In today’s episode, we cover:

Ken’s journey from making money on Wall Street to making meaning as a scientist
The perceived “information deficit” problem in public policy
How Ken distinguishes his role as a concerned citizen from his work as a scientist
How getting past social identities is a major challenge to effecting change
Bill Gates’ support and patronage of Ken’s work
The various climate change research, pursued by Ken’s post-doc graduate students
The prospect and viability of a 100% renewable energy model
Bill Gates’ notion of a “green premium”
Carbon pricing solutions
The problem of split-incentives
The viability of geoengineering as a solution
The need to reframe the problem and solutions to make it palatable for social acceptance

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