Climate Ambition with Gina McCarthy, Annie Leonard and Tamara Toles O’Laughlin

Climate One

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4.7 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Environmental groups like NRDC, 350.org, and Greenpeace helped move climate onto the presidential agenda last year, pushing Joe Biden and other Democrats’ stance on bold action. Now organizers and advocates are backing recovery plans that bolster clean energy jobs, help strengthen communities, and dismantle systems that exploit people and the planet. “We’re not calling for a referendum on business as usual,” says Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, North America Director of 350.org, “we’re calling for the end of business as usual.” Can activism finally bring America’s political ambitions in line with climate science? Visit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode. Guests: Annie Leonard, Executive Director, Greenpeace USA Gina McCarthy, President & CEO, NRDC Action Fund Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, North America Director, 350.org This program was recorded via live stream on September 22, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	Will Joe Biden take bold action on climate if he becomes president?
0:34.4	Climate One conversations feature energy companies and environmentalists, Republicans and
0:38.9	Democrats, the exciting and the scary aspects of the climate emergency. I'm Greg Dalton.
0:45.5	Biden's climate plan is the most ambitious of any presidential nominee and hopes are riding
0:50.2	high that he will reassert U.S. leadership on decarbonizing the global economy.
0:55.3	Seven out of ten voters support action on climate, and three quarters want the country to get all
1:00.3	of our electricity from renewable sources within 15 years. Wildfires and extreme storms, along with
1:06.8	terrified kids, are galvanizing public support. But as someone who's been talking about climate for a living
1:12.5	every day for 13 years, I'm having an eerie feeling of deja vu and reflecting upon how we got here.
1:20.4	It'll start getting cooler. You just watch. California tonight is home to a record-shattering
1:26.2	heat wave. Climate change has been polling as a top issue in the 2020 Democratic primaries.
1:32.6	This should not be a partisan issue.
1:34.3	President Trump taking swift action to roll back much of President Obama's climate change policy.
1:38.9	The United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.
1:43.4	Today, the American people can be proud because this historic agreement is a tribute to American leadership.
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