"A part of the reason we have not had that vision [to solve climate change] is we made climate science about climate scientists"
"The story of success is about...the vanilla [basic] things in our lives...& that is how you make relatable stories about visions of the future"
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"The story of success is about...the vanilla [basic] things in our lives...& that is how you make relatable stories about visions of the future"
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"we just haven't had any representatives as we gave the climate stick, microphone talking piece, to climate scientists who just scare you. Because that is literally the only conversation they are qualified to have with you about climate."
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"You need engineers and infrastructure people, you need sewerage engineers and utility engineers, to tell you this positive story."
[sewerage engineers are somewhat underrated in this regard]
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[sewerage engineers are somewhat underrated in this regard]
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"You can do it, it will be a lot of jobs. It will be hard work, but hard work never killed anyone, and hard work actually galvanises nations. Let's do it."
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This was Saul Griffith speaking to @ezraklein. A great podcast on climate mitigation:
* Energy flows
* What it takes to get ~1.5°C
* Infrastructure
* Area of solar vs roads
* Challenges with building codes
* Small planes may be better than cars...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…
5/5
* Energy flows
* What it takes to get ~1.5°C
* Infrastructure
* Area of solar vs roads
* Challenges with building codes
* Small planes may be better than cars...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…
5/5
