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Mosquito-Flavored Popcorn: When Climate Scientists and Economists Go off the Rails
FromCrazy Town
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Apr 24, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Did you know that we can lose half our food supply and it won’t matter? That’s because agriculture is only 3% of GDP, so there’s no need to worry about the effects of climate change on farming. Or so says the latest genius to win the Nobel Prize in economics. This “logic” is pretty darn disturbing on its own, but what happens when such muddled thinking comes to infest climate models? Besides causing Jason, Asher, and Rob to lose their minds (and their cool), it can lead to unrealistic optimism surrounding the Green New Deal and other worthwhile policies for dealing with climate change. Well, maybe we can use cryptocurrencies to purchase information about food for our virtual bellies when we run into problems on the farm. For episode notes and more information, please visit our website.Support the show (https://www.postcarbon.org/supportcrazytown/)
Released:
Apr 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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