62 World Leaders COP Out

<p class="p1">The climate pact achieved at COP26 was woefully inadequate. We could be in for over four degrees Fahrenheit of warming this century over pre-industrial temperatures, and some scenarios would put us closer to eight degrees. In this episode, Paul Sutton shares his observations from Glasgow, and we get assessments from a few other noted experts.</p> <p class="p2"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/123723/Ep_62_600.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="315" /></p> <p class="p1">Policymakers are not willing to embrace any climate actions that give up economic growth, but economic growth virtually guarantees climate disaster. The bottom line: only drastic policy and behavior changes will avoid a very bleak future.</p> <p class="p1">Sutton is a Professor in the Department of Geography & the Environment at the University of Denver. He served as an official delegate for the American Association of Geographers (AAG) at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow in early November of 2021. He is not speaking for the AAG in this episode. One interesting class Paul teaches is <em>Envisioning Utopia Through the Lens of a Wellbeing Economy</em>.</p> <p class="p1">Also: recommended reading, and the new movie, <em>Ghostbusters: Afterlife</em>.</p> <p class="p1">The Titanic cartoon in this episode’s graphic was created for the GrowthBusters project by artist/writer Stephanie McMillan. <a href="%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class= "s1">https://stephaniemcmillan.org/</span></a></p> <p class="p1"><em>The GrowthBusters</em> theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. <a href="%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span class= "s1">https://www.fadermusicandsound.com/</span></a> <span class= "s1"><a href= "https://carlosjones.com/">https://carlosjones.com/</a><br /></span></p> <p class="p1"><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>Running Out of Gas</em> – Episode 26 of the GrowthBusters podcast, with Paul Sutton and James Ward<br /> <span class="s2"><a