India must pursue its own climate change course (Episode 16)
India’s poverty and tropical heat pose extraordinary challenges as its population faces rising temperatures, less rainfall, and torrid weather. But India is also uniquely positioned to deal with global warming internally, providing lessons for countries around the world. Arvind Subramanian (PIIE) joins to discuss the steps that India can take to tackle climate change and provide lessons for the world. This podcast is produced by the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Music by Baegel/When I Hop/Courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Download the episode transcript [PDF] Learn more about Arvind Subramanian. Learn more about Monica de Bolle.
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Climate storytelling faces a crisis (Episode 15)
Telling stories about the challenges of climate change has never been harder. The world is beset by other problems as the newscycle churns from crisis to crisis. Communicating the urgency of dealing with climate needs fresh approaches. Dan McDougall (Documentarian) joins to tell us about the climate storytelling crisis, how to engage audiences, and how to better frame stories for policymakers. This podcast is produced by the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Music by Baegel/When I Hop/Courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Download the episode's transcript [PDF] Learn more about Dan McDougall. Learn more about Monica de Bolle. Read about Dan’s mentions: Greenland’s glacier melting and climate change and mental health data.
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Higher temperatures are fueling the rise in bird flu (Episode 14)
An outbreak of bird flu in the United States and Canada is ravaging chicken flocks and driving up egg prices. What’s causing the spread? Dr. Shayan Sharif (University of Guelph) joins to explain how climate change is affecting migratory birds and leading to more cases of bird flu globally. This podcast is produced by the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Music by Baegel/When I Hop/Courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Download the episode transcript [PDF] Learn more about Shayan Sharif. Learn more about Monica de Bolle.
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How frozen seeds in an Arctic mountain could avert a food crisis (Episode 13)
Climate change is jeopardizing the future survival of millions of different kinds of seeds needed by growers to meet global food demands. Cary Fowler (Svalbard Global Seed Vault; former Department of State), a founder of the little-known Svalbard Global Seed Vault, where millions of seeds are conserved inside a mountain in Norway, explains why drastic steps are needed to preserve biodiversity and meet future food security challenges. This podcast is produced by the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Music by Baegel/When I Hop/Courtesy of Epidemic Sound. Download the episode transcript [PDF] Learn more about Cary Fowler and the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Learn more about Monica de Bolle.
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Is the US renewable energy push dead? (Episode 12)
The current political establishment’s opposition to climate change incentives makes it easy to assume businesses are going along. But that’s far from the case. Kristina Costa (formerly at the White House and Department of State) joins to discuss the status of the Inflation Reduction Act enacted under President Biden, renewable energy, and how IRA’s new incentives that pushed the renewable agenda are not dead. Download the episode transcript [PDF] Learn more about Kristina Costa. Learn more about Monica de Bolle.
Solving the climate crisis requires a historic global collective effort. Policy for the Planet is a bi-weekly podcast that explores how countries are responding. Join best-selling author and PIIE scholar Monica de Bolle as she converses with economists, health experts, political scientists, and more to unravel the complex policy choices to save our planet’s future.
From the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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