About this episode

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson interviews Dr. Heidi Roop about climate science and adaptation at The Great Northern festival.

Hello Earthlings, we are back with a new episode of the What If We Get It Right? podcast. This is the first episode of Season 4, which will be a short season — maybe 6 episodes? Not sure! We’ll see how it goes. Today’s conversation, with Dr. Heidi Roop, was recorded at The Great Northern festival’s Climate Solutions Series in Minneapolis on January 31st. Dr. Roop is an expert in climate science and adaptation. She is the Director of the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership . From 2024-2025, she served two presidential administrations as the Assistant Director of Climate Services in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. During this time, she also served as Acting Executive Director of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, coordinating research and services across the over fourteen federal agencies and advising the White House on how to effectively manage climate risks. She also wrote a wonderful book, with incredible infographics, called The Climate Action Handbook: A Visual Guide to 100 Climate Solutions for Everyone , which I highly recommend. So... it’s a little odd that she was interviewing me and not the other way around! Yes, this is…

People in this episode

Host: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Guest: Dr. Heidi Roop

Topics covered

• climate science
• adaptation
• environment
• interview
• culture
• nature

Keywords

• climate science
• adaptation
• interview
• The Great Northern
• environment
• Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
• Dr. Heidi Roop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, U.S. Global Change Research Program

Books & works: The Climate Action Handbook: A Visual Guide to 100 Climate Solutions for Everyone

Places: Minneapolis

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