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	Podcast:		Outrage + Optimism
	Episode:		Too Hot to Handle?: Facing a Future Beyond 1.5°C
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:54:17
	Publish Date:		2025-08-14 05:00:00
	Description:		As global temperatures continue to skyrocket, the once unthinkable is now within view: overshooting 1.5°C of warming. This limit, set out in the Paris Agreement, has defined a decade of climate action, but is fast approaching. So what happens next? This week, Tom, Christiana and Paul grapple with the latest science, the looming risks of climate tipping points, and the urgent need to prepare for the worst - even while hoping and working for the best. They’re joined by Ricken Patel, former Founding CEO of global activism nonprofit Avaaz, who is now calling us to take the possibility of overshoot seriously, and to build the political, technological and social capacity to bring temperatures back down. From nature-based solutions to novel carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation management, this episode considers the broad spectrum of options on the table, and the challenges they present. Why has climate contingency planning been missing from the political debate? And does simply talking about it risk slowing climate action? These aren’t just questions of what we might do in the future - but of what we’re prepared to act on now. Learn more
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