a hostile climate by A Hostile Climate
Understanding what we can do about climate change is not just about taking the temperature, but also about communicating across place, culture, and experience. And that’s where philosophy can help.
On "A Hostile Climate," co-hosts Simona Capisani and Alex Lee use environmental ethics to explore the values and passions behind climate science, policy, and problem solving. Through a mix of conversation, in-depth interviews, and on-the-ground reporting, they'll explore how we think about nature and our place in a warming world. Think of it as your guide for how to live well on a rapidly changing planet.
Visit our website at AHostileClimate.org.
What do we owe the land that supports us? For those of us who enjoy going outside, among other things, it's an especially big and important question. So, that's why we're bringing on a professional athlete to talk about it.
What do we owe the land that supports us? For those of us who enjoy going outside, among other things, it's an especially big and important question. So, that's why we're bringing on a professional athlete to talk about it.
Producer (and resident Minnesotan) Cody joins Alex and Simona for another election episode where they do the unthinkable: 35 minutes of politics talk without a single Charli xcx reference. Instead, they talk about the politicization of the word “climate,” why good solutions are boring, and how to think about stains on a candidate’s record.
We're back with our second of two episodes on scarcity. This time, we're joined by award-winning journalist (and former rafting guide) Heather Hansman. She's the author of "Downriver: Into the Future of Water in the West," a book chronicling her trip down the Green River. The Green is the Colorado River's largest tributary. And, as Heather learned, an excellent window into understanding the cultural and environmental landscapes of water in the Western United States: "I got my assumptions busted pretty quickly on the trip about what was good and what was bad and what was fair."
We're tackling scarcity on the next two episodes, specifically as it relates to water in the western U.S.
On this episode, producer Cody joins Simona and Alex to chat about some recent headlines including:
Something strange is happening in Arctic rivers — they’re turning the color of rust. And their waters are becoming acidic through a combination of mainly iron and sulfuric acid leaching into the waters.
The annual “Conference of the Parties,” which you probably know as COP, is the biggest multilateral climate negotiation of all time. It’s led to landmark climate deals like the Kyoto Protocol or Paris Accords.
Climate change is an inherently uncertain thing. And that can seep into how we deal with and think about it. Do we have the best information on what’s going to happen? Does that even matter, and shouldn’t we start doing the most we can now?
Understanding what we can do about climate change is not just about taking the temperature, but also about communicating across place, culture, and experience. And that’s where philosophy can help.
