255. US Election Special: Is a Win for Harris a Win for Climate?
Outrage + Optimism
Persephonica
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Newsflash: In an emergency podcast session recorded on Monday, July 22nd, we delve into President Biden’s announcement that he will not seek re-election. Following his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Presidential Nominee, we bring you a comprehensive analysis of this pivotal moment in U.S. politics.
In this episode:
- Kamala Harris’s Strong Record on Climate Action: A deep dive into her achievements and policies aimed at combating climate change.
- President Biden’s Climate Legacy: Reflecting on the significant environmental strides made during his tenure as he enters his final six months in office.
- Election Speculation: Could Harris defeat Trump? Is America ready for its first Black female president? We discuss the potential outcomes and implications of this historic candidacy.
- Optimism for the Future: Assessing the prospects of a Harris victory and what it could mean for climate action and environmental policies.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello friends. We recorded the following episode on Monday 22nd July in response to the news that Joe Biden has stepped down. |
| 0:08.0 | Now given the lightning speed of the current news cycle in less than 24 hours after we recorded we have news |
| 0:14.6 | that Kamal Harris has secured enough Democratic votes to be put forward as |
| 0:18.9 | presidential nominee which we celebrate here at Outrage and Optimism. |
| 0:23.4 | Please enjoy this episode and see you back for I'm Tom Rook Karnak. |
| 0:44.0 | Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, I'm Christina Fregidus at 5.30 in the morning. |
| 0:48.0 | How on earth are we here? |
| 0:51.0 | Oh boy, hello, Kamala! |
| 0:54.0 | Oh my gosh, I'm Paul Dinkinsen, oh my gosh. |
| 0:57.3 | Okay, so as you, listeners know, we're supposed to be on a break over the summer, |
| 1:00.2 | but a big thing happened yesterday. |
| 1:01.6 | Joe Biden announced he will not seek re-election. |
| 1:04.3 | We are going to see what happens in the coming weeks, |
| 1:06.8 | but we wanted to come back quickly to you and share |
| 1:09.2 | our analysis of potential candidates for president on the Democratic ticket where they are on |
| 1:15.0 | climate what we can expect thank you for being here. Okay, friends, so we press the emergency podcast button here because this is an incredibly |
| 1:34.0 | consequential day for the future of the world in general and on climate of course |
| 1:38.7 | with all of the gains that we have made in the previous four years under |
| 1:41.8 | President Biden and whether that legacy will now be doubled |
| 1:45.1 | down and built upon in this critical decade or whether it will be trashed is going to be a big |
| 1:50.0 | part of how humanity is able to deal with this difficult systemic |
| 1:54.4 | challenge we have in front of us and of course Joe Biden deciding not to see |
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