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Political Climate

A podcast on energy and environmental issues in America and around the world. Presented by the USC Schwarzenegger Institute and Canary Media. Political Climate goes beyond echo chambers to bring you c... Read more

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David Roberts on 'Radical' Climate Action and Political Tribalism

David Roberts on 'Radical' Climate Action and Political Tribalism

Is radical reform needed to remake the U.S. electricity grid? What’s the role of nuclear power in the U.S. energy mix? W... Read more

19 Dec 2019

1hr 30mins

Ranked #2

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Global Warming Solutions for a Polarized Political Climate

Global Warming Solutions for a Polarized Political Climate

Is there a bipartisan path forward on meaningful climate policy in America? If so, what does it look like?Those are ques... Read more

11 Dec 2018

1hr 3mins

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A Climate Policy Firestorm in California

A Climate Policy Firestorm in California

There has been no shortage of climate related news in recent days ⁠— from President Trump’s attack on California’s emiss... Read more

1 Nov 2019

53mins

Ranked #4

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Big Oil on Trial

Big Oil on Trial

Fossil fuel companies could be facing a Big Tobacco moment.This fall, Exxon Mobil went to court, facing charges that the... Read more

5 Dec 2019

1hr 2mins

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Rep. Sean Casten on the New Democrat Path to Fighting Climate Change

Rep. Sean Casten on the New Democrat Path to Fighting Climate Change

If you’re following political news then you’ve probably heard of The Squad, a group of four newly elected congresswomen ... Read more

8 Nov 2019

39mins

Ranked #6

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Decarb Madness! The Policy Bracket Competition

Decarb Madness! The Policy Bracket Competition

Welcome to Decarb Madness! The policy bracket game for energy wonks who don’t want to play with our future. With March M... Read more

27 Feb 2020

1hr 8mins

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Origins of the Green New Deal ... and Lil Dicky

Origins of the Green New Deal ... and Lil Dicky

The Green New Deal is all over the news these days. But how did it get there?Efforts to reform the U.S. economy in a mor... Read more

27 Apr 2019

1hr 18mins

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Taking 100% From 'Radical' to Reality

Taking 100% From 'Radical' to Reality

California lawmakers just passed an historic 100 percent clean electricity mandate. A few years ago, advocating for 100 ... Read more

5 Sep 2018

45mins

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Too Alarmist? Not Alarmist Enough?

Too Alarmist? Not Alarmist Enough?

Are people who care about climate change downplaying the issue under social and political pressure? Has their alarmism b... Read more

17 Aug 2018

54mins

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Senator Heinrich's 100% Clean Energy Vision

Senator Heinrich's 100% Clean Energy Vision

Senator Martin Heinrich believes a 100 percent clean energy electric grid is within reach during his lifetime. There wil... Read more

21 Aug 2018

24mins

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How 2020 Presidential Candidates Stack Up on Climate (So Far)

How 2020 Presidential Candidates Stack Up on Climate (So Far)

The Democratic presidential primary is heating up, so we break down where the candidates stand on climate.Labor Day Week... Read more

30 Aug 2019

45mins

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The Business Case for Carbon Pricing

The Business Case for Carbon Pricing

Is an federal carbon price worth pursuing in a politically divided United States?We hear the case for why it is.Advocate... Read more

3 Oct 2018

33mins

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What Conservatives and Climate Hawks Learned From the CNN Town Hall

What Conservatives and Climate Hawks Learned From the CNN Town Hall

Who stood out at the CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall? How did conservatives react? Did general voters even care?Democratic ... Read more

11 Sep 2019

56mins

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Candidates and Climate in the First Democratic Debates

Candidates and Climate in the First Democratic Debates

Twenty Democratic presidential candidates faced off last week in the first debate of the 2020 election. It was a mixed b... Read more

4 Jul 2019

40mins

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Arnold Schwarzenegger on Terminating Pollution

Arnold Schwarzenegger on Terminating Pollution

What do bodybuilding and gerrymandering have to do with the fight against climate change? Arnold Schwarzenegger explains... Read more

18 Apr 2019

40mins

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Where's the Action? COP25, Capitol Hill, and Insights From Sen. Ayotte

Where's the Action? COP25, Capitol Hill, and Insights From Sen. Ayotte

It’s week two of the United Nations COP25 climate summit, and it’s the last few days of Congress before the winter reces... Read more

12 Dec 2019

59mins

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Greta Thunberg on the Climate Crisis, Schwarzenegger, and Schnitzel

Greta Thunberg on the Climate Crisis, Schwarzenegger, and Schnitzel

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg was all alone when she started protesting the lack of political action on climate c... Read more

31 May 2019

36mins

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The Troubling Geopolitics of a Melting Arctic

The Troubling Geopolitics of a Melting Arctic

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, which comes with both opportunities and risks.Climate cha... Read more

25 May 2019

47mins

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Will Republicans Ever Really Embrace Climate Action?

Will Republicans Ever Really Embrace Climate Action?

Democrats are dominating the public dialogue on climate change. That is just a fact. It’s part of their party platform i... Read more

21 Jun 2019

1hr 2mins

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Beto O'Rourke and Keeping Up With the Greens

Beto O'Rourke and Keeping Up With the Greens

Democratic Presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke unveiled a comprehensive climate change plan this week that seeks to achie... Read more

3 May 2019

36mins

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