Chaos and Progress: A Year of Climate Conversations

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4.7 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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It’s safe to say that 2017 was not been the best of times when it came to climate. Record-breaking hurricanes, year-round wildfires, and a renewed commitment to fossil fuels all contributed to a chaotic first year under the Trump administration. Guests (in order of appearance): Bob Inglis, Former Republican U.S. Representative, South Carolina Jeremy Carl, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Debbie Dooley, Co-Founder, Tea Party Movement May Boeve, Executive Director, 350.org Jim Sweeney, Director, Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, Stanford Amy Myers Jaffe, UC Davis Graduate School of Management Al Gore, Former United States Vice President Bonni Cohen, Filmmaker Bill Nye, Television Host, Science Educator Jane Goodall, Founder, Jane Goodall Institute James Coleman, Student Corina MacWilliams, Student Ashlee Vance, Reporter, Bloomberg Businessweek Emily Castor, Director of Transportation Policy, Lyft Amory Lovins, Co-founder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute Jen Regan, Chief Sustainability Manager, We Bring It On Portions of this program were recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.4	This is Climate 1, changing the conversation about energy, economy and the environment.
0:36.8	It's safe to say that 2017 has not been the best of times when it comes to climate.
0:40.3	The most powerful hurricane ever recorded.
0:43.3	The United States will cease.
0:44.3	The iceberg has broken off.
0:46.3	All implementation of the scourching Southern California
0:50.3	of the non-binding Paris Accord.
0:52.3	But if we've learned anything this year at Climate One,
0:55.5	it's that now more than ever, climate solutions are all around us.
0:59.0	I see a world where left and right come together for a green energy revolution that is enveloping our nation as we speak.
1:10.0	Everyone sees this technology on the horizon,
1:12.0	perhaps coming even faster than we all would expect.
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1:18.2	Let's make changes.
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