NOTE: The Joy of Saving the Human Race is now “The Human Survival Podcast.” For a brief explanation listen to the episode on July 1, 2022, “The Name Of This Show Is Changing…”
This show is part of The Human Survival Project, a grassroots movement that encourages citizens around the world to push for transformation of the United Nations system. We want humanity to have the tools to protect itself from global catastrophic threats, and solving global threats requires strong global systems.
** Connect and learn more at: https://www.thehumansurvivalproject.org/ **
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The celebrated 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change gave us a system where countries voluntarily do whatever they want. Recent analysis shows that countries’ commitments fall radically short of what’s needed to protect us from the global warming danger zone. And IPCC scientists warn us the climate is heating up faster than previously predicted. The world needs a new approach to protecting the planet and our future - quickly. In November, world leaders will gather at COP26, and could give us the stronger international system we need. Today, we discuss options for them to consider.
This show is also available on YouTube.
Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/iEWWOn7Sef8
Theme music by Moby: https://mobygratis.com/
Resources:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 8/9/21
Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC
https://www.ipcc.ch/2021/08/09/ar6-wg1-20210809-pr/
UN Climate Change, 9/17/21
Full NDC Synthesis Report: Some Progress, but Still a Big Concern
https://unfccc.int/news/full-ndc-synthesis-report-some-progress-but-still-a-big-concern
Climate Action Tracker, 9/15/21
Global Update: Climate target updates slow as science demands action
https://climateactiontracker.org/publications/global-update-september-2021/
UN Environment Programme, 12/9/20
Emissions Gap Report 2020
https://www.unep.org/emissions-gap-report-2020
Foreign Affairs, May/June 2020
The Climate Club: How to Fix a Failing Global Effort
(by William Nordhaus, 2018 Nobel Prize winner in economics)
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2020-04-10/climate-club?utm_medium=promo_email&utm_source=lo_flows&utm_campaign=registered_user_welcome&utm_term=email_1&utm_content=20210928
Bloomberg Businessweek, 1/29/21
The Expensive Club That Could Stop Global Warming
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-29/the-expensive-club-that-could-stop-global-warming
Council on Foreign Relations, 9/23/21
Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/paris-global-climate-change-agreements
Keeping Technology from Breaking Society: Wendell Wallach - Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
Preparing for the Next Pandemic: David Quammen - Author and Journalist
How to END War: John Reuwer - World BEYOND War
Building the AI Pause Button: Joep Meindertsma - Pause AI
Israel-Palestine & Other Wars: A New International Approach | Ben Gavin & Sarmad Wali Khan
Changing Our Approach to Climate Change: James Jylkka - Natural Resource Specialist
Smart Agriculture to Save Humanity and the Planet: Miranda Mertes - Sustainable Farming Advocate
U.S. Military Spending: Protection or Danger?
Can Inflation Help Save The World?: Mike Jordan - The Human Survival Project
Please, Humanity Needs You To Be More Positive
Designing Effective Climate Activism: Dave Johnson – Stanford Law/Design, Author, Lawyer, Activist
Economic Sanctions to Enforce Climate Policies, Not Vague Promises
Overcoming Climate Anger and Fear of the Future
Welcome to The Human Survival Podcast
The Name Of This Show Is Changing To ”The Human Survival Podcast”
Will Meat Cause The Next Pandemic?: Jerry Martin – Tufts University, Global Public Health
From Global to Local: Helping the World Right at Home – Orion Kriegman, Boston Food Forest Coalition
Can We Avoid a Global Meltdown?: YES! We Can Do It!!
Getting The Strong United Nations We Need: Mark Leon Goldberg
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