In this first episode, I'll address that ever-pressing question that sometimes plagues people in the environmental community: Is it all pointless?

(Apologies for audio quality issues - I'm new at this)

References:

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, by Jared Diamond

The First Great Energy Transition: How Humanity Gave Up Whaling. Oliver Dirr, The Guardian, March 2023: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/11/the-first-great-energy-transition-how-humanity-gave-up-whaling

Further reading:

Hundreds are dead in Spain's floods. Scientists see a connection to climate change. November 2024, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/11/01/nx-s1-5175804/spain-floods-climate-change

Are biodiversity efforts keeping up with the effects of climate change? October 2024, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/24/1211597334/are-biodiversity-efforts-keeping-up-with-the-effects-of-climate-change

How is the world doing on climate change? Not great. October 2024, NPR: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/24/nx-s1-5157789/climate-change-emissions-greenhouse-gases-united-nations

See some of the most dramatic pictures of California wildfire devastation. NPR, January 2025: https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/01/13/g-s1-42407/see-california-wildfire-devastation-pictures-altadena-eaton-palisades