Innovating in the Face of Climate Change - WGBH Radio Innovation Hub

It seems like we’ve been talking about a changing climate for a long time.  In 2006, Al Gore made a documentary called An Inconvenient Truth, which threw the issue further into the spotlight.

But while debate, discord, and discussions about the climate continued, from the Kyoto Summit to the Copenhagen Accord, the world kept right on industrializing.

Recent estimates show that America produces about 18 metric tons of carbon per person per year — compared to about 5 tons, for example, for Argentinians.

But, as a country, our aggregate pollution was overtaken years ago by China, where the middle class is hungry for TVs, washing machines, and refrigerators.  And where, on average, a coal-fired power plant opens every week.

So, today, we look at the climate and how we are beginning to adapt to a new world.  We start with a discussion of the changes we may face.

Innovating in the Face of Climate Change - WGBH Radio Innovation Hub