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20. Gaia Vince on Nomad Century: migration, food and geo-engineering
Manage episode 421026013 series 3001416
Gaia Vince is an award-winning science journalist, author, broadcaster and speaker. In this episode, we discuss her new book Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval. Vince gives insight on how humanity can plan for and manage an unavoidable climate migration. We also explore methods to restore the planet to a fully habitable state, such as stratospheric sulfate aerosol injection and iron fertilization of the oceans.
Links:
- Gaia’s website
- Check out Gaia's new book: Nomad Century
- Check out Gaia’s other books: Transcendence
- And Adventures in the Anthropocene
Chapters
1. 20. Gaia Vince on Nomad Century: migration, food and geo-engineering (00:00:00)
2. Introduction and background (00:02:11)
3. Introducing Gaia’s new book: Nomad Century (00:03:29)
4. Impacts of human migration (00:05:15)
5. Migration policy, Brexit, xenophobia in Japan (00:14:58)
6. Agriculture and alternative food sources (00:31:05)
7. Relationship between economic growth and climate change (00:36:28)
8. Carbon removal and geoengineering (00:40:02)
9. Why is there strong opposition to SRM? (00:44:38)
10. What gives you optimism for the future? (00:48:52)
53 episodes
Manage episode 421026013 series 3001416
Gaia Vince is an award-winning science journalist, author, broadcaster and speaker. In this episode, we discuss her new book Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval. Vince gives insight on how humanity can plan for and manage an unavoidable climate migration. We also explore methods to restore the planet to a fully habitable state, such as stratospheric sulfate aerosol injection and iron fertilization of the oceans.
Links:
- Gaia’s website
- Check out Gaia's new book: Nomad Century
- Check out Gaia’s other books: Transcendence
- And Adventures in the Anthropocene
Chapters
1. 20. Gaia Vince on Nomad Century: migration, food and geo-engineering (00:00:00)
2. Introduction and background (00:02:11)
3. Introducing Gaia’s new book: Nomad Century (00:03:29)
4. Impacts of human migration (00:05:15)
5. Migration policy, Brexit, xenophobia in Japan (00:14:58)
6. Agriculture and alternative food sources (00:31:05)
7. Relationship between economic growth and climate change (00:36:28)
8. Carbon removal and geoengineering (00:40:02)
9. Why is there strong opposition to SRM? (00:44:38)
10. What gives you optimism for the future? (00:48:52)
53 episodes
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