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Dec 2019
47m 2s

What's Geoengineering And Could It Possi...

Sony Music Entertainment / Jonathan Van Ness
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Dr. Shuchi Talati is a geoengineering governance fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists, a non-profit organization founded 50 years ago by faculty and students from MIT. Upon a chance meeting at the U.S. Capitol, she explained to Jonathan the importance of our votes when it comes to combating climate change. With so much more to discuss, she joins Jonat ... Show More
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