Sep 25 2022
Dr Andrew King On Climate Science & Looking Beyond 1.5 Degrees Of Warming
"If we keep emitting green house gases, we keep warming the planet. If we reduce our emissions by 50% next year, that't not going to happen, but hypothetically if we did, we would still be warming the planet. We need to go right down to net zero to stop warming the planet."Today’s conversation is with climate researcher Dr Andrew King. Andrew is a senior lecturer in Climate Science at the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes at the University of Melbourne. Dr King’s work has been cited hundreds of times and his research has also been published in top journals like nature. As you can imagine we’ll be talking about Climate Change today, the future of society, transitioning to a green economy, staying under 1.5 degrees, are climate scientists vego, and about the media and news industry and their role in all of this.Video version: https://youtu.be/IWVMafr-RO0 The key topics in today's episode:06:00 - Can we predict floods 07:00 - What climate tech we need13:00 - Is it normal to have 4 seasons in a day?15:00 - What net zero looks like19:00 - Life beyond net zero23:00 - Jobs in a greener future26:30 - What countries are the most carbon neutral39:00 - Climate science and the media47:00 - Climate anxiety as a scientist50:30 - Are climate scientists vegetarian56:30 - Atmospheric Rivers01:06:00 - Common climate misconceptions Resources:Connect with Dr King:Website | https://andrewdking.weebly.com/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/AndrewKingClim?Email | andrew.king@student.unsw.edu.auGet 10% Off Four Sigmatic With Code: PLANT10foursigmaticinternational.sjv.io/P0kPPQConnect with me:Instagram | @plant.paradigmYouTube | The Plant ParadigmTwitter | @plantparadigmWebsite | www.theplantparadigm.comSubscribe to the podcast:Apple | Spotify Stay happy,Eat plants,Peace