The Climate Minute

A recent Globe opinion piece asked good questions about the pandemic and climate change. We are engaged in a trial of new ways to live. How many will we retain? We talk with the author, and wonder what life will be like ‘after.’ Listen in.

The corona virus pandemic has led to $1T spending plans. That money should be spent in a way consistent with the objectives of the Green New Deal.

A British court enforced the Paris Agreement to stop a planned new runway in London. We discuss. Listen in, then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

Environmental justice is at stake in the historic community of East Boston. Eversource is trying to build an electrical substation (read: “unnecessary fossil fuel infrastructure”) in a community already heavily burdened by industrial facilities and the support of Logan airport. We speak with two activists from GreenRoots to better understand the issues. You can take action on March 11 by attending a meeting with the EFSB at East Boston High School. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

The Corona virus gives us an interesting perspective on climate change issues. We discuss. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

The call to financial institutions to stop funding fossil fuel grows louder. Blackrock is a huge ‘money manager,’ and it’s boss- Larry Fink- is calling on corporations to be aware of the risk to their bottom line from climate change. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

We discuss a thought-provoking essay about the deep social and historical roots of climate change and what they mean for our movement. Listen in and then head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

The fallout of a hunger strike, cascading trigger points and how climate snuck into the Oscars. Head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!

Jeff Bezos of Amazon has established a $10 Billion dollar fund to address the climate crisis. We have ten billion questions to ask. Listen in.

Action on climate depends on estimating what CO2 levels will exist in the future decades. Scientists use assumptions about, for example, CO2 levels in the year 2070 in order to perform calculations of warming. Recently, there has been discussion about the plausibility of the highest emission 'pathway.' We consider some of the implications. Head to "MassClimateAction-dot-org-slash-blog" for the hot links to what we talked about!