Is Heat The Greatest Climate Threat? [Rerelease]

Energy vs Climate

[Rerelease] David, Sara, Ed and author Jeff Goodell discuss the impacts of heat on humans, the topic of Jeff’s new book. From heat-wave deaths, to reduced ability to learn, to the economic effects, who will suffer the most, and what does it mean for the politics of the energy transition?
EPISODE NOTES
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Global non-linear effect of temperature on economic production
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Death toll exceeded 70,000 in Europe during the summer of 2003
The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future
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Mortality during the catastrophic 2021 heat dome
Sebastian Perez Did Not Have to Die
OSHA - Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Rulemaking
The health costs of climate change from CICC
United Nations COP16 Cancun Agreements

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