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25. Patrick Brown on extreme weather and the obvious climate strategy

25. Patrick Brown on extreme weather and the obvious climate strategy

FromChallenging Climate


25. Patrick Brown on extreme weather and the obvious climate strategy

FromChallenging Climate

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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Dec 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dr Patrick Brown is the Co-director of the Climate & Energy group at the Breakthrough Institute and Adjunct lecturer in Energy Policy & Climate at Johns Hopkins University. In this episode, we discuss Patrick’s expertise on the economic impacts of extreme weather, and unpack trends and attributable risk. We then venture into a broader scope based on his essay, ‘The obvious climate strategy nobody will talk about’, which carries the rest of the discussion into climate targets and bias in climate communication. Links: Patrick Brown’s profile Patrick’s essay in Foreign Policy: The obvious climate strategy nobody will talk about His paper in PLOS, 'Approximate calculations of the net economic impact of global warming mitigation targets...' Another article on heat deaths versus cold deaths Support the show
Released:
Dec 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Asking tough questions about the science, technology, and politics of climate change, two climate researchers challenge leading experts on one of the defining issues of our age. Every two weeks, they explore how we can fight global warming by cutting greenhouse gas emissions, carbon removal, adaptation and solar geoengineering. Dr. Jesse Reynolds and Dr. Pete Irvine consider the roles of computer models and persuasive narratives, economics and public policy, and renewable energy and national security in the climate debate, and look beyond to issues such as biotechnology and international development.Support us at Patreon.Questions or comments? Email info@challengingclimate.org or tweet @ChalClimateSee more information on Jesse Reynolds and Pete Irvine.Subscribe for email updates.music by Peter Danilchuk @clambgramb (IG/Twitter).