Paul Huttner signs off after 13 years of hosting Climate Cast

About this episode

Paul Huttner reflects on his 13 years of hosting Climate Cast and discusses the importance of addressing climate change.

For years, Climate Cast has been a place to make sense of a changing planet — explaining the science, the solutions and the people behind the issue. MPR News chief meteorologist Paul Huttner sat down with Tom Crann during the Minnesota Climate Adaptation Awards to reflect on Climate Cast’s roughly 650 episodes and its focus on climate science, news and solutions. “Climate change is a huge problem. We are seeing it every day,” Huttner said. “But there are so many good people working on solutions, and the technology of those solutions is here now.” Plus, hear some former guests of Climate Cast send along their regards to Huttner.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Huttner

Guest: Tom Crann

Topics covered

• climate change
• climate science
• solutions
• technology
• adaptation
• environment

Keywords

• Climate Cast
• Paul Huttner
• climate adaptation
• climate solutions
• MPR News
• environmental science
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MPR News

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