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Author David Wallace-Wells outlines the biggest climate change misunderstandings

Author David Wallace-Wells outlines the biggest climate change misunderstandings

FromNPR's Book of the Day


Author David Wallace-Wells outlines the biggest climate change misunderstandings

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Dec 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As this year's United Nations Climate Summit wraps up, today's episode examines what people often get wrong about climate change. David Wallace-Wells' 2019 book The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming outlines three major misunderstandings: the speed, scope, and severity of climate change. Here, Wallace-Wells speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin back in 2019 about the worst-case scenario for human life in 2050 and the optimistic outcome we could expect if we take immediate action.
Released:
Dec 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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