Recent Episodes
The Political Reality of Climate Action
March 12, 2021
True to his campaign promise, President Biden dove right into the climate crisis on Day One, signing a stack of executive orders that signaled his...
Temperature Check: Science, Texas, and Climate Chaos
March 5, 2021
After months of dealing with a volatile political climate, it’s easy to overlook the actual climate, and how it’s impacting Americans daily....
John Kerry, Gina McCarthy and Biden’s Climate Team
February 26, 2021
Joe Biden did not start out as the “climate candidate” – that was a title first claimed by Washington Governor Jay Inslee, one of more than...
Climate Narratives with Elizabeth Kolbert, Kim Stanley Robinson and Jeff Biggers
February 19, 2021
In the past decade, narratives of a dystopian climate future have helped connect people with characters in worlds decimated by industrial...
Killer Combination: Climate, Health and Poverty
February 12, 2021
What happens when climate, public health and poverty converge?Author and activist Catherine Coleman Flowers grew up in rural Lowndes County,...
This Moment in Climate with Michael Mann & Leah Stokes
February 5, 2021
With a new pro-science, pro-climate action administration in the White House, there are more pathways — and far greater political will — than...
Varying Degrees: Climate Change in the American Mind
January 29, 2021
A decade ago, a nationwide survey showed that only around twelve percent of Americans were seriously concerned about climate change. Today, public...
Fast, Fair and Clean: The New Energy Transition
January 22, 2021
Hopes and expectations are high for President Biden’s first weeks in office. His recovery plans promise to take on COVID-19, a battered economy,...
Biden’s Climate Opportunity (Part 2)
January 15, 2021
Can President Biden bring the country back together - and move it forward?Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel believes he can. “I think...
Talk Green, Play Dirty: Corporate America’s Mixed Record
January 8, 2021
In December 2020, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued a letter calling on President-elect Biden to return to the Paris climate...