About Climate Change and Paid Social Media Influencers

About Climate Change and Paid Social Media Influencers

May 28, 2026 · 2h 11m

About this episode

The episode discusses the retirement of RCP 8.5 and the implications of paid social media influencers in political campaigns.

The gang digs into the quiet retirement of RCP 8.5, the most extreme climate scenario suggested by scientists, after making some genuine progress towards slowing global warming. What does this say about our relationship with science media? Then they turn to recent reports over Tom Steyer's campaign allegedly paying off influencers and creators for promotion and positive press and ask whether we should have stricter guidelines over these sorts of ads. Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:23:09 - Climate Change 00:46:55 - Paid Social Media Influencers 01:06:51 - Emails 02:04:40 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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