Cooler Earth

Cooler Earth

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Cooler Earth episodes

  • The Great Migration
    What will happen when refugees become more than people fleeing conflict? Climate change is already forcing families to flee their homes due to water scarcity, crop failure, and rising sea levels. It may cause as many as 143 million people to be displaced by 2050. This week we spoke with Erica Bower before her trip to this year's UN Climate Negotiations. She will be beginning a National Geographic Young Explorers Grant in January 2019 to further research a drought-affected Himalayan community in Nepal, and previously worked for the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR in Geneva, focusing on climate-related migration.

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    27 min
  • The Price of Inaction
    Carbon pricing has been in the news a lot lately. The IPCC even dubbed it a critical policy to avoid the worse consequences of climate change. What most people don’t realize though is that many jurisdictions already live under a carbon pricing mechanism, and that there are many different ways the policy can be implemented. We spoke to Jonah Kurman-Faber, a researcher here at CXC, about what it means to put a price on carbon.

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    27 min
  • Sand, Salt & Sea Level Rise

    The starkest reality of climate change is that the countries least responsible for emitting greenhouse gases are the ones facing the worst climate impacts. One such state is the island nation of Kiribati, located in the Pacific Ocean, and projected to become increasingly uninhabitable over the next 50 years.


    We spoke to Janice Cantieri, an environmental journalist and Fulbright National Geographic storyteller, about her work in Kiribati, the importance of storytelling in climate change communication, and local adaptation and innovation.


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    27 min
  • Greening the Divide
    Is climate action inherently against Republican or business interests? Not according to Claudine Schneider. This week, and for the first episode of our second season, we sat down with Claudine, who was the first woman elected to higher office in the state of Rhode Island, representing the state in D.C. for 10 years and earning a reputation as one of the House’s strongest environmental advocates.

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    35 min
  • Tech in the Clouds
    Today, we have the power and technology to change the Earth’s climate as we see fit. Geoengineering. Is it a good idea or a terrible one? What happens if we do it? Or if we don’t? This week we discuss emerging technologies with our guest, Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, Jennie Stephens.

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    25 min
  • The Root of the Problem
    Few sectors are as deeply impacted by changing weather patterns as agriculture. More than 60% of the world’s population depends on it for their livelihood, and the rest of us depend on their work to feed ourselves. We sat down with Laura Kuhl, expert in agriculture adaptation strategies, to discuss the ways we must rethink development in order to become more resilient.

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    31 min
  • Going for the Green
    The Winter Olympics is a worldwide showcase of competitive snow sports. But how will climate change impact the cities that host these games and the mountainsides that welcome recreational athletes across the globe? We chat with Olympic Biathlete Maddie Phaneuf about how waning winters motivated her advocacy for climate action.

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    24 min
  • Welcome to the Neighborhood
    Can knowing your neighbors be the key to surviving a disaster and thriving in it's aftermath? This week on the podcast, we sit down with a leading expert on social capital and disaster recovery, Daniel Aldrich, to talk about how communities around the world have used their networks to become more resilient.

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    33 min
  • Talking Trash
    In recognition of Earth Day, we coaxed our office into attempting a zero-waste week. So, how difficult was it? It turns out, very. In a special episode of the podcast, we catch up with our officemates to hear whether they were able to quit plastic and create less trash.

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    26 min
  • Fight Power With Power
    What if we could create a profoundly more equitable world? Renewable energy has the potential to disrupt power dynamics created by fossil fuels, but the way that transition is implemented will be crucial. This week, we explore the concept of energy democracy with lawyer, activist and author, Shalanda Baker.

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    23 min

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Welcome to Cooler Earth, a podcast where we talk with those seeking solutions to the climate crisis. These are the people , leading the movement to keep this planet a livable one. And they’re doing…