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Environment and Climate Change: Can Young Americans Bridge the Gap?

Environment and Climate Change: Can Young Americans Bridge the Gap?

FromLet's Find Common Ground


Environment and Climate Change: Can Young Americans Bridge the Gap?

FromLet's Find Common Ground

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Young Americans, aged 18-29, believe that the threat from climate change is real regardless of their ideological leanings, compared to older Americans. Recent polling shows that Republican voters, born after 1980, are much more likely than older Republicans to think that government efforts to reduce climate change have been insufficient (52% vs. 31%).
 In this episode, we ask: can the youngest generation of voters put aside partisan differences and agree on policies needed to protect climate and the environment as well as address the needs of businesses and the economy? We discuss the role of government, business, and how to find on common ground.
 Our guests are Danielle Butcher, a conservative political executive and a leader of the American Conservation Coalition, and a liberal, Andrew Brennen, who is a National Geographic Explorer and Education Fellow, who co-founded the Kentucky Student Voice Team. 
 
 
Released:
May 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

As the tone of public discourse becomes increasingly angry and divisive, Common Ground Committee offers a healing path to reaching agreement and moving forward. We talk with top leaders in public policy, finance, academe and more to encourage the seeking and finding of points of agreement, and to demonstrate how combating incivility can lead us forward.