It’s not that we aren’t making progress slowing our carbon and greenhouse gas emissions; it’s just that we still may not be doing enough—fast enough—to avert catastrophe.
Guest: Umair Irfan, correspondent at Vox writing about climate change, Covid-19, and energy policy.
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