Migration has always been a part of the human story. And in parts of the world where immediate threats include violence and extreme poverty, climate change probably isn't recognized by individuals as a driving motivation to leave home. But with increasingly erratic weather patterns, extended droughts, and resource scarcity fueling political conflict and putting pressure on already vulnerable populations, it's impossible to leave climate out of the conversation. How is climate change fueling the mass movements of humans around the world, and what does that mean for the security of nations and for our complex international economy?

Guests:
Paul Salopek, Journalist and National Geographic Fellow
Dina Ionesco, Head of the Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) Division at the UN Migration Agency (IOM)
Francesco Femia, Co-Founder, The Center for Climate and Security
Oscar Chacon, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Alianza Americas
Lauren Markham, Author, The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life

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Our nation’s dependence on fossil fuels has led to climate disruption and inequality. Underserved communities are the ones most harmed by pollution, lack of green space and heat-related illness. Transitioning to clean energy would seem to be the obvious answer. But in the process of trying to right old wrongs, do we risk leaving some communities behind? What does a just transition to a cleaner, greener economy look like?

Guests:
Vien Truong, Principal, Truong & Associates
Darryl Molina Sarmiento, Executive Director, Communities for a Better Environment
Kevin de León, President pro Tempore Emeritus, California State Senate

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Everyday choices – like deciding which shirt to buy or on which platform to binge-watch – may impact the planet more than you think. Tatiana's Schlossberg's new book Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have, looks at how seemingly small choices can have a big impact on the climate. We sit down with experts in the fashion and energy sectors, two industries with a big carbon footprint, to see how far individual actions can take us – and when it's up to companies and producers to take the lead.

Guests:

Miranda Ballentine, CEO, Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance

Rebecca Burgess, Founder and Director, Fibershed

Gary Cook, Senior Corporate Campaigner, Greenpeace

Amina Razvi, Executive Director, Sustainable Apparel Coalition

Tatiana Schlossberg, Author, Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have

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Millions of Californians were plunged into darkness recently when Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) cut the power to prevent their equipment from sparking more wildfires. The planned shutoffs are designed to protect utilities and the public during the state’s driest months — but frustrations were sparked with the shifting of costs from company to customer. Estimates for these intentional blackouts range as high as $3 billion in losses. 

How did the world’s fifth largest economy get to this point? What is PG&E doing to modernize its grid and prepare for more climate-fueled impacts? How should the company that powers much of Silicon Valley be owned and operated? 

Guests

Russell Gold, Reporter, Wall Street Journal

JD Morris, Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle 

Catherine Wolfram, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Chair of the Faculty; Cora Jane Flood Professor of Business Administration, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Emily Wimberger, Climate Economist, Rhodium Group

Loretta Lynch, Former Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission
Danny Kennedy, Managing Director, California Clean Energy Fund

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