Climate One

Climate One from The Commonwealth Club

We’re living through a climate emergency; addressing this crisis begins by talking about it. Co-Hosts Greg Dalton, Ariana Brocious and Kousha Navidar bring you empowering conversations that connect all aspects of the challenge — the scary and the exciting, the individual and the systemic. Join us.

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May 21, 2010 · 1 hr 9 min
Drill, Baby, Spill
What impact will the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico have on America’s energy supply? Will the oil spill drive investment and policies to spur biofuels? Oil on the shores of Louisiana will change energy policy in ways we are just starting to understand.
May 14, 2010 · 22 min
Reporter's Roundtable
Are electric cars ready for prime time? And is California hitting the brakes on its climate legislation? Our reporter's roundtable discusses all these issues and more with environmental reporter Todd Woody and Craig Miller of KQED's Climate Watch
May 14, 2010 · 1 hr 5 min
National Ocean Policy: Working to Protect Our Oceans and Resources
The United States has ocean areas larger than any country in the world. The White House is considering a national policy to address the environmental and economic challenges that face our oceans, coastal states, communities, jobs and waterways.
May 5, 2010 · 1 hr 5 min
Youth Grabbing the Wheel: Young Leaders Speak Up on Driving Down Carbon
Hear from three youth advocates working to change policy and lifestyles while building new models that work. Business, government and civil society leaders join the audience while the kids take the stage.
Apr 26, 2010 · 1 hr 8 min
Cap and Charade?
A town hall conversation about cap and trade with a fervent skeptic, a true believer and you.
Apr 21, 2010 · 1 hr 1 min
Vinod Khosla: Forecast or Invent Our Energy Future?
A leading clean tech investor gives his view on what the United States needs to do to create a prosperous and more sustainable economy.
Apr 19, 2010 · 1 hr 4 min
Global Warring with Cleo Paskal
The changing climate now has the attention of military establishments around the world.
Mar 30, 2010 · 1 hr 3 min
Fossil Fuels + Dependence = Security Risks?
Beefing up the country's electric grid, pushing energy efficiency, driving toward electric military vehicles and pursuing renewable fuels. Why? Because, they say, it would reduce the burden on soldiers overseas and make the country stronger.
Mar 25, 2010 · 1 hr 5 min
Is Your God Green?
Join us for a conversation at the intersection of faith, light and power.
Feb 24, 2010 · 1 hr 11 min
Geo-engineering: Global Salvation or Ruin?
Our three panelists share distinct perspectives on the passionate discussion about geo-engineering.
Feb 3, 2010 · 1 hr 5 min
After Copenhagen: What Now?
The panel will also address the possibility of U.S. domestic climate legislation and the political and industrial jockeying around that part of the energy puzzle.
Jan 28, 2010 · 1 hr 5 min
Chris Martenson: Oil, Water and Climate
A scientist and former executive for a Fortune 300 company, Martenson puts together the macro-trends that will shape our finances and our relationships to our natural and social environments in the years to come.
Jan 25, 2010 · 1 hr 6 min
The King of Coal, Prince of Wind? Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming
Governor Freudenthal is trying to chart a new path for an extraction state where half the people don’t believe global warming is real. He’s looking to cleaner ways of using coal and believes natural gas is a winner...
Jan 21, 2010 · 59 min
Panel: Scaling Up Solar Power in California
This panel of experts discusses the bright future for sun energy in the Golden State.
Dec 17, 2009 · 1 hr
Climate One in Copenhagen
Climate One travels to Copenhagen to host a timely program on the issue of Climate legislation. Included in this discussion is Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Rajendra Pachauri of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Nov 20, 2009 · 1 hr 6 min
James Letz: The Future of Cars and the Auto Industry
Car buyers are looking for the best deal, the safest wheels, and greener vehicles. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from an industry leader who is helping determine whether those buyers get what they want.
Nov 13, 2009 · 31 min
India: Deal Maker or Deal Breaker?
India plays a critical role in the global climate chess game. It’s hard line stance has been softening slightly recently as the Copenhagen negotiations approach. What is India’s approach to the international negotiations?
Nov 13, 2009 · 1 hr 8 min
Lester Brown: Saving Civilization Is Not a Spectator Sport
Brown also will comment on how the melting glaciers of Tibet could affect the price of a bagel in California.
Nov 13, 2009 · 1 hr 4 min
David Orr: Confronting Climate Collapse
Yes, we’re in trouble. Yet there is hope. Orr is working on creating a sustainable oasis around Oberlin College, in the heart of the Rust Belt, that incorporates clean energy, eco-friendly buildings and green jobs.
Nov 5, 2009 · 1 hr 5 min
Stephen Schneider: What’s Science Got to Do with Climate Change?
Schneider says that negotiators in Copenhagen need to cut a climate deal with real bite, “Targets without teeth solve nothing.”

Climate One

Drill, Baby, Spill

Reporter's Roundtable

National Ocean Policy: Working to Protect Our Oceans and Resources

Youth Grabbing the Wheel: Young Leaders Speak Up on Driving Down Carbon

Cap and Charade?

Vinod Khosla: Forecast or Invent Our Energy Future?

Global Warring with Cleo Paskal

Fossil Fuels + Dependence = Security Risks?

Is Your God Green?

Geo-engineering: Global Salvation or Ruin?

After Copenhagen: What Now?

Chris Martenson: Oil, Water and Climate

The King of Coal, Prince of Wind? Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming

Panel: Scaling Up Solar Power in California

Climate One in Copenhagen

James Letz: The Future of Cars and the Auto Industry

India: Deal Maker or Deal Breaker?

Lester Brown: Saving Civilization Is Not a Spectator Sport

David Orr: Confronting Climate Collapse

Stephen Schneider: What’s Science Got to Do with Climate Change?