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It’s been a year of weather extremes — again. But there’s also been cause for  renewed hope about our climate future. On the heels of this year’s international climate conference held in the oil-rich Middle East, Climate One hosts Greg Dalton and Ariana Brocious review major climate stories of the year, both lows and highs.This special episode features excerpts from some of Climate One’s most surprising, moving and compelling interviews of 2023, including conversations with luminaries Rev. Lennox Yearwood and Rebecca Solnit, White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, climate activist Nalleli Cobo and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker.A previous version of this episode incorrectly stated that the COP28 agreement includes a transition from fossil fuels this decade. While the deal calls for the transition to happen in “a just, orderly and equitable manner,” it does not include a timeframe. We regret the error.Guests: Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., CEO, Hip Hop Caucus Kathy Baughman-McLeod, Director, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center; Senior VP, Atlantic Council Ali Zaidi, White House Climate AdvisorJane Fonda, Activist, ActorNalleli Cobo, Cofounder, People Not PozosRalph Chami, Assistant Director, Western Hemisphere Division, Institute for Capacity Development, IMFBernie Krause, Soundscape EcologistPaolo Bacigalupi, authorJohn Curtis, U.S. Representative (R-UT)Cory Booker, United States Senator, New JerseyRebecca Solnit, Writer, Historian, ActivistFor show notes and related links, visit our website.📞 Call us at (650) 382-3869 to share your clothing story for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we’re reporting from Dubai, where the 28th UN climate change conference (COP28) is now underway. Ever since the Paris Agreement was signed at COP21, the central issue has remained the same: How do the nations of the world keep global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels? This year marks the first “global stocktake,” where the data on how well we’re collectively doing on meeting the Paris targets are front and center. Across the board, countries are failing. How much will this harsh dose of reality affect the negotiations? Perhaps more importantly, how does what happens at these international summits affect the people most at risk for flooding and extreme heat?Guests:Claire Stockwell, Senior Climate Policy Analyst, Climate AnalyticsNisreen Elsaim, Sudanese Climate Activist; Former Chair, UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory GroupAbigael Kima, Host and Producer, Hali Hewa PodcastChautuileo Tranamil, Co-Founder, Indigenous Liberation and AralezMyrna Cunningham, Chair, Guiding Committee, Pawanka FundFor show notes and related links, visit our website.📞 Call us at (650) 382-3869 to share your clothing story for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 28th annual Conference of the Parties, COP28, opens this week in Dubai. For the 28th time, the nations of the world have gathered to see what progress they can make on addressing the increasingly global climate crisis. It’s fair to wonder why, after three decades, we still haven’t taken the collective action necessary. And it’s equally fair to wonder why diplomats continue to bother with what Greta Thunberg famously called “blah, blah, blah.” This year’s COP marks the first “Global Stocktake,” an assessment of how the nations of the world are doing compared to the emissions-cutting commitments they made in Paris. The answer? Not well. And with COP28 being hosted by a major oil and gas producing nation and led by an industry executive, what hope is there for progress?Guests:Daniel Esty, Professor of Environmental Law & Policy, Yale Law SchoolBen Stockton, Investigative ReporterAisha Khan, Chief Executive, Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change This episode features a segment from Contributing Reporter Rabiya Jaffrey.For show notes and related links, visit our website.📞 Call us at (650) 382-3869 to share your clothing story for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most Americans support climate action, but you wouldn’t know it from Congress or the courts – or from most of the media. People on both the left and the right experience the same devastating floods, the same life-threatening heatwaves and the same catastrophic wildfires. Yet individuals tend to socialize within insulated political tribes, operate in completely different information bubbles and see the problems and solutions through different lenses.How can we learn to bridge ideological divides, develop trust, and find the common ground needed to rebuild respectful civil discourse?📞 Call us at (650) 382-3869 to share your clothing story for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode!Guests:John Curtis, U.S. Rep., Utah (R)Joan Blades, Co-founder, LivingRoomConversations.orgJohn Gable, Co-founder, AllSides.comFor show notes and related links, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From The Coolest Show:The City of Atlanta has leased 381-acres of Weelaunee Forest, stolen Muscogee land, to the Atlanta Police Foundation for a police military facility funded by corporations. This would be the largest police training facility in the US in a primarily Black community who overwhelmingly oppose the project. Despite over fifteen hours of public comments against the project, the City Council has approved $67 million in public funding for Cop City. The plans include military-grade training facilities, a mock city to practice urban warfare, dozens of shooting ranges, and a Black Hawk helicopter landing pad.Residents have petitioned the municipal court of Atlanta to gather signatures for a binding referendum. With enough signatures, this would put whether or not Cop City gets built up for a vote on November’s ballot box. In this 2 part episode of The Coolest Show, Rev Yearwood speaks with community organizer Rev. Keyanna Jones, economist Dr. Gloria Bromell Tinubu, and community advocate Shar Bates. They discuss the history of the area surrounding the Weelaunee forest, the legacy of environmental racism, the community’s work to get signatures, and “the Atlanta Way.”Support the Stop Cop City movement: https://www.copcityvote.com/For more from The Coolest Show: https://thecoolestshow.com/This episode was originally produced by The Coolest Show, a Hip Hop Caucus Think 100% production, and was used by Climate One with permission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most common questions people ask about climate is: what can I do? Since time is one of our most valuable resources – and we spend so much of our time at work – changing jobs may be the most effective individual climate action a person can take. Those changes could be big or small: Leaving the oil and gas industry for geothermal, or helping to bring down the emissions where you already work. The truth is, almost any job can be a climate job. But how do people actually make the transition from dirty jobs to clean? What do climate positive job transitions really entail? Guests: Caroline Dennett, Director, CLOUT LtdArvind Ravikumar, Co-Director, Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab, University of Texas, AustinJennifer Anderson, Carbon Removal Geologist, Charm IndustrialEmma McConville, Development Geoscience Lead at Fervo EnergyNathanael Johnson, ElectricianFor show notes and related links, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Climate affects everyone, but not equally. Those affected first and worst are often the same communities that suffer from housing and income inequality, and climate and societal injustice. Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. has made striving for social, economic, and climate justice his lifelong pursuit. Rising to prominence in the Hip Hop community, Yearwood brought like-minded artists and creatives together to advocate for justice with the Hip Hop Caucus by harnessing the power of film, podcasts and comedy.We discuss the role of his faith, his partnership with billionaire Michael Bloomberg, and the underlying belief in our human ability to keep improving that drives his activism.Guests: Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., CEO, Hip Hop CaucusJacqueline Patterson, Executive Director, Chisholm Legacy ProjectFor show notes and related links, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit has been examining hope and the unpredictability of change for over 20 years. In 2023 she co-edited an anthology called, “It’s Not Too Late,” which serves as a guidebook for changing the climate narrative from despair to possibility. How can we find hope on a warming planet?Guests: Rebecca Solnit, Writer, Historian, ActivistFor show notes and related links, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laughter can be good medicine, but when is it okay to laugh at something as deadly serious as the climate crisis? Jokes help us remember information that otherwise might not be retained. A snappy punchline can be a powerful way to get a message through to an audience. Comedy can also be a way for performers and audiences alike to cope with a shared societal problem, like climate or social justice. Humor has a way of slipping through our perceived biases and giving us a new way of looking at challenges. How can we all learn to use humor both as a coping tool and a tool for change? Guests: Rollie Williams, Comedian, Host, Climate TownCaty Borum, Provost Assoc. Professor, American UniversityFor show notes and related links, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disasters caused by burning fossil fuels are becoming more frequent, and in the aftermath of hurricanes, floods and wildfires, federal and state responses are often slow or insufficient. There is a growing body of research showing that neighborhood ties can be the difference between life and death: Socially connected neighbors are less likely to die from excessive heat or other extreme weather events. Community-based action, like mutual aid, can bring resources to people overlooked by overburdened governments. What tools can a community use to prepare for fossil fueled disasters? Guests:Tanya Gulliver Garcia, Director of learning and partnerships, Center for Disaster PhilanthropyChenier “Klie” Kliebert, Executive Director, Imagine Water WorksAmee Raval, Research and Policy Director, Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)Justin Hollander, Professor, Urban and Environmental Policy Planning, Tufts UniversityReverend Vernon K. Walker, Climate Justice Program Director, Clean Water ActionFor show notes and related links, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices