“Code Red” Climate Report Illustrates Need for Bold Climate Action

“Code Red” Climate Report Illustrates Need for Bold Climate Action

Author: Natural Resources Council of Maine August 19, 2021 Duration: 27:35
In this episode, host Colin Durrant talks with Advocacy Director Pete Didisheim about the findings from the sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which show that global warming is dangerously close to spiraling out of control, and that the actions that have been taken to date are nowhere near enough to avert the worst impacts of climate change. Political leaders must take immediate steps to transition away from fossil fuels and give states like Maine the resources nee...

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