High Risk, High Hopes: A Year of Climate Conversations

Climate One

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4.7 • 583 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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2019 has been a year of climate rising. Youth activists skipped school and took to the streets, the Green New Deal thrust climate equity into the spotlight, and Democratic presidential candidates were forced to respond. Even a few Republicans dared to suggest climate is a concern that needs to be addressed. Join us for a look back on the big ideas that shaped some of our favorite episodes from 2019. Visit climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts for more information on today's episode. Guests (in order of appearance): Isha Clarke, Student Activist Ed Markey, U.S. Senator (D-MA) David Gergen, Founding Director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School Andrew Wheeler, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Carlos Curbelo, Former U.S. Representative (R-FL) Tom Steyer, 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate, Activist, Businessman Valencia Gunder, Founder, Make the Homeless Smile David Wallace-Wells, Deputy Editor at New York Magazine; Author of The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming Katharine Hayhoe, Professor and Director, Climate Science Center, Texas Tech University Portions of this program were recorded at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Climate One, changing the conversation about energy, the economy, and the environment.
0:06.4	In 2019, climate rose to the top of the national agenda.
0:10.2	We have the Green New Deal, and we have Green New Deal projects.
0:13.7	I am the only candidate who's saying this has to be the top priority of the United States.
0:19.5	My message is that we'll be watching you.
0:22.1	Youth activists skipped school and spoke truth to power, while Democrats and even a few
0:26.8	Republicans competed on climate policies more than ever before. You can either believe the climate
0:32.2	deniers or you can believe your lion eyes, and I'm from the pro-science wing of the Republican Party.
0:44.7	The risks are high, but so are the hopes. Our task is to fuel our fear into passion.
0:49.5	And I tell myself every day that there's no other option but to win this fight. The Year in Climate Conversations, up next on Climate One.
1:00.2	Hey, everyone, I have an exciting announcement.
1:02.1	We recently secured a gift of $15,000 to match all donations given by the end of the year.
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1:22.5	Your gift of any amount will be doubled.
1:24.9	Thank you for listening and for your support.
1:27.2	Now for this week's
1:28.0	pod. environmentalists, Republicans and Democrats, the exciting and the scary aspects of the climate
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