Can We Vote Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?

Government seems to move slower than the pace of climate change, so do our votes for climate candidates and policies actually make a difference? 

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In this episode, we're connecting the dots between climate and policy and hearing from people around the world about how their governments’ policies are affecting their lives and their regions. We're also catching up with HEATED editor-in-chief Emily Atkin to hear how climate reporting has changed over the past couple of presidential terms and how she keeps her head above water after a decade of reporting on climate. We'll also talk to Commons founder Sanchali Seth Pal about climate policies around the world that have actually worked. 

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If you're looking for resources to help you vote for the planet in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, or any upcoming U.S. election, here are some resources that could help: Vote Climate U.S. PAC's Voter Guide, Climate Cabinet's Climate Scorecard, League of Conservation Voter Scorecard.

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Episode Credits

• Listener contributions: Anandi Yadav, Clara, Danielle Bird, Lindsay Kerns, Michael Chase, Nick Blocha, Shai
• Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild‍
• Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham

Episode rundown:

• (01:29) - Every vote you cast is a climate vote
• (03:34) - The price tag on our planet's worst year yet
• (10:46) - Emily Atkin won't let Big Oil off the hook
• (30:06) - Which climate laws are actually working?
• (39:30) - Local elections are crucial