S3E33: Time to Think... Small? Not Everything Must Scalew/ Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center

Published: Dec. 13, 2022, 9 a.m.

With a problem as monumental as the climate crisis, we have a tendency toward proportionality bias. We often believe that the issue has a single cause and can only be solved with a few large-scale solutions.

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But in the case of climate change, a diversity of solutions may be faster and more effective than putting all our eggs in a few big baskets.

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And that\u2019s why Todd Myers focuses on what individuals can do to solve climate change\u2014while the politicians slug it out over broad policy measures.

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Todd serves as Environmental Director at the Washington Policy Center. He is also the author of the new book, Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet\u2019s Biggest Problems.

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On this episode of the Reversing Climate Change podcast, Todd joins Ross to explore how individual efforts can fill in the gaps left behind by government policies and explain how climate change differs from pollution in the 1970\u2019s.

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Todd discusses the data collected by citizen science apps like iNaturalist or eBird and describes how we can use both moral suasion and financial incentives to promote climate solutions.

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Listen in for Todd\u2019s insight on striking the right balance between private sector and government climate initiatives and learn how a business in the carbon removal space might identify the right scale for its unique solution.

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Resources

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Washington Policy Center

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Time to Think Small: How Nimble Environmental Technologies Can Solve the Planet\u2019s Biggest Problems by Todd Myers

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Todd Myers on Reversing Climate Change EP052

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WILDLABS

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The Earthshot Prize

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Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council

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Bill Ruckelshaus

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iNaturalist

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Seek

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eBird

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Merlin Bird ID

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Dr. Bryan Caplan on Reversing Climate Change S2EP2

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Octopus Energy Fan Club

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Sense Energy Monitor

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\u2018The Problem of Social Cost\u2019 by RH Coase

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GridWatch: Using Cell Sensors to Detect Power Outages

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