Bob Greene says we have to reduce emissions by eight per cent every year between now and 20 30. This is the decise decade that we need you and your audience to take this plan, understand it, pick the one or two areas where you can have the most impact, he said. "We're past the point of time where we can talk or even debate." We need collective action, and we need it now," Greene added.
“Go for the megatons.” That’s John Doerr’s recommendation for how we need to combat the existential threat of climate change. Doerr, a venture capitalist and author of the new book Speed and Scale, joins host Bob Safian to discuss our decarbonization efforts, what he calls “the greatest economic opportunity of the next century.” The book quantifies the specific societal needs, in six discrete areas, to achieve a carbon-neutral world. John isn’t arguing that we all need to be vegan ascetics, but rather, the need for collective action – and the critical role that business plays in advancing that movement.
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