Though the existential threat of CLIMATE CHANGE IS ACCELERATING,
global response remains fractured and stagnant. How are some
attempting to overcome this social and political paralysis in the face
of CLIMATE CHANGE? What drives the massive systemic cooperation needed
to protect our ecosystems, economy, and most vulnerable
populations?The Bay Area is creating new models for galvanizing the
public. How are leaders reconceptualizing the problem in order to
devise manageable solutions? What education measures and economic
incentives are proving most effective? What can communities
experiencing the frontline effects of climate change teach us about
resilience as a cooperative effort at all levels?
KQED Science’s Kat Snow [https://www.kqed.org/author/katsnow] is
joined by Julie Beagle [https://www.sfei.org/users/julie-beagle] (SAN
FRANCISCO Estuary Institute), Pennie Opal Plant
[https://www.climateone.org/people/pennie-opal-plant] (Idle No More SF
Bay), and Susan Schwartzenberg
[https://www.exploratorium.edu/about/staff-artists/susan-schwartzenberg]
(Exploratorium), for a discussion about how the Bay Area is animating
the will to collective action against climate change and working to
preserve the common good.
_Co-presented with __Exploratorium_ [http://www.exploratorium.edu]_,
this event is part of KQED On Common Ground, an initiative bringing
people together for civil discourse, featuring KQED journalists
hosting provocative conversations about politics and policy, art and
culture, and science and technology. Reckoning with the force of
disagreement among us about how to face a future of economic,
cultural, and environmental uncertainty, this series asks what are our
shared responsibilities to the common good._
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