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Kevin Anderson Climate Chat Interview: Going Beyond Dangerous - Part 2 (Audio Only)

Jun 11, 2021 · 1 hr 37 min · 93.4 MB
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Part 2 of interview with Climate Scientist Kevin Anderson who provides a straight-talk & sobering view of our climate situation. During this audience Q&A section of the interview, Kevin covers a wide range of issues including de-growth, carbon pricing, and geo-engineering. See subject time stamps below. Listen to gain insight into the "radical future" that is ahead of us.

Part 1: https://youtu.be/WQCofG9Urr4

Kevin's homepage: http://kevinanderson.info

Warning: This interview presents what some may consider to be a scary view of our future. Do not listen if you feel you may have trouble dealing with the information discussed.

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:13 De-Growth
00:08:39 Can Governments Act?
00:14:52 Behavior vs. Technology
00:21:25 Carbon Pricing
00:25:48 Social Surprises
00:39:19 Bill Gates
00:31:51 If We Were Serious
00:36:17 Net-Zero is a Trap
00:41:45 Adaption
00:50:22 COVID Lessons
00:54:45 COP26
00:57:47 Hurricanes/Infrastructure
01:03:21 Commitments
01:09:34 Geo-engineering
01:14:34 Agriculture
01:20:50 Planting Trees
01:23:28 What To Do Now
01:26:44 High Emitters
01:31:45 Final Thoughts
01:36:58 Out-tro

Some quotes from Part 2:

00:34:38 “Top 1% of emitters globally have emissions that are twice as high as the bottom 50% of the global population.”

01:05:46 “Climate change is not an end point problem. Climate change is about the accumulation of emissions. And so what you do or don’t do in year 1, 2 and 3 will have massive repercussions on what you need to do by Year 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.”

This interview was originally conducted live on the Climate Chat Club on the social platform Clubhouse. Join the club via the following link:
https://www.clubhouse.com/club/climate-chat