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Jul 2022
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Climate change, inflation and Ukraine’s ...

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As parts of Europe and the U.S. experience record heat, Fareed talks to the Chief Heat Officer of Athens, Greece, about how to adapt to climate change - now that it’s here.  Then, should President Biden declare a climate emergency, what are his powers to deal with climate change? Michigan Law professor Leah Litman tells Fareed. And, as inflation hits a forty-year high, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers talks to Fareed about whether we’re headed into a recession. Plus, the Prime Minister of Moldova Natalia Gavrilita on her country’s fears that President Putin may target them next.

Guests: Eleni Myrivili (@leniomyrivili), Leah Litman (@LeahLitman) , Larry Summers (@LHSummers), Natalia Gavrilița (@natgavrilita).

Air Date: 07/24/22

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