115. Turning Around in a Storm with David Shukman
Our struggle with the Climate Crisis begins with naming it, facing it, and engaging it.
Last week, the latest NDC Synthesis Report published showed that global emissions are on track to rise by 16% by 2030. With science screaming at the top of its lungs to get us to cut emissions 50% by 2030 to avoid catastrophic warming and climate tipping points, this 16% number says unequivocally, \u201cwe are headed in the wrong direction\u201d as BBC Science Editor David Shukman tells us on today\u2019s episode.
So that\u2019s where we\u2019re at. How do we face this moment with stubborn optimism? Tom dials up David to wrestle with the reality of how short our NDCs are of achieving the Paris Goals, and what mindset and ambition it will take to get our world\u2019s biggest emitters to transparently confront this issue and reverse the course of rising emissions.
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Links mentioned in the episode:
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Climate change: UN warning over nations' climate plans - David Shukman
Young People's Voices on Climate Anxiety, Government Betrayal and Moral Injury: A Global Phenomenon
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Thanks to our guest this week:
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David Shukman
Science Editor | BBC News
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