When it comes to cutting carbon pollution, where do we start? Today’s solutions are doable, but daunting: decrease global meat consumption, improve family planning, shut down coal-fired power plants, or expand solar energy. Some countries have taken concrete steps to replace fossil fuels with nuclear, hydro and renewable energy, but the absence of U.S. climate leadership is causing heads of state to ease off their goals. What are the most impactful steps we can take individually and collectively to reduce our impact on the planet?

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Guests:

Part One

Kate Brandt, Sustainability Officer, Google

Jonathan Foley, Executive Director, Project Drawdown

Lois Quam, U.S. Chief Executive Officer, Pathfinder International

Part Two

Sonia Aggarwal, Vice President, Energy Innovation

Joshua Goldstein, Professor Emeritus of International Relations, American University

Staffan Qvist, Energy Consultant

Part One of this program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on July 11, 2019, and originally aired on August 2, 2019.

Part Two was recorded at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on January 17, 2019, and originally aired on February 3, 2019.

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