The Great Climate Debate: Recent Episodes
Geoffrey DeSena
This is the place where we talk to the people who have dedicated their lives to understanding our planet and how it is changing. It's a big community, and they certainly won't agree on everything. I aim to tease out on which points they agree and which they don't. If you have been studying global, regional, or local climate or even a subject even remotely related, I'd love to have you on the podcast!
The final episode of Season 1 of The Great Climate Debate. Give me a reason to do a second season.
Jonathan Haidt comes up multiple times. Check out a couple of his works. Moral Foundations Theory: moralfoundations.org/
Heterodox Academy: heterodoxacademy.org/
Interview with Professor Scott Denning, of Colorado State University’s department of Atmospheric Sciences.
Debate with Scott Denning and Roy Spencer: https://youtu.be/2GHlnjrZLUo
Thoughts on Denning’s first Heartland Institute presentation: https://youtu.be/wQDu5UXozn4
Some of the common misconceptions and responses: https://youtu.be/qEylCS6-hBE
Interview with Peter Wells, PhD. He has worked in science, government, and software development, and he doesn’t believe that the evidence supports the idea that human activities are the primary drivers of climate change, nor that climate change will necessarily be bad.
Interview with Prof Scott Denning: https://soundcloud.com/thegreatclimatedebate/ep9-interview-with-prof-scott-denning-colorado-state-dept-of-atmospheric-sciences
IPCC reports: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sr15/
Merchants of Doubt: https://www.merchantsofdoubt.org/
A conversation with John Grant, professor emeritus and passionate activist for solutions on climate change.
Don’t Even Think About It by George Marshall: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/dont-even-think-about-it-9781620401330/
Windfall by Mackenzie Funk: https://www.mckenziefunk.com/windfall/
Interview with former Congressman Bob Inglis (R-SC), founder and executive director of republicEn.org.
A conversation with Debora Ley, a lead author on the IPCC's 2018 Special Report on 1.5°C global warming.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: ipcc.ch/report/sr15/
The Environmental Change Institute: www.eci.ox.ac.uk
Latinoamerica Renovable: www.latinoamericarenovable.com
Sandia National Labs: energy.sandia.gov/
Regional Environmental Change: link.springer.com/journal/10113
ECLAC (en espanol): www.cepal.org/es/sedes-y-oficinas/cepal-mexico
Sense & Sustainability: www.senseandsustainability.net/
A conversation with Grant Couch, co-founder of Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s Conservative Caucus, former Wall Street Banker, and Zen sensei. Find more about Grant at grantcouch.com.
Citizens’ Climate Lobby: citizensclimatelobby.org/
The Righteous Mind: https://righteousmind.com/
Storms of My Grandchildren: https://www.amazon.com/Storms-My-Grandchildren-Catastrophe-Humanity/dp/1608195023
Climate Leadership Council (Shultz and Baker): https://www.clcouncil.org/
Some commentary on the most recent IPCC Special Report
The IPCC Report. www.ipcc.ch/report/sr15/
YouTube Clips CNN - New climate change report issues stark warning - Oct. 7, 2018 TRT World - Climate Change: Report says temperatures heading to 3°C increase - Oct. 8, 2018 PBS NewsHour - Former VP Al Gore on alarming U.N. climate report: ‘We have a global emergency’ - Oct. 12, 2018 BBC Newsnight - Why we're heading for a 'climate catastrophe' - Oct. 8, 2018 [3:14] Competitive Enterprise Institute - Myron Ebell Discusses Climate Change and Hurricanes on CNN Tonight with Don Lemon - Sept. 3, 2017 Potholer54 - A CONSERVATIVE solution to global warming (Part 1) - Sept. 2, 2018
Articles & Other links: Steven Hayward: www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/…pcc-report.php Eric Holthaus: twitter.com/EricHolthaus/status…1049339997827084295 Business Insider: www.sfgate.com/technology/busine…omic-13303174.php The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…-economies-1929 Stuart and Gunderson: www.commondreams.org/views/2018/10/…climate-change
Brian Crow is a meteorologist and has a master of science in atmospheric science with an emphasis on climate science.
Links to the discussed items:
IPCC: www.ipcc.ch/report/sr15/
NASA'S climate page: climate.nasa.gov/
Skeptical Science: www.skepticalscience.com/
Hadley Centre: www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-guide/…mate-dashboard
Brian Crow: www.linkedin.com/in/brian-crow-15379310a/
If you've listened to the news lately, you've probably heard about climate change, but how much do you actually know? The more I dig, the more I realize how little I know about the science, the reality, and the debate. Join me as I dig deeper into an issue that could be an existential threat or just media hype.
I have edited the clips for brevity and cleanliness, but I have tried to keep the message true to the original. Here are the sources of the clips in order of appearance.
- Sky News - "Impact of Global Warming is Irreversible" - 31 March 2014
- John Stossel - "The Truth About Climate Change" - 02 January 2017
- Fox News - “Trump Tweet Reignites Global Warming Debate” “The Five” on 29 Dec 2017
- CNN Piers Morgan with Bill Nye and Marc Morano, 04 Dec 2012
- CNN Jake Tapper fact check Trump, 29 Jan 2018
- The Joe Rogan Experience #1173 with Geoffrey Miller, 25 Sep 2018
- The Atlantic “Is Miami Beach Doomed?”, 09 March 2016
- CNN World 31 May 2017 on KCAL9
- National Geographic - Earth Under Water, 2014
- National Geogaphic - “Causes and Effects of Climate Change”, 28 Aug 2017
- PBS Newshour - interview with Anthony Watts, 17 Sep 2012
- The Great Global Warming Swindle, 2007
- Lord Christopher Monckton - Global Warming is a Hoax, 03 Sept 2015
- London Real “Global warming is the biggest fraud in history - Dan Pena”, 28 Dec 2017