EPISODE · Sep 24, 2023 · 21 MIN
Climate News: Data will help us change how we think about the world - Hannah Ritchie
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Hannah Ritchie (pictured) says date will enable us to think differently about the world - "Are we the last generation -- or the first sustainable one?"; "‘Fossil fuel industry speaks with forked tongue’: Al Gore tells Big Oil ‘get out of the way’ in climate battle"; "In Doppelganger, Naomi Klein says the world is broken: conspiracy theorists ‘get the facts wrong but often get the feelings right’"; "California plans big insurance shifts as climate change hits home"; "Can the cotton industry protect its workforce in a changing climate?"; "Chart: The remarkable rise of California’s grid battery capacity"; "Amid expansion plans, Venture Global LNG plant faces compliance order after 100+ violations"; "US, UK and other major polluters sidelined at ‘no-nonsense’ UN climate ambition summit"; "Seven in 10 Brits don’t believe UK will reach 2050 net-zero target"; "Delivering the Paris Agreement ‘a $275trn investment opportunity’, asset owners tell policymakers"; "As El Niño Arrives, Australian Region Sees ‘Catastrophic’ Fire Conditions"; "The inequality of heat"; "A saltwater wedge climbing the Mississippi River threatens drinking water"; "Junking green policies, junking investment: scorched-earth Conservatism is all Sunak offers now"; "Working Remotely Can More Than Halve an Office Employee’s Carbon Footprint"; ""Living with water": Lessons from the New Orleans flood disaster"; "Climate Week Is Pointless. The Protests Inspired by It Aren’t."; "Midwesterners Lament Lack of Transparency as Coalition Seeks Federal Aid for Proposed Hydrogen Hub"; "In Miami, It’s No Coincidence Marginalized Neighborhoods Are Hotter"; "Earth Systems Treaty: The emerging cross-cultural commitment"; "Twitter Ranked Dead Last on Climate Misinformation Scorecard"; "UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift"; "Window to reach climate goals ‘rapidly closing’, UN report warns"; "This Interactive Chart Shows Changes in the World's Top 10 Emitters"; "Dams Worldwide Are at Risk of Catastrophic Failure"; "Climate costs imperil unique, diverse Detroit neighborhood"; "Inundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region"; "In northern Minnesota, wild rice is being threatened by climate change and increased rainfall"; "Sharma v Minister for the Environment"; "Wong flags spring bushfire threat as UN head says ‘humanity has opened the gates of hell’"; "Only 22% of Britons trust Sunak on climate, finds Guardian poll".
What this episode covers
Hannah Ritchie (pictured) says date will enable us to think differently about the world - "Are we the last generation -- or the first sustainable one?"; "‘Fossil fuel industry speaks with forked tongue’: Al Gore tells Big Oil ‘get out of the way’ in climate battle"; "In Doppelganger, Naomi Klein says the world is broken: conspiracy theorists ‘get the facts wrong but often get the feelings right’"; "California plans big insurance shifts as climate change hits home"; "Can the cotton industry protect its workforce in a changing climate?"; "Chart: The remarkable rise of California’s grid battery capacity"; "Amid expansion plans, Venture Global LNG plant faces compliance order after 100+ violations"; "US, UK and other major polluters sidelined at ‘no-nonsense’ UN climate ambition summit"; "Seven in 10 Brits don’t believe UK will reach 2050 net-zero target"; "Delivering the Paris Agreement ‘a $275trn investment opportunity’, asset owners tell policymakers"; "As El Niño Arrives, Australian Region Sees ‘Catastrophic’ Fire Conditions"; "The inequality of heat"; "A saltwater wedge climbing the Mississippi River threatens drinking water"; "Junking green policies, junking investment: scorched-earth Conservatism is all Sunak offers now"; "Working Remotely Can More Than Halve an Office Employee’s Carbon Footprint"; ""Living with water": Lessons from the New Orleans flood disaster"; "Climate Week Is Pointless. The Protests Inspired by It Aren’t."; "Midwesterners Lament Lack of Transparency as Coalition Seeks Federal Aid for Proposed Hydrogen Hub"; "In Miami, It’s No Coincidence Marginalized Neighborhoods Are Hotter"; "Earth Systems Treaty: The emerging cross-cultural commitment"; "Twitter Ranked Dead Last on Climate Misinformation Scorecard"; "UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years in contentious climate shift"; "Window to reach climate goals ‘rapidly closing’, UN report warns"; "This Interactive Chart Shows Changes in the World's Top 10 Emitters"; "Dams Worldwide Are at Risk of Catastrophic Failure"; "Climate costs imperil unique, diverse Detroit neighborhood"; "Inundation and Injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region"; "In northern Minnesota, wild rice is being threatened by climate change and increased rainfall"; "Sharma v Minister for the Environment"; "Wong flags spring bushfire threat as UN head says ‘humanity has opened the gates of hell’"; "Only 22% of Britons trust Sunak on climate, finds Guardian poll".
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Climate News: Data will help us change how we think about the world - Hannah Ritchie
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