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How We Survive

“Burning Questions” is back!

How We Survive

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Business, News

51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered where it’s safe to buy (or rent) a home? Maybe you’re looking to make more environmentally friendly choices at the supermarket. Or, you’d like to know how to keep climate despair at bay. We’re here to help! The “Burning Questions” series from “How We Survive” responds to your concerns, big and small, about the climate crisis. Join us as we navigate how our choices intersect with the well-being of the planet, starting June 26.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Amy Scott, post of how we survive, and we're back with more answers to your burning questions.

0:08.0

Every week we're tackling questions big and small about the climate crisis, like maybe you've been watching

0:15.8

all the severe storms, flooding and wildfires, and thinking, where should I live?

0:21.1

But I don't even know where to start when it comes to evaluating climate risk.

0:25.4

Or navigating tricky choices at the dinner table.

0:28.8

I'm shocked that I haven't lost any friends over this like my seafood rules. I definitely get less

0:35.0

invitation to sushi I'm sure about that's fine. Maybe you've wondered what happens if

0:39.7

we sail past 1.5 degrees of warming.

0:43.3

And why are a few degrees such a big deal?

0:46.2

It seems like nothing, because I woke up this morning,

0:48.7

it was like 71 degrees, and it's now 82. So you think well I'm okay.

0:57.0

We're digging into all of it from the everyday solutions that can seem mundane on the surface like heat pumps.

1:04.7

Heat pumps are a breakthrough technology.

1:07.1

They're almost like a silver bullet for fighting the climate crisis.

1:10.2

To the more philosophical side of things.

1:12.8

There's always going to be unknowns.

1:15.2

You can do your due diligence, and you should,

1:17.6

but at a certain point you have to accept that there is a certain amount

1:21.0

of unknown risk for the future.

1:23.6

We're getting some practical tips for making changes in our own lives

1:28.0

and learning to manage it all with a little more kindness.

1:31.7

It's hard to have all this information. It's a lot to process.

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