People, Planet, Progress

The Climate Report for 2/9/23 shines a light on the statewide effort to transition to a new climate-friendly economy.

We talk about both the new ground-breaking statewide policies enacted just this last December, as well as the political whiplash that happened one month later, as a result of disappointing budget cuts proposed to those same programs announced by the Governor only four weeks later in January.

Tune in every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30-7pm following the KVMR News, and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.

The Climate Report for 1/26/23 shines a light on the worldwide efforts to transition to a new climate-friendly economy.

We talk about all the venture capital pouring into the climate sector and the diversity of approaches they fund, as well as all the new jobs and careers opening up, including an article on the Climate Quitters who are quitting careers to switch to a climate-active job.

Tune in every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30-7pm following the KVMR News, and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.

The Climate Report for 1/12/23 is the first show of the year, so we recap some more of the research and Good News that happened in 2022 for the climate, the environment, and energy.

We also talk about new studies that show the importance of menu labeling for climate-smart food choices.

Tune in every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30-7pm following the KVMR News, and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.

The Climate Report for 12/22/22 is the final show of the year, so we recap some of the Good News that happened in 2022 for the climate, the environment, and energy.

We also talk about new studies that show the importance of neighborhoods, both how they’re designed and how people connect in them, in the fight against climate change.

Tune in every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30-7pm following the KVMR News, and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.

The Climate Report for 12/8/22 is the fifth and final show of a multi-part special series on a just-released ground breaking new report on the Sierra Nevada region and the impacts of climate change.

The first ever comprehensive and scientifically-backed “Sierra Nevada Regional Climate Vulnerability Assessment” was recently released, and it’s a multi-year effort by the Sierra Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership (Sierra CAMP), an arm of the Sierra Business Council.

For this fifth special edition Climate Report on the new analysis, we dive into the findings of the capacity of our communities to handle climate change, based on five types of “community capital”:

- financial capital (money)

- human capital (individuals with knowledge and skills)

- social capital (willingness of individuals to work together)

- cultural capital (a shared sense of unique identity and way of life), and

- physical capital (infrastructure that works)

We talk about the chapter on Nevada County specifically.

For the next Climate Report on Thursday December 22nd, we recap some of the most important climate news for 2022.

Tune in every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30-7pm following the KVMR News, and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.

The Climate Report for 11/10/22 is the fourth of a multi-part special series on a just-released ground breaking new report on the Sierra Nevada region and the impacts of climate change.

The first ever comprehensive and scientifically-backed “Sierra Nevada Regional Climate Vulnerability Assessment” was recently released, and it’s a multi-year effort by the Sierra Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership (Sierra CAMP), an arm of the Sierra Business Council.

For this fourth special edition Climate Report on the new analysis, we dive into the findings of the triple-bottom line report:

- the impacts on our physical environment

- the impacts to our people and population

- the impacts to our regional economy

In our next show we wrap up our special report series and will discuss how Nevada County scored on our capacity to handle these impacts.

Tune in to the next Climate Report on Thursday November 24th, when we continue to dive in to the most important parts of the new SNRCVA report.

Tune in every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30-7pm following the KVMR News, and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.

The Climate Report for 10/27/22 is the third of a multi-part special series on a just-released ground breaking new report on the Sierra Nevada region and the impacts of climate change.

The first ever comprehensive and scientifically-backed “Sierra Nevada Regional Climate Vulnerability Assessment” was recently released, and it’s a multi-year effort by the Sierra Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership (Sierra CAMP), an arm of the Sierra Business Council.

For this third special edition Climate Report on the new analysis, we recap some of the unique features of the Sierra Nevada:

- we make up 25% of the entire state’s land mass and provide 60% of the state’s developed water supply

- our region is made up of 88% wilderness, 12% agriculture, and less than 1/2 of 1% developed for human use

Then we dove into some of the reports findings and how our environment will be impacted. To be continued next show.

In future shows we will discuss how it will impact our people and regional economy.

Tune in to the next Climate Report on Thursday November 10th, when we continue to dive in to the most important parts of the new SNRCVA report and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.

The Climate Report for 10/13/22 is the second of a multi-part special series on a just-released ground breaking new report on the Sierra Nevada region and the impacts of climate change.

The first ever comprehensive and scientifically-backed “Sierra Nevada Regional Climate Vulnerability Assessment” was recently released, and it’s a multi-year effort by the Sierra Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership (Sierra CAMP), an arm of the Sierra Business Council.

For this second special edition Climate Report on the new analysis, we describe some of the unique features of the Sierra Nevada:

- we make up 25% of the entire state’s land mass

- we provide 60% of the state’s developed water supply

- our region is made up of 88% wilderness, 12% agriculture, and less than 1/2 of 1% developed for human use

- we discuss the report’s mission of looking at a triple bottom-line: climate impacts on people, the environment, and our economy/infrastructure

- we define some basic terms and describe how they set about measuring the climate, economic, and population data

Tune in to the next Climate Report on Thursday October 27th, when we dive in to the most important parts of the new SNRCVA report. You’ll want to hear how the region is predicted to be impacted by climate change. News you’ll only find here.
Tune in every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30-7pm following the KVMR News, and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.

The Climate Report for 9/22/22 is the first of a multi-part special series on a just-released ground breaking new report on the Sierra Nevada region and the impacts of climate change.

The first ever comprehensive and scientifically-backed “Sierra Nevada Regional Climate Vulnerability Assessment” was recently released, and it’s a multi-year effort by the Sierra Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Partnership (Sierra CAMP), an arm of the Sierra Business Council.

For this first special edition Climate Report on the new analysis, we set the scene by talking a little about the players, programs, and activities behind the report:

- Sierra Business Council

- Sierra Nevada Energy Watch

- Sierra CAMP

- the genesis of the new SNRCVA report

Tune in to the next Climate Report on Thursday October 13th, when we dive in to the most important parts of the new SNRCVA report. You’ll want to hear how the region is predicted to be impacted by climate change. News you’ll only find here.

Tune in every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30-7pm following the KVMR News, and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.

The Climate Report for 9/8/22 covers headlines from international, national and state news.

First we head to a Pakistan and talk about reparations from rich polluting countries for damages to poor countries, vs loans that turn a profit off of misery and debt. Then we run through some science headlines, before ending with a speed round of state by state climate news headlines.

Tune in every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 6:30-7pm following the KVMR News, and visit The Climate Report social media page for daily news headlines.

For questions, comments, or links to news we read, please email [email protected]

See more daily news updates on our Climate Report social media page.

Host Martin Webb also offers a casual weekly video podcast every Wed at 5:30pm on personal climate action tips, archived here.