Changing Minds: Climate Politics and Science

Published: Dec. 16, 2017, 12:10 a.m.

b'Donald Trump once advocated for climate action. Now, he\\u2019s moving Barack Obama\\u2019s efforts in the opposite direction. Obama\\u2019s former science advisor, John Holdren, talks about the damage being done by today\\u2019s White House. \\n\\nFor twenty years, Jerry Taylor ran the energy and climate programs for conservative organizations funded by the Koch brothers, before coming around on climate change. He recounts his journey, going from a climate denier to a climate mainstreamer. \\n\\nOn this episode of Climate One, Holdren and Taylor join Greg to talk about climate science and politics.\\n\\nJohn Holdren, Former science advisor to President Obama; Professor of Environmental Policy at the Kennedy School of Government\\nJerry Taylor, President and Founder, Niskanen Center\\n\\nThis program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA in December, 2017.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'