JUNE 2, 2022

“Climate is just not the same as other political issues.”

Amy Westervelt is a climate journalist and the founder and executive producer of the Critical Frequency Podcast Network. She hosts the Drilled and Hot Take podcasts. We discuss the long tentacles of the fossil fuel industry, the key takeaways from this year’s IPCC report, and how a small group of people have locked us into climate crisis. 

We have the tools and technology to mitigate the climate crisis now and the reasons that we're not taking dramatic action come down to political will. We could reduce emissions by about 40% by taking advantage of all the things that already exist, like public transit. We need to stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, incentivize a shift towards renewables, and push for systemic change that gives more options to everybody. There is also a huge potential to decarbonize via the food system. Community action is key to democracy and to solving climate.

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos 
Guest: Amy Westervelt
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producers: Zack Travis and Sara Burningham