This is Solvable. I'm Ronald Young Jr. Climate challenges are pressing down with more

urgency than ever before. In order to hold temperature increases back one and a half

or two degrees to meet the temperature target set in Paris at the Paris Climate Accords,

we have until 2030 to cut emissions in half. Climate experts say that'll be tough, but

it might stave off complete disaster. That kind of hard truth can feel crushing, which

is exactly why we need to work actively, keep talking, reflecting, and solving the greatest

problem we've ever faced on a global scale. Here at Pushkin, we're lucky enough to have

one of the best minds around when it comes to making observations and looking to the

future. So today, we have a solvable episode that is a little out of the ordinary, and

I know your guys are used to hearing things out of the ordinary in this time period we've

been in, but Malcolm and I talked together and pursued a few thought experiments about

where we might be headed and who could take us there. We discussed the power of the people

and the power of businesses to bring real and rapid change, and even with the topic as

heavy as this ever-growing global catastrophe, somehow there's a lot of laughter in this episode too.

Here's our conversation.

Mr. Gladwell. Yes. Welcome back to Solvable. How does it feel to be back?

You're making it feel like I went to a country far away on a mission that took me away from friends

and family for many years. What's the point? It feels good to be back.

That's great. I'm sure some listeners were very surprised to wake up one day and have me on.

They were like, wait a minute. That's not how good we're similar. People often get us confused.

On the times in the street, everyone says, hey, didn't you write Blink? I think listeners are happy

to think I don't know how great. That's very kind of you to say. Very kind of you to say.

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