High Risk, High Hopes: A Year of Climate Conversations
Over the past year, climate has risen on the national agenda. Youth activists skipped school and the Green New Deal forced a new conversation – even among Republicans. A look back on the big ideas that shaped some of our favorite episodes from 2019.
Climate One · Climate One from The Commonwealth Club
December 6, 201953m 43s
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Show Notes
2019 has been a year of climate rising. Youth activists skipped school and took to the streets, the Green New Deal thrust climate equity into the spotlight, and Democratic presidential candidates were forced to respond. Even a few Republicans dared to suggest climate is a concern that needs to be addressed. Join us for a look back on the big ideas that shaped some of our favorite episodes from 2019.
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Guests (in order of appearance):
Isha Clarke, Student Activist
Ed Markey, U.S. Senator (D-MA)
David Gergen, Founding Director, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School
Andrew Wheeler, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Carlos Curbelo, Former U.S. Representative (R-FL)
Tom Steyer, 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidate, Activist, Businessman
Valencia Gunder, Founder, Make the Homeless Smile
David Wallace-Wells, Deputy Editor at New York Magazine; Author of The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
Katharine Hayhoe, Professor and Director, Climate Science Center, Texas Tech University
Portions of this program were recorded at The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.
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