Climate Hour

CLIMATE HOUR — Oceans cover 70% of our planet’s surface. Oceans absorb 90% of the heat from global warming. They absorb 30% of the carbon dioxide produced by burning fossile fuels. Oceans drive our planet’s weather and oceans feed much of the world. Ocean warming threatens the survival of the world’s largest ecosystem. The importance of oceans cannot be over stressed. As go the oceans, so goes civilization.

Join host, Bob Grove, and Dr Greg Asner, Director of the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science, Arizona State University and the Founder of Asner Labs, to discuss Ocean Warming and The Survival Of The World’s Largest Ecosystem.

Dr Asner is an ecologist recognized for his applied research on ecosystems and climate change. He serves on ASU’s faculty of the School of Ocean Futures and in numerous programs with NASA, the U.S. State Department, and the United Nations. He’s a recipient of multiple scientific and sustainability awards and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. His research spans the areas of ecology, biodiversity, coral reefs, terrestrial carbon cycle, animal-habitat interactions and climate change. Dr Greg Asner is the Principal Investigator for Asner Labs.

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CLIMATE HOUR — India has now surpassed China as the world’s most populous nation. That’s almost one-and-a-half billion people living in an area three times smaller than the United States. To put that in perspective, a person living in the U.S. has on average 12 times more space than a person living in India. To put that in GLOBAL perspective, 17% of the entire world’s population lives in India. India’s perspective on climate change plays an increasingly important role in the planet’s future.

India has the world’s third largest carbon footprint … after the United States and China. India produces around 2.5 billion tons of GHG annually. On a per person basis, that’s only 1/5th the average emissions of a person in China, and 1/8th the average emission of a person in the United States. But, by any metric, India is one of the top three players in creating and reversing climate change.

Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss India’s Perspective on Climate Change. Guests include:

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CLIMATE HOUR — Nuclear supporters think that nuclear energy is a safe, sustainable option with zero greenhouse gas emissions, that plays an important role in fighting climate change. The anti-nuclear movement thinks that nuclear power’s radioactivity creates too many risks; and that nuclear is too expensive and too slow to deploy when compared to modern renewable energy sources, like wind and solar. Is nuclear an important tool in the transition away from fossil fuels, or is it already outperformed by renewable energy?

Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss Nuclear Energy. Guests include:

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The Climate movement is predominantly white. Many climate activists raise up Climate Equity and the importance of engaging with communities of color, but then what do we do? How do we actually engage with black communities and other communities of color to fight climate change?

Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss engaging with Black Communities on climate. Guest inlcude:

Science has now demonstrated that there’s enough wind energy globally to supply the energy needs of the entire planet. Combine this with all of the renewable solar and water energy, and there’s more energy available than we can ever use.

Detailed plans and grid-studies are in place for all 50 U.S. States, hundreds of cities worldwide, 145+ countries and over 400 international corporations to all transition to 100% renewable water-wind-solar energy by 2035 with an infrastructure payback of just six years. There’s nothing stopping us from solving the climate crisis today using existing technology.

Join host, Bob Grove, and Dr Mark Jacobson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program at Stanford University, to discuss Climate Science and Renewable Technology.

Dr Jacobson is the recipient of the American Meteorological Society Henry G. Houghton Award (2005), the American Geophysical Union Ascent Award (2013), the Global Green Policy Design Award (2013), a Cozzarelli Prize (2016), the Judi Friedman Lifetime Achievement Award (2018), and has been selected as “one of the world’s 100 most influential people in climate policy” by Apolitical in 2019 and 2022.

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If you’ve tuned in to the Climate Hour before, you’ve heard us explain that the burning of fossil fuels has led to an increase in greenhouse gases that have trapped the heat from the sun and increased the average of our planet’s surface temperature; that this global warming is causing the planet’s climate patterns to change, and that this climate change is leading to an increase in the frequency and severity of natural weather disasters. But we really haven’t explored the global impacts of these weather disasters. We’re talking about nations that are becoming deserts or being submerged under rising oceans. We’re talking about crop failures leading to mass starvation, the loss of drinking water, and the spread of infectious diseases … epidemics and pandemics.

Join host, Bob Grove, and Brigadeer General Wendell Chris King (Ret.) to discuss the Strategic Defense Impacts of Climate Change.

General King served our nation for 45 years. He retired from federal service in 2016, and was named Dean Emeritus of the Command and General Staff college. General King holds a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Tennessee and two Masters Degrees – a MS in Civil Engineering from Tennessee Technical University and a MA in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. General King is a founding member of the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change (GMACCC.org)

Young people across the world are forming networks to take positive action on climate change. Many act locally, but increasing numbers are coming together to form national and continental coalitions that are collectively mobilizing a generational movement. Young people know that they will bear the brunt of climate change and they’re taking to the streets, to public forums and to political office to create climate action.

Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the International Climate Youth Movement. Guests include:

Food is a pretty fundamental part of life. The history of the world is often defined by its farming systems, and today’s world seems defined by expensive, un-nutritious monocrops; often genetically modified to require the very chemicals that have destroyed their nutritional value. Increasingly, people are turning to urban farming, to once again grow their own food in a effort to save money, and provide a nutritious alternative to today’s commercial food systems.

Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the growth of Urban Farming. Guests include:

Making sustainable choices in our personal lives is our first responsibility if we want to live a healthy life and give that option to our children. But what comes next? How do we promote sustainable choices to our communities and beyond? Citizen lobbying provides ordinary people with the opportunity to make a profound difference on big issues. Whether writing letters to editors, calling your elected representatives, or meeting officials in person or on zoom, citizen Lobbying is a simple, effective way to transform the political landscape in ways that improve your life, your community and the world.

Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss how to lobby our elected representatives for climate solutions.

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The Carbon Almanac is both a book and a global community; an easily understood source of climate knowledge and an amazing example of collective action. The book itself is a compilation of reliable information, resources, charts, graphs and illustrations on the science, impacts, and solutions to climate change contributed by 300 writers, researchers, and illustrators from 41 different countries. The collective that created the book has grown into a network of podcasts, a LinkedIn course, an online climate resource collection, an educator’s guide, free children’s editions in 20+ languages, and a network of thousands of climate “changemakers” in 90+ countries.

Join host, Bob Grove, and guests to discuss the Carbon Almanac.

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