What if we get climate solutions right? (w/ Ayana Elizabeth Johnson)
How to Be a Better Human
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4.2 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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The future could be amazing, if we get it right. That’s so rarely how we think about it though. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, marine biologist and author of the anthology What If We Get it Right?, is constantly collecting visions of the future and of climate solutions that are worth working towards together. Chris and Ayana talk about how to find your unique role in climate activism, the media’s responsibility in reporting climate-solution-focused news, and how to emphasize climate solutions rather than only catastrophizing the crisis. This is an episode all about what needs to be done, what you can do, and the world we could build together.
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Host: Chris Duffy (@chrisiduffy | chrisduffycomedy.com)
Guest: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (Instagram: @ayanaeliza | LinkedIn: @ayanaelizabeth | ayanaelizabeth.com)
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