Episode 129. BEST IN CLIMATE: Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’: Hard Truths on the State of the Planet, by Carl Safina

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English - February 22, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 31.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Carl Safina responds to the January 2021 paper "Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future". in which 17 climate experts concur : 1) Future environmental conditions will be far more dangerous than currently believed. 2) Questioning what political/economic system is prepared or even capable to handle these impending disasters, 3) acknowledgement of "an extraordinary responsibility on scientists to speak out candidly and accurately when engaging with government, business, and the public"