If an atmospheric scientist had a billion dollars

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🗓️ 22 April 2021

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Billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, and Bill Gates have made pledges to commit their earnings to saving our heating planet, but are they going about it in the best way possible? And do we want the fate of our planet to rest in their hands? Atmospheric science professor, Kerry Emanuel explains how he’d spend a billion dollars. References: https://emanuel.mit.edu/ https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/11/12/20910176/billionaire-philanthropy-charity-climate-change Enjoyed this episode? Rate Recode Daily ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. What do you want to learn about on Recode Daily? Send your requests and questions to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email! Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This episode was made by: - Host: Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) - Producers: Taylor Maycan (@taylormaycan) and Schuyler Swenson - Engineer: Paul Mounsey Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:26.0	I'm one of the few reporters writing about how they try to give it away.
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