Shocked

UChicago Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, Michael Greenstone, Amy Harder

Country USA

Genres Science, Earth Sciences

Language EN

Episodes 14

Latest 24.11.2025

Are you tired of the same climate and energy stories? A warmer world is here. We’re living with it. Now what? Will countries ever stop burning fossil fuels? Should we use less energy? Can we adapt to a warmer world? What will it cost? Sometimes, we need to start by reexamining things we thought we knew. Axios journalist Amy Harder and University of Chicago economist Michael Greenstone share new ways of thinking about the challenge from people on the frontlines as well as cutting-edge solutions — like changing the earth’s atmosphere, making batteries out of sodium and using artificial intelligence to predict the weather. Listen to learn about energy, climate, and the shocking ideas that will change your perspective.

Episodes

Markets for Pollution 24.11.2025 52m
Farmer's A.I.manac 17.11.2025 40m
Battle of the Batteries 10.11.2025 38m
The Vulture Effect 03.11.2025 34m

In the 1990s, millions of vultures quietly vanished from India—and the consequences were deadly. This is the story of how a cheap painkiller set off a chain reaction involving rabid dogs, polluted water, and tens of thousands of human deaths. Economists now say it may be the most expensive extinction you’ve never heard of, and is just one example of how wildlife extinctions impact our human world. More on the study on vultures: https://climate.uchicago.edu/the-social-costs-of-keystone-species-collapse-evidence-from-the-decline-of-vultures-in-india/ More on the study on bats: https://climate.uchicago.edu/the-economic-impacts-of-ecosystem-disruptions-costs-from-substituting-biological-pest-control/ More from Eyal Frank: https://climate.uchicago.edu/people/eyal-frank/
Bonus: A Climate Conversation Across the Aisle with Lisa Murkowski and Heidi Heitkamp 30.10.2025 34m
Moneyball for the Environment 27.10.2025 40m
Geoengineering 20.10.2025 35m
Water Rising 13.10.2025 36m
Temp Agency 06.10.2025 40m
Serious Money 29.09.2025 39m
Climate Disinformation 22.09.2025 36m
Bad Energy 15.09.2025 33m
Unintended Consequences 08.09.2025 37m
A warmer world is here. Now what? 31.07.2025 3m

Are you tired of the same climate and energy stories? A warmer world is here. We’re living with it. Now what?