Climate change denial has been overtaken by observable facts — like the rapid melting of ice sheets that will increase ocean levels worldwide. It's happening, and the latest predictions of what's likely to come include disastrous flooding during the lifetimes of people living today. Polls show there's public concern -- but politicians can still ignore it — despite the scientific consensus that there's no time to lose. The cost of reducing greenhouse emissions may be a lot less than the cost of inaction.
The Climate Is Changing while Politics Stays the Same
More
- Gillis on climate model prediction that West Antarctic ice sheet could melt rapidly
- Gillis on scientistific warnings of perilous climate shift in decades, not centuries
- Dessler's 'The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate'
- Goldenberg on White House warning that climate change is a greater threat to public health than polio
Credits
Guests:
- Justin Gillis - New York Times - @JustinHGillis
- Andrew Dessler - Texas A&M University - @AndrewDessler
- Suzanne Goldenberg - Guardian newspaper - @suzyji
- Robert Kopp - Rutgers University - @bobkopp