The 2020 Election: Anxiety and Incrementalism

November 6, 2020

The 2020 campaign season has finally come to a close. And days after November 3rd has passed, the country is still reeling.
About seventy percent...

Steve Schmidt and Varshini Prakash on Disrupting Climate Politics

October 23, 2020

Can we break up the political logjam on climate? 
“The brokenness of our politics,” says Republican political strategist Stephen Schmidt, “is...

Climate Ambition with Gina McCarthy, Annie Leonard and Tamara Toles O’Laughlin

October 16, 2020

Will Joe Biden take bold action on climate if he becomes President? And what lessons can be drawn from the failure of Barack Obama and Joe Biden...

The 2020 Election with Tiffany Cross, Rick Wilson and Rich Thau

July 10, 2020

The conventional wisdom on this fall’s election is that it once again will come down to a handful of voters in a handful of states.
“This is a...

Will Climate Matter in the Election?

June 12, 2020

With America in turmoil amid protests and a pandemic, is anyone still thinking about climate in this November’s election?
“There is a climate...

Big Ideas with Dan Esty & Andy Karsner

March 6, 2020

Does solving climate change mean re-thinking old top-down approaches and embracing big change at high speed? A half-century after the first Earth...

High Risk, High Hopes: A Year of Climate Conversations

December 6, 2019

In this special episode, we look back at the climate stories of 2019 by listening to excerpts from a year of climate conversations:If You Won’t,...

Tom Steyer: Power Disruptor?

August 23, 2019

Would you vote for the candidate who says he’ll declare climate change a national emergency on Day One of his presidency? Businessman and...

The Art of the Green Deal

July 26, 2019

The climate conversation in Washington has changed enough that Democrats and Republicans are talking climate deals. A lot of that change can be...

Jay Inslee: The Climate Candidate

June 14, 2019

As the 2020 presidential election approaches, Greg Dalton will be sitting down with some of the candidates to talk about their plans for a clean...