Michael Oppenheimer

Professor of geosciences and international affairs, Princeton University

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Climate scientist and Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs at Princeton University; long-time participant on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize

Michael Oppenheimer on KCRW

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What’s next for Biden, climate change and Trump’s big lie?

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