Dec 13, 2018
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing the world
today. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss the
politics of combating climate change with author Jeff Nesbit.
Nesbit examines the consensus in the scientific community
concerning climate change. He explains how the U.S. is effectively
shielded from the worst effects of climate change because of its
wealth and situation in a temperate zone. This is not the case in
the rest of the world. Nesbit sees a bipartisan opportunity to
address climate change through clean energy, but it's a race
against time. Nesbit is the author of several books, including
“This is the Way the World Ends,” which was published in September.
He was the director of public affairs for two science agencies: the
National Science Foundation and the Food and Drug Administration.
He now serves as the executive director of Climate Nexus and is a
regular opinion contributor to several national publications.