COVID-19 and Climate: Economic Impacts

May 1, 2020

The COVID-19 recession has happened faster and hit deeper than most people could have imagined. Perhaps not surprisingly, the people most at risk...

COVID-19 and Climate: Implications for Public Health

April 17, 2020

Human incursion into remote ecosystems can have far-reaching effects on our health and well-being. Deforestation and changes in land use, often to...

What’s the Future of Nuclear Power?

April 10, 2020

Nuclear power - revive it or allow a slow death? 
In middle of the last century, nuclear power promised an exciting new world of efficient and...

COVID-19 and Climate: Human Response

April 3, 2020

How do human beings respond to invisible threats like the coronavirus and carbon pollution? One threat is personal, direct, and close – touch an...

REWIND: Aligning Profits with Planet / The Circular Economy

March 27, 2020

Can trees and businesses get along? Business leaders know that consumers are concerned about the environmental footprint of the products they buy....

Me vs We: What Matters Most for Climate Action?

March 20, 2020

This program was recorded at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on February 26, 2020, just before coronavirus was declared a global pandemic...

What the 2030 Climate Deadline Really Means

March 13, 2020

Are we on track to meet our climate deadline?
For years, scientists have been saying that the climate battle will be won or lost in the next...

Big Ideas with Dan Esty & Andy Karsner

March 6, 2020

Does solving climate change mean re-thinking old top-down approaches and embracing big change at high speed? A half-century after the first Earth...

Oil and Opioids on Trial

February 28, 2020

What do Big Pharma, Big Tobacco and Big Oil have in common?
They’ve all been brought under fire, and into the courts, for knowingly causing...

Is California’s Climate Progress Going Up in Smoke?

February 21, 2020

California has been at the forefront of America’s climate fight since Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 32, the country’s...

Building a Resilient Tomorrow

February 14, 2020

How do we build communities that are more resilient than the ones we were raised in? 
Climate-fueled floods, fires and droughts have devastated...

Driving Forces: How Climate Fuels Human Migration

February 7, 2020

Climate instability is an increasing driver of human migration. But no one identifies themselves  as a climate refugee.
“The Geneva Convention...

What is a Just Transition?

January 31, 2020

Our nation’s dependence on fossil fuels has led to climate disruption and inequality. Underserved communities are the ones most harmed by...

REWIND: Drawdown / Solving Climate Change

January 24, 2020

To solve climate change, where is best place to start?

The organization Project Drawdown has published a list of top solutions for climate change...

REWIND: Exploring Climate Psychology / Getting Outside in the Digital Age

January 17, 2020

We all know about the environmental and physical effects of climate change. But what about its impact on our mental health?  According to some...

Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have

January 10, 2020

Everyday choices – like which shirt to buy or where to binge-watch shows – may impact the planet more than you think. But how far can...