Scene on Radio · Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University

S5 E10: The Power Structure, Not the Energy Source

December 8, 2021·1 hr 2 min·5 clips
Climate scientist Kate Marvel says we should focus on building societies we want to live in.
This episode explores the urgency of climate action, debunking doomerism and hopium while examining policy solutions like carbon capture, fossil fuel subsidies, and the Green New Deal. It highlights political barriers, indigenous perspectives, and the need for systemic change beyond just switching energy sources.

As heard by us

A climate episode that keeps circling power, nationalization, and subsidy politics.

It frames climate change as a problem of power, not only emissions, and keeps pushing past the doom-versus-hopium divide toward something more grounded.

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Why you'd press play

You want climate reporting that follows power, not just parts per million.

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