NEW EPISODE-From Doom to Hope: Katharine Hayhoe on Bridging the Climate Gap
David & Ed chat with renowned scientist, author and Canadian, Dr. Katharine Hayhoe who argues that hope—not doom—is what drives action.
Dr. Hayhoe is one of the world’s most prominent climate communicators and known for crossing political, religious, and cultural lines to connect with audiences that most climate advocates can’t or won't reach.
It's an engaging discussion that delves into the psychology of despair, the limits of data in changing minds and behaviour, and whether hope still has a fighting chance.
Show Notes:
(01:22) - Coal Consumption Affecting Climate (1912 New Zealand newspaper article)
(01:55) - Globe and Mail Article: Under blistering summer temperatures, sports power through by Cathal Kelly
(02:19) - Guardian Article: 'Hopeless and broken': why the world's top climate scientists are in despair
(03:00) - Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, guest speaker, climate scientist, Nature Conservancy, Texas Tech)
(03:00) - Nature Conservancy
(03:22) - Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe
(07:51) - Danny Harvey, University of Toronto professor, early climate educator
(07:53) - National Center for Atmospheric Research
(07:56) - Stephen Schneider, climate scientist, author of Science as a Contact Sport
(08:50) - Science as a Contact Sport by Stephen Schneider
(17:51) - Michael Mann, climate scientist
(18:16) - Pembina Institute
(23:00) - Haroon Kheshgi, Exxon climate scientist
(26:38) - EvC Podcast Episode: New York Times Columnist David Wallace-Wells
(27:55) - Anthony Leiserowitz, Yale professor, climate communication expert
(27:56) - Edward Maibach, George Mason University, climate communication expert
(33:30) - Affect and emotions as drivers of climate change perception and action: a review by Tobias Brosch
(37:18) - John Cook, founder of SkepticalScience.com and denial typology expert
(49:22) - The Big Fix by Hal Harvey and Justin Gillis
(50:15) - Seniors for Climate, a climate organization in Edmonton
(56:35) - Susan Clark, Yale School of Forestry
(58:39) - Talking Climate (weekly newsletter and Instagram by Hayhoe)
(59:00) - Bluesky Thread: Changing People's Minds Around Climate by Katharine Hayhoe
(59:50) - The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it by Katherine Hayhoe
About Our Guest:
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy and a Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Professor of Public Policy and Public Law in the Dept. of Political Science at Texas Tech University. She is the author of the book, Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, has given a TED talk with over 4 million views, and hosted the PBS digital series Global Weirding. Katharine has been named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People, Foreign Policy’s 100 Leading Thinkers, and the United Nations Champion of the Environment.
About Your EvC Co-Hosts:
David Keith is Professor and Founding Faculty Director, Climate Systems Engineering Initiative at the University of Chicago. He is the founder of Carbon Engineering and was formerly a professor at Harvard University and the University of Calgary. He splits his time between Canmore and Chicago.
Sara Hastings-Simon studies energy transitions at the intersection of policy, business, and technology. She’s a policy wonk, a physicist turned management consultant, and a professor at the University of Calgary and Director of the Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Development.
Ed Whittingham is a clean energy policy/finance professional specializing in renewable electricity generation and transmission, carbon capture, carbon removal and low carbon transportation. He is a Public Policy Forum fellow and formerly the executive director of the Pembina Institute, a national clean energy think tank.
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