The science that should have been foot-high headlines around the world. Plus some small signals of big things to come. Guest is climate scientist Paul Beckwith. He's calling for a world-wide climate emergency. Paul explains why and what we should do.
Interview and music by Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock
Quote from Paul Kingsnorth recorded by Radio Ecoshock.
Short clip from MSNBC "All In" with Chris Hayes interviewing Elon Musk
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Paul teaches climate and Earth science at Canada's University of Ottawa. He's got two Masters degrees and is working on his PhD in climate science. Beckwith's You tube videos have been seen by millions, where he lays out the case we are already in a global climate emergency.
One of Paul's You tube videos this summer had over 300,000 hits.