About this episode
The episode discusses reimagining climate regulation in light of current federal policies.
It can be stomach-turning, watching the Trump administration torch federal climate policy. But what if some of what's burning wasn't working particularly well to begin with? Hannah Safford and Loren Schulman of the Federation of American Scientists' Center for Regulatory Ingenuity make the case, not for defending or trying to rebuild the status quo regulatory regime, but for imagining something better. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.volts.wtf/subscribe
People in this episode
Host: David Roberts
Guests: Hannah Safford, Loren Schulman
Topics covered
- climate policy
- regulation
- federal policy
- environmental policy
- politics
- innovation
Keywords
- climate regulation
- federal policy
- Trump administration
- environmental policy
- regulatory innovation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Federation of American Scientists, Center for Regulatory Ingenuity, Trump administration
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