Climate Change Is Here Now (560)

This week we focus on largely on climate effects, as they are already causing havoc. Additionally as these effects become more clear, some hard to predict further complications can become apparent complicating mitigation efforts and causing additional difficulties and danger the world over. Stefan begins with several current climate impacts we are already seeing.

• A third of the world now faces deadly heatwaves as result of climate change
• Rare US floods to become the norm if emissions aren't cut, study warns

In the middle section Saryn talks about the science behind higher temperatures attributed to climate change is increasingly interfering with air travel as planes have temperature operating ranges that are now being exceeded causing delayed and cancelled flights due to heat wave. We also discuss Donald Trumps surprising suggestion of putting solar panels on the supposed ‘Mexico border wall’.

• Trump's pitch for making the Mexico border wall 'beautiful': add solar panels
• Meet The Unsexy Climate Solution That Cuts Energy Bills, Creates Jobs and Saves Rivers
• The Science Of Why It's Too Hot For Some Planes To Fly In The Southwest U.S.

Finally we spend the majority of the last section with a discussion of the news that Exxon, BP and Shell Oil companies among other large multinational corporations are ‘suddenly’ on board with pushing for an American price on carbon… with a higher price per ton that is even being implemented in Canada. We haven’t busted out the champagne yet, listen to find out why. We also briefly mention a liberal proposal on repairing Canada’s public broadcaster the CBC after years of intentional damage done by the Harper conservatives.

• Exxon, BP and Shell back carbon tax proposal to curb emissions
• Trudeau Liberals complete step one of many required for CBC reconstruction

This Weeks Music:

Buffy Sainte-Marie 'Disinformation' & A Tribe Called Red 'Look At This'

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