Climate Chat

In this Climate Chat episode, we interview the Chair of the Heathy Planet Action Coalition (HPAC) on the organizations plans and actions to restore the climate through "Cooling" (Sunlight Reflection Methods or SRM), "Reduce" (emission reduction) and "Remove" (Carbon Dioxide Removal or CDR). Dr. Dennis Garrity is a systems agronomist and research leader whose career has focused on improving small-s...

In this Climate Chat episode, we interview climate scientist Klaus Lackner on the myths surrounding Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR, a.k.a, carbon capture) and how CDR can scale massively if the proper policies are put in place. Dr. Klaus Lackner is a former professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment and the founding director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emission...

In this Climate Chat episode, Climate Chat host Dan Miller discusses what he learned at this year's NYC Climate Week, a yearly set of hundreds of events centered on climate change solutions. Links to items mentioned in the program: NYC Climate Page main site: https://www.climateweeknyc.org The Degrees Initiative: https://degrees.ngo Headline Newds/Yellow Dot Studios: https://yellowdotstudios.com/h...

In this Climate Chat episode, we interview interview climate scientist Chris Parker about climate change risks and have a discussion on the risks of doing solar-geoengineering (a.k.a, Sunlight Reflection Methods or Solar Radiation Management (SRM)) vs. the risks of not doing it. Chris Parker is a climate scientist and hydrologist specialising in translating global and UK climate projection data in...

In this Climate Chat episode, we interview author Frédéric Samama about his new book "The Enigma of Climate Inaction." The book explores humanity’s perplexing passivity in the face of the looming climate crisis―despite our having known about it for decades, the fact that we brought it into existence, and the existential threat it poses to our species. We will be discussing and comparing Frédéric's...

In this Climate Chat episode, we interview Adam McKay about his recent essay in Current Affairs magazine titled "The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate". Adam is a screenwriter, producer, and director known for "Don't Look Up", "The Big Short", "Vice", "Anchorman", and "Succession", among many, many other films and TV shows. Adam was head writer for Saturday Night Live from 1995...

In this Climate Chat episode, hosts Dan Miller and Leon Simons discuss recent climate news including record ocean temperatures, the latest Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI) data, and the climate-induced flash flood in Nepal. Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-chat/id1893162516 Listen to Climate Chat on Spotify: https://open...

In this Climate Chat episode, we interview returning guest Prof. Eliot Jacobson about his response to a recent paper claiming "doomerism" is harmful and suggesting people can be "inoculated" from "doomer" messages. Prof. Jacobson responded on his Substack blog with an article titled "The Fundamental Theorem of Doomism". Dr. Eliot Jacobson is a retired academic, former casino gaming consultant, and...

In this Climate Chat episode, we interview returning guest René van Westen on his latest Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) research that shows that AMOC collapse depends not on the amount of warming but rather the *rate* of warming. Dr. Westen is a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Article on René's recent research: https://www.uu.nl/en/news/rate-of...

In this Climate Chat episode, we interview scientist, activist and author George Tsakraklides about his book, The Biology of Collapse. George Tsakraklides is an author, Substack writer, and interdisciplinary commentator with an educational background spanning molecular biology, chemistry, food sciences, and Earth sciences, alongside two decades of experience in corporate data analytics and marketi...

In this Climate Chat episode, hosts Leon Simons and Dan Miller discuss the recent acceleration in warming and the resulting extreme weather in Europe and elsewhere. We will also discuss James Hansen's recent communication about the role of the current El Niño vs. climate sensitivity in the upcoming record global temperatures. Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: htt...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interviews climate scientist Dr. Robert Kopp about sea level rise predictions and the economic impacts of sea level rise. Robert Kopp is a climate scientist who serves at Rutgers University as a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences. Professor Kopp’s research focuses on past and future sea-level change, the interaction...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interviews WFLA Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist Jeff Berardelli about climate change, climate communications, and the upcoming super-strong El Niño. Jeff Berardelli is the Chief Meteorologist and Climate Specialist at WFLA-TV (NBC) in Tampa, Florida, and a highly regarded national voice in climate communication. Over a 25-year broadcast care...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interviews Cornell atmospheric climate scientist Brendan Clark about his research on how Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM, a.k.a., solar geoengineering) will impact vegetation growth and agriculture. We will also discuss Brendan's recent paper on how global warming induced changes to vapor pressure deficit (VPD) is slowing the growth of trees and reduc...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller discusses 10 major misconceptions about climate change held by people involved in climate action. This is not about climate denial myths, but rather about "conventional wisdom" that turns out to be wrong. Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-chat/id1893162516 Listen to Climat...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interviews atmospheric scientist Dr. Matthew S. Johnson on his critical work to find ways to eradicate methane from point sources such as a cow barn, as well as from the atmosphere. Matthew S. Johnson, PhD is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. He has a Bachelor in Chemistry from Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota and a PhD...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller reviews a number of climate tech start-up companies that he met at the recent Venture Summit West conference in Mountain View, California. Links to the start-up companies mentioned in the episode: Green Gravity: https://greengravity.com RISE Robotics: https://riserobotics.com Element Zero: https://elementzero.green/ ADAR Plus: https://www.adartech.com/...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller Katharine Gage, a climate activist working to get students to rally around the Carbon Fee and Dividend (CFD) carbon pricing policy. Katharine Gage graduated from Bowdoin College with a major in Earth and Oceanographic Science and a minor in Psychology. Her academic work included research in oceanography and biogeochemistry. She has been leading climate...

In this Climate Chat episode, hosts Dan Miller and Leon Simons discuss the latest climate news and any audience questions. You can post questions in the live YouTube or LinkedIn chat or post them in the program announcement threads on Twitter/X or Bluesky. Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/climate-chat/id1893162516 Listen to...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interviews author and RethinkX's Director of Research, Adam Dorr, about his two books, Brighter, and The Degrowth Delusion. RethinkX is a think tank that focuses on disruptive technologies including renewable energy and precision fermentation. Adam argues renewable energy will dominate future energy supply and that "degrowth" will not provide us with t...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interviews Planetary Sunshade Institute's Board Member and former Executive Director, Ross Centers, on the science, risks, and reality of using giant space-based sunshades located between the Sun and the Earth to reduce global warming. Ross Centers is an American planetary geologist, space entrepreneur, and climate advocate. He is the Co-Founder and CE...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interviews Phil Duffy, Chief Scientist for Spark Climate Solutions and former Climate Science Advisor for President Biden. We will discuss Phil's White House experience as well as his current role at Spark Climate Solutions addressing unsolved climate challenges. Dr. Phil Duffy is a scientist who is dedicated to understanding and managing the human con...

In this Climate Chat episode, hosts Leon Simons and Dan Miller interview climate scientist Detlef van Vuuren about his recent paper where he lays our new "emissions scenarios" that will be used by the IPCC to predict future global warming. Since future temperatures depend on our future greenhouse gas emissions, scientists need to use emission scenarios to predict future temperatures. Past scenario...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller interview Devonian Systems co-founder and CEO Alan Ransil about their approach to producing biochar. Biochar is produced when biomass is burned without the presence of oxygen, a process know as pyrolysis. Wood treated this way is also known as charcoal. Biochar is a very stable form of carbon and, therefore, it is a way to sequester CO2 from the atmosp...

In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller talks about what he learned at San Francisco Climate Week and what worried him about optimism bias and the lack of appreciation of accelerated warming and tipping points. He will also discuss some optimistic signs of awareness and solutions. Please Like and Subscribe! Listen to Climate Chat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clima...