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Climate Solutions

Climate Solutions

We talk an awful lot about “climate science” and “what climate scientists predict” on this podcast. Today, I’m talking to one of them.

What exactly are the next 100 years likely going to look like for humans? What needs to happen for the US to mobilize for real? On today’s show: A conversation with Michael Barnard about climate solutions, with an emphasis on that pesky air conditioning problem.

 

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[9:00] When it comes to cooling the planet, here’s why my guest is “cautiously optimistic” despite the impending “ugly process”

[14:00] Why climate change must first become impossible to ignore

[20:00] The hotter it gets, the cooler we need our homes to be. And yet cooling our homes demands energy, which heats the planet more. Breaking down the air conditioning feedback loop in real time

[27:00] Do we need to worry about mass electric grid failures in summer months?

[32:00] Exactly why heat pumps are our collective heating and cooling future

 

 

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Every purchase you make has an impact on the world. If you aren't careful, your shopping choices contribute to climate change and social injustice. But when you align the contents of your shopping cart with your personal values you slowly but surely shape the market.

Times are uncertain and everyday goods are getting more expensive. Still, we should purchase with intention anyway. On today's show author and sustainability expert Diane Osgood offers a comprehensive roadmap that navigates each of us toward positive and sustainable shopping practices.

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[4:00] 70% of the U.S. economy is driven by consumer spending. We citizens control the market!

[13:00] 3 easy-peasy shopping principles to guide you when you're feeling overwhelmed

[17:00] Should you listen to the angel on your shoulder, or the devil? Here's what to remember in those moments you want to backtrack

[21:00] *Exactly how* to avoid products made with forced labor or child labor

[28:00] Buying small, local, and diverse has the power to "chip away at systemic inequality". Here's how

 

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