Why ‘No Climate, No Deal’ Makes Sense with Jamal Raad

ExxonMobil, and other major polluters like it, would love for you to feel like your personal choices are what will make or break this climate crisis, but the truth is, global warming can only be slowed through massive, systemic changes to the energy, transportation, and building sectors. Legislators must pass new laws curbing emissions, and the reconciliation bill winding its way through Congress is the best, and possibly last, chance to get this right. Amanda and Faiz talk to Jamal Raad, the co-founder and executive director of Evergreen Action, a climate advocacy group fighting to ensure that real action on climate change doesn’t get derailed by politicians bought by the oil and gas industry. The trio discusses why clean energy standards need to be in the reconciliation bill; how Republicans aren’t interested in good faith negotiations; and whether climate advocacy groups should continue to focus their energy and ire at Biden and the Democrats , or pivot towards Republicans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Why ‘No Climate, No Deal’ Makes Sense with Jamal Raad is an episode from Battleground with Amanda Litman and Faiz Shakir by The Recount.

This episode is 37:55 long.

This episode was published on Jul 22, 2021.

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