{"id":4274,"date":"2016-09-05T16:45:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T20:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.extraenvironmentalist.com\/?p=4274"},"modified":"2017-05-11T09:10:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T13:10:15","slug":"episode-93-climate-agreements","status":"publish","type":"xen_episodes","link":"https:\/\/xenetwork.org\/xe\/episodes\/episode-93-climate-agreements\/","title":{"rendered":"[ Episode #93 \/\/ Climate Agreements ]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After years of mediocre negotiations on an international agreement to limit future climate change, it is easy to be cynical about the viability of a global strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What do these large conferences really mean for the future of the planet? Our correspondent reports back from the December 2015 COP21 meeting in Paris to discuss the context and the content of large-scale climate negotiations. <\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Extraenvironmentalist #93<\/strong>\u00a0we speak with <a href=\"https:\/\/markatcop21.wordpress.com\/\">Mark Dixon<\/a> to discuss his take on the COP21 Paris climate conference. We hear interviews Mark recorded at the meeting, including one with climate scientist <a href=\"http:\/\/kevinanderson.info\/\">Kevin Anderson<\/a> on the problem with ambitious projections of carbon capture technology. We also discuss Mark's conversations with the attendees who voiced their perspectives on the future of the planet's climate. <\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4198\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4274-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/xepodcasts.com\/assets\/podcasts\/extraenvironmentalist\/093-climateagreements.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/xepodcasts.com\/assets\/podcasts\/extraenvironmentalist\/093-climateagreements.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/xepodcasts.com\/assets\/podcasts\/extraenvironmentalist\/093-climateagreements.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>\/\/Additional Links <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nclimate\/journal\/vaop\/ncurrent\/abs\/nclimate3000.html\">Carbon Capture in Pathways to 1.5\u02da?<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><strong>\/\/Clips (in order of appearance)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CJH2eUQVYwI\">What is COP21? <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UKopXxCPCJg\">President Obama Addresses Climate Change at COP21<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qdqPoX9IV9A\">Climate deal in Paris: everything you need to know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\/\/ Music (in order of appearance)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indieshuffle.com\/songs\/st-paul-&-the-broken-bones\/\">St. Paul and the Broken Bones - Midnight on the Earth<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indieshuffle.com\/\">IndieShuffle<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/articles\/2016\/09\/watch-saint-motel-perform-new-song-move.html\">Saint Motel - Move<\/a><em>\u00a0via<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/\">Paste<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pigeonsandplanes.com\/music\/2016\/08\/coast-modern-the-way-it-was\">Coast Modern - The Way it Was\u00a0<\/a><em>via<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pigeonsandplanes.com\/\">Pigeons and Planes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\/\/ Production Credits and Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our editor Kevin <em>via <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SustainableGuidance?feature=watch\">Sustainable Guidance Youtube Channel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/9602574@N02\/23596602395\/in\/album-72157660828567724\/\">Cover photo <\/a><em>via<\/em> Mark Dixon's Flickr<\/p>\n<p><em>Episode #93 was supported by donations from the following <em>generous<\/em> listeners:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stacey in Utah<br \/>\nJason in British Columbia<br \/>\nChristian in Massachusetts<br \/>\nLorenzo in California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After years of mediocre negotiations on an international agreement to limit future climate change, it is easy to be cynical about the viability of a global strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. What do these large conferences really mean for the future of the planet? 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