"We must understand that we are in a very specific moment in time, and this window is going to shut on us. But it doesn’t have to shut on us, if we act.” — Vice President Kamala Harris on A Matter of Degrees
Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, we had the honor of joining Vice President Harris live in San Francisco for a conversation about climate leadership, justice, and solutions. She underlined the critical importance of the current moment, and the need to act with urgency in service of what’s still possible.
This episode covers a lot of ground, from electric school buses and job creation to the direct link between reproductive justice and climate justice. Vice President Harris shares her personal motivation for doing environmental work, and explains what the Biden-Harris administration is doing on the policy front. Leah cites this academic study on the intergenerational impacts of prenatal exposure to air pollution and points us to a tool for calculating EV and heat pump rebates in the Inflation Reduction Act. Katharine references the Pentagon’s 2014 report describing climate change as a “threat multiplier.”
We hope you find the conversation informative and inspiring. Fun fact, this is our first appearance in front of a live audience!
The Devious Plan to Keep Us Hooked on Gas
A Farming Solution for a Hotter, Less Stable World
Green Jobs...For All?
Healing the Soil, Healing Ourselves
‘Let’s Go Get Us A Clean Electricity Standard’
The ‘Prestige Problem’ Making Fossil Fuels Powerful
Biden's Climate Plan Could Reshape America (Live w/ Julian NoiseCat)
The State of Global Climate Talks (Live w/ Mary Robinson)
The ‘Darth Vader’ of Electric Utilities
Presenting: How to Save a Planet
The Stages of Black Climate Grief
Changing Woman: One Navajo’s Fight for a Just Transition
Cleaning Up the Carbon Mess
After Trump: The Silver Linings Playbook
The Big Fossil Fuel Bailout
An Electric Number: 2035
A Breakthrough Moment?
Give Up Your Climate Guilt
Introducing 'A Matter of Degrees'
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