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Climate Quickie: How to have climate convos during the holidays
FromClimate Curious
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Why the blame game won’t work in climate and what to say instead during those pesky holiday season climate conversations, with atmospheric scientist, author, TED speaker and one of TIME’s 100 most influential people, Katharine Hayhoe on the Climate Curious podcast by TEDxLondon.Enjoyed this quickie? Listen to our full-length chat with Katharine on why talking is the most important thing you can do to fight climate change.
Released:
Dec 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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