50 min
Addressing Climate Change through Government Policy Samantha & Walker Talk Politics
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- Política
This episode is part one of a two-part episode on combating climate change. In this first part, we’ll talk with Massachusetts State Representative Joan Meschino about how government policy can lead the push to decarbonize our society and protect our environment.
Climate change is arguably the largest problem society faces today. Industrial activity has released excess greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and those gasses trap heat, dramatically reshaping our atmosphere with catastrophic impact on the water cycle, sea levels, storm patterns, and life itself on Earth. Despite widespread debate among the general population, the consensus among scientists is resounding: climate change is real, dangerous, and eminent and the only way to combat it is to reach carbon neutrality, where we produce only as much carbon dioxide as the Earth can naturally absorb.
The exact estimates on how long we have to reach carbon-neutrality vary from 2030 to 2050. Either way, these numbers give humanity only a few decades to sustainably reinvent our economy, global energy sources, and transportation. The question is, how? In this two-part episode, we’ll explore the two key answers to the question: government policy and businesses.
This episode is part one of a two-part episode on combating climate change. In this first part, we’ll talk with Massachusetts State Representative Joan Meschino about how government policy can lead the push to decarbonize our society and protect our environment.
Climate change is arguably the largest problem society faces today. Industrial activity has released excess greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and those gasses trap heat, dramatically reshaping our atmosphere with catastrophic impact on the water cycle, sea levels, storm patterns, and life itself on Earth. Despite widespread debate among the general population, the consensus among scientists is resounding: climate change is real, dangerous, and eminent and the only way to combat it is to reach carbon neutrality, where we produce only as much carbon dioxide as the Earth can naturally absorb.
The exact estimates on how long we have to reach carbon-neutrality vary from 2030 to 2050. Either way, these numbers give humanity only a few decades to sustainably reinvent our economy, global energy sources, and transportation. The question is, how? In this two-part episode, we’ll explore the two key answers to the question: government policy and businesses.
50 min