is All About Fossil Fuels | Dr. Sweta Chakraborty appeared first on ECO CHIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:01.7	Hey y'all, welcome back to Eco-Sheek. My name is Laura Diaz. It's really nice to have you
1:06.5	here today. Today's episode is one that I'm really proud to be putting out and I'm really thankful that I am
1:12.1	joined by an expert in the space to discuss a really important topic. We're talking about
1:17.4	the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what the conflict has to do with global dependence on
1:24.3	fossil fuels. This is, of course, a wildly current topic, and it's also a very
1:30.0	sensitive topic. So while this episode has been highly requested and a conversation that I've
1:35.4	seen floating around the internet and one that I've been interested in diving deeper on,
1:38.8	I knew that we had to talk about this with an expert because, well, I could talk about fossil fuel dependency all day,
1:45.2	I am certainly not an expert in international politics. I'm not an expert on human behavior.
1:50.2	And I am so, so thankful that we are able to have a conversation today with Dr. Sheta Shakraborti.
1:57.4	Sheta is a globally recognized and highly respected behavioral scientist with a keen focus on the climate crisis.
2:04.6	Shetha earned her BS in Decision Science at Carnegie Mellon University, her PhD in risk management from King's College in London,
2:12.6	and went on to complete a postdoc at Oxford University.
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