Do You Know How to Deal With Climate Change?

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Even with noble three mile island, these forty % of the world that have a energy insecurity. Where are they getting their energy from? Are they still burning cow pies andd in wood and, you know, crude sort et like that. That kills millions of people a year through local air pollution. And so, even though propane or l p g might emit calbin if you bring those fuels to such people, a clean burningh then you've improved their health situation dramatically,. But it's gradual enough, those deaths don't make the news.

According to Steven Koonin, when it comes to climate change, the media, politicians, and other prominent voices have declared that “the science is settled.” Koonin avers that the long game of telephone from research to reports, to the popular media, is corrupted by misunderstanding and misinformation. Koonin says that core questions about the way the climate is responding to our influence, and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. Koonin acknowledges that the climate is changing, and he claims the whyand how aren’t as clear as you’ve probably been led to believe, and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered.

In this engaging conversation Michael Shermer challenges Dr. Koonin with many of the most common critiques of his book, Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters, and Steven Koonin responds by drawing upon his decades of experience — including as a top science advisor to the Obama administration.