Podcasts Culture At a Distance David W. Orr on the Inextricable Links Between Climate and Democracy

David W. Orr on the Inextricable Links Between Climate and Democracy

Published: Sept. 18, 2023, 4 a.m.

David W. Orr, editor of the new book “Democracy in a Hotter Time” and a professor at Arizona State University, discusses the climate crisis as an obviously bipartisan issue; why building “Democracy 4.0” must ultimately be a localized, grassroots mission; and why, in our “long emergency” that is the climate crisis, we must “stretch our hearts to reach out to other species and future generations.”