Climate Changers

Paul Bodnar, currently a Managing Director at Rocky Mountain Institute, discusses a variety of economic, social and environmental issues related to climate change. Paul was in New York for the United Nations Climate Action Summit and shares this experience in the context of prior international conferences he attended while at the State Department and as President Obama's Special Assistant and Senior Director for Energy and Climate Change. This includes his work as a chief architect for the Paris Agreement. We discuss the role of international institutions and central governments in achieving climate mitigation and specifically address how to make this a bipartisan issue in a divided United States.

Call to Action

Participate with the United Nations through their ACTNOW movement: https://www.un.org/en/actnow/index.shtml

Learn more about the Rocky Mountain Institute: https://rmi.org/

Find out how financial leaders can help create a sustainable and inclusive global economy: https://www.bloomberg.com/cfli/

Call to Action and Follow-Up

Here are two recent commentaries from Chip:

https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/09/want-to-save-the-planet-eat-more-plants/

https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/09/humanity-has-entered-a-period-of-extraordinary-transformation/

 What was once considered unusual weather is now becoming standard because we have disrupted the jet stream by arctic amplification: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/imageo/2019/09/28/historic-snow-storm-in-the-west-plus-a-heat-wave-in-the-east-whats-going-on/#.XZKHIedKg6g

And and in a prelude to next week's interview, where we will get an update on the recent climate action summit at the United Nations: https://unfccc.int/

This is the official trailer for Climate Changers, a podcast that features interviews with remarkable entrepreneurs, scientists, activists, educators and other leaders who are taking initiative as we face a growing climate crisis.

As the father of 2 girls, I want to be able look them in the eye when they are older and say that I had an impact on their future by working to mitigate and help prepare for the effects of climate change.  This show is my first step. 

Climate Changers is for people like me who are tired of feeling helpless and want to hear real stories from thoughtful and effective leaders who are on the front lines of building the products and coalitions that will create change 

The future is worth fighting for, so join me in this weekly celebration of the heroes who are working to create a new and sustainable resource and energy economy.