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Apr 2020
30m 19s

How Far We've Come

Foreign Policy
About this episode
In our premiere episode, we climb aboard an audio time machine with the reporter Adam Cole to look back at pivotal moments in climate change history. Host John D. Sutter speaks with the actor and climate activist Ed Begley Jr. about the first Earth Day 50 years ago and the things he has done over the years to promote eco-friendly living and policies. And we hear from Christiana Figueres, former U.N. climate chief and author of The Future We Choose, on how hope can lead to change.

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