S8 Ep5 | On Global Poverty and Global Warming

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Critical Frequency

True Crime, Earth Sciences, Social Sciences, Science

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🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The tension between addressing global poverty and acting on the climate crisis is one the fossil fuel industry, and those who carry water for it, have been increasingly leaning on in recent years. We asked Dr. Narasimha Rao to join us this week to get into the details of that conversation, where there are and aren't tradeoffs, and what his Decent Living Energy Project at Yale can tell us about how to solve both global crises at once. Download our discussion guide on debunking the "moral case" for fossil fuels! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Meet John. Hello.
0:01.6	It's Friday night and he's just dented his partner's new car.
0:05.6	Now he's wondering if he can make a claim before she gets back home on Monday.
0:09.6	Thankfully, Aviva can help solve this car insurance conundrum.
0:13.2	We're available for new claims around the clock,
0:15.6	so John can sort this out right away.
0:18.0	Breaking the news is up to him though.
0:19.7	Um, darling.
0:21.1	Helping solve your car insurance puzzles?
0:23.5	It takes Aviva.
0:25.0	Get a quote today at Aviva.co.uk.
0:30.8	Last week, our story in Guyana took us straight into an issue that sits at the heart of the global climate debate.
0:39.9	The need to address poverty while also avoiding the worst impacts of climate change.
0:46.0	The fossil fuel industry often positions these two aims as mutually exclusive.
0:51.6	We can't solve poverty without fossil fuels.
0:55.0	But the climate movement also does this.
0:58.4	With some folks agreeing with oil companies that the only way to address global poverty is to
1:03.6	continue developing fossil fuels in the global south for the foreseeable future.
1:08.8	And others arguing that there can be no further fossil fuel expansion,
1:13.2	but failing to offer any real solutions to poverty.
1:17.9	As with all complicated issues, the answer is equally complex.
1:23.5	It requires nuance and a whole lot of context.
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