Days after President Biden told leaders of the Group of 7 nations that climate change was a priority for his administration as the United States formally rejoined the Paris climate, Emily interviewed Dr. Sweta Chakraborty to learn if the new administration is acting quickly and boldly enough on climate change. Dr. Chakraborty is a risk and behavioral scientist who assesses threats related to climate change, pandemics, food scarcity, and overpopulation.

Every week, Your Political Podcast brings you smart, but bite-size conversations with women at the seat of power and activism. With a new Presidential administration and new Congress, there is a significant amount of work to do cleaning up the bad policies of the last administration and enacting new ideas into law. Some ideas are new and some are the policies debated throughout the 2020 presidential race that we walked through with you. To catch up on our latest IG Live series, follow us on Instagram @YourPoliticalPlaylist