4 chapters across the catalog
Biden 2025 Carbon Free Goal, Electric Vehicle Mandates
President Biden set a goal for the US power sector to be carbon-free by 2025 and for 50% of car sales to be electric by 2030. The hosts point out the impossibility of the 2025 goal given that a large portion of US electricity is still derived from coal. They speculate that Biden may be blurting out internal policy discussions that are not yet public.
Canada's Climate Return, Skeptical Weatherman Sacking
Canadian officials express excitement about returning to the world stage and taking the science of climate change seriously. Meanwhile, in France, weather presenter Philippe Verdier is sacked after publishing a book that questioned the "hype" surrounding the UN climate conference. Supporters of Verdier call the incident a "crime of opinion" and a sign of an ideological problem within the French media regarding climate orthodoxy.
Naomi Klein, Climate Change, Leonardo DiCaprio UN Appointment
Author Naomi Klein's new book, "This Changes Everything," argues that addressing the climate crisis requires breaking free-market rules. Leonardo DiCaprio has been appointed as a UN "Messenger of Peace" for climate issues, a move seen as a slight to George Clooney. Klein claims fossil fuel companies intend to extract five times more carbon than the atmosphere can safely absorb.
Nuclear Power Costs, Solar Energy and Fukushima Fatalities
A director featured in the documentary Pandora's Promise argues that nuclear power is currently twice as expensive as solar energy. The hosts dispute the death toll statistics of nuclear disasters, claiming the World Health Organization's figures for Chernobyl and Fukushima are lower than the public perceives. They argue that if saving the planet is the goal, the cost of nuclear energy should not be the primary deterrent.
