Climate One Climate One from The Commonwealth Club

Africa is responsible for only less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet its people are already suffering some of the world’s most devastating climate impacts. For Wanjira Mathai, Regional Director for Africa and Vice President at the World Resources Institute, and the daughter of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, this raises a central moral question: When those most affected are those least responsible, how can those most responsible address that injustice?
Guest:
Wanjira Mathai, Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, World Resources Institute
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83% of people in the United States live in urban areas. And these days that’s where important climate progress is happening. Cities all over the country and globe are experimenting with climate resilience projects specific to their local environments and challenges. In many cases, these projects also look to address historic injustices and provide more equitable models for transportation, housing, green space, and more. This week, we feature stories from a few different cities around the country working to address climate challenges.
Guests:
Tamika L. Butler, Founder + Principal, Tamika L. Butler Consulting, LLC
Donnel Baird, Founder, BlocPower
J. Morgan Grove, Research Scientist and Team Leader, US Forest Service 
Contributing Producer: Aubrey Calaway
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Climate change science isn’t taught accurately — or equally — across the country. Investigative reporter Katie Worth dug into textbooks and talked with dozens of children and teachers to find out why. In her book, Miseducation: How Climate is Taught in America, Worth unpacks the influence of the fossil fuel industry, state legislatures and school boards on school curricula in their effort to spread confusion and misinformation about the climate crisis. 
Some organizations skip the textbook battle entirely and try to reach children directly through assemblies and social media. How do teachers navigate these dynamics in the classroom? How can we ensure our children are learning to be engaged, educated and climate-aware citizens?
For transcripts and other information, visit: https://www.climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts 
Guests:
Katie Worth, investigative journalist, author, Miseducation: How Climate is Taught in America
Lea Dotson, Campaigner, Action for the Climate Emergency
Ann Reid, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education
Ben Graves, former science teacher in Delta County, CO
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Roughly every five years, the U.S. designs and implements a new farm bill, which sets federal policy on agriculture across a huge swath of programs, including subsidies, food assistance, land practices and more. As the discussion around what to include in the 2023 farm bill intensifies, many are pushing for climate mitigation and adaptation measures to be a primary focus of the legislation. Then there’s equity. Since the 1930s, the Federal Government has supported farmers with subsidies, credit, and crop insurance. Yet historically, Black, Indigenous, and other farmers of color have been excluded from these benefits. Can we make progress on equity and climate today that we couldn’t in the past?
Guests:
Chuck Conner, President and CEO, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
Scott Faber, Senior VP, Government Affairs, EWG
Jonathan Coppess, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
John W. Boyd, Jr., President, National Black Farmers Association
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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other economic pressures disrupt global energy markets, even insiders are scrambling to make sense of this moment. Ahead of the midterm elections, the Biden administration has signaled it wants more oil and gas now to ease the pain of surging fuel prices while maintaining support for cutting carbon emissions. Oil and gas aren’t the only commodities affected by market chaos. The supply chain, including for clean energy technology, has also been disrupted. How are surging fossil fuel prices, changes in policy, and supply chain turmoil affecting US climate goals? 
Guests: 
Kate Larsen, Partner, Rhodium Group 
David M. Turk, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Energy 
Justin Guay, Director, Global Climate Strategy, Sunrise Project
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According to the World Bank, land managed by Indigenous peoples is associated with lower rates of deforestation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and better biodiversity protection. But in many places, Indigenous people have been displaced from their ancestral lands through outright theft, land grabs, violence and war — sacrificing both indigenous livelihoods and the traditional knowledge that has protected their lands for centuries.
Still, across the U.S. we can find examples of land access, stewardship and ownership being restored to Indigenous people – and more efforts being made to involve tribal nations in conservation and climate resilience. 
“Climate change isn't just about protecting the natural world; it’s also about protecting our culture and who we are because we've resisted against so many colonial forces for so long,” says Julia Fay Bernal, director of the Pueblo Action Alliance. 
Guests:
Jessica Hernandez, author, Fresh Banana Leaves
Priscilla Hunter, Board Chairwoman, Intertribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council
Sam Hodder, President and CEO, Save the Redwoods League
Julia Fay Bernal, Director, Pueblo Action Alliance
Contributing Producer: Sam Schramski
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