The impact of the climate crisis have finally reached those with the means to do something about it. It's sad that it takes a first-hand experiences of you know the west end of the global north for them to understand what Pacific Islanders have been going through for many many years and have been trying to raise attention to it. I love hearing Lawrence reporting because I feel like that's the best case scenario if you can avoid those tough decisions by not building homes there in the first place, she says.
Twenty of the world’s richest countries – mostly in the Global North – are responsible for 80 percent of the carbon pollution that’s driving extreme weather and supercharging natural disasters. Yet poorer countries in the Global South are experiencing climate-induced disasters first and worst. Wealthier and whiter countries in the Global North are being hit by climate disruption as well, but they also have more resources to adapt. We talk with two award-winning journalists, one from each hemisphere, about covering climate change in their part of the world and bridging the disconnect that exists between North and South.
Guests:
Lauren Sommer, Reporter, NPR
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Reporter for The Guardian, Host of An Impossible Choice.
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