Episode 30 - The Need for Pragmatic Climate Policy with Slow Boring’s Matthew Yglesias

About this episode

Matthew Yglesias discusses the need for a pragmatic approach to climate policy in the latest episode.

In the 30th episode of the Let’s Clear the Air podcast, Matthew Yglesias joins hosts Bryan Nix, Stuart Saulters, and Kevin Broom to discuss the need for climate advocates to shift strategies from long-term organization around ambitious targets and timelines to a pragmatic approach that may not meet these goals but still lead to significant progress in addressing global warming.

People in this episode

Hosts: Bryan Nix, Stuart Saulters, Kevin Broom

Guest: Matthew Yglesias

Topics covered

• climate policy
• pragmatic approach
• global warming
• climate advocacy
• strategic shift

Keywords

• climate change
• policy
• advocacy
• global warming
• strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Slow Boring

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