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Underestimating the Facts, Optimism and Hope

Liz Bonnin and a team of experts explore the impacts of climate change. In this episode we explore climate denial, apathy, and also where we can find optimism in the climate story.

Liz Bonnin and a team of experts explore the impacts of climate change. The first half of this episode is about climate denial, apathy and how we choose to live on the planet. Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, the director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations and Professor Katherine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist at Texas Tech University join Liz Bonnin, Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill to talk about the scientific basis for human-made climate change and reasons behind our behaviours.

Then the second half of the programme is about optimism and hope and where we can find it in the often depressing climate change story. Supermodel, businesswoman and Who Cares Wins podcaster Lily Cole talks to Liz Bonnin, Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill along with young conservationist Bella Lack about their own activism and projects, staying positive and the future of the planet. Lily also discusses the challenges of hypocrisy and tells the team, it’s better to have lots of imperfect environmentalists rather than a few perfect ones.

1 hour

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  • Sun 17 Jan 2021 00:00