We try to live in the moment, to not miss whats right in front of us. At mutual of america, we believe taking care of tomorrow can help you make the most of today. Mutual of america financial group, Retirement Services and investments. Additional support has been provided by consumer cellular. And by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan good evening, and thank you for joining us. One week after being named president elect, joe biden said today that he is getting closer to naming his cabinet. The president elect and his wife jill, surrounded by secret service agents, were out for a bike ride this morning when reporters shouted questions about the president ial transition. Are you any closer to making a cabinet decision . Yes. Sreenivasan the bidens were near their Vacation Home in rehoboth beach, delaware, where they spent several days. I
Worlds most polluted cities but its guys have turned blue and many people can see the himalayan mountains for the 1st time and Italys Venice canal water is so clear fish can easily be seen all this is an unexpected upside of the Coronavirus Crisis and its proved Global Air Quality can be dramatically improved and fast the changes been created by lockdowns that have grounded flights and shut down factories but environmentalists warn it could be only temporary climate talks have been delayed to dexter because of the outbreak and its fair countries could prioritize human and economic welfare before that of the environment many are questioning whether the world will just go back to business as usual when it recovers from this pandemic lets hear what japans environment minister had to say. If we give priority unconditionally to economic recovery while neglecting the environment it would virtually mean a death of the paris accord goes with no one at the Environment Ministry disagrees the. Th
What impact is corona virus having on the worlds climate and with planes grounded Industrial Production reduced and emissions decline are there lessons the pandemic can teach us about living with nature moving forward this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Richelle Carey and yes capital is one of the worlds most polluted cities but its guys have turned blue and many people can see the himalayan mountains for the 1st time and Italys Venice canal water is so clear fish can easily be seen all this is an unexpected upside of the Coronavirus Crisis and its proves Global Air Quality can be dramatically improved and fast the changes been created by lockdowns that have grounded flights and shut down factories but environmentalists warn it could be only temporary climate talks have been delayed to dexter because of the outbreak and its fair countries could prioritize human and economic welfare before that of the environment many are questioning whether the world will just go
What impact is corona virus having on the worlds climate and with planes grounded Industrial Production reduced and emissions declined are there lessons the pandemic can teach us about living with nature moving forward this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im Richelle Carey and yes capital is one of the worlds most polluted cities but its guys have turned blue and many people can see the himalayan mountains for the 1st time and Italys Venice canal water is so clear this can easily be seen all this is an unexpected upside of the Coronavirus Crisis and its proved Global Air Quality can be dramatically improved and fast the changes been created by lockdowns that have grounded flights and shut down factories but environmentalists warn it could be only temporary climate talks have been delayed because of the outbreak and its fear countries could prioritize human and economic welfare before that of the environment many are questioning whether the world will just go back to b
Excellent panel and were start off with heather. Thank you so much. I think the arctic is the best place to talk about the intersection of climate stress and security. In many ways, the arctic is telling us, both polar regions are telling us theyre under the most stress as the arctic is warming two to three times faster than anyplace on the planet. In many ways, were now dealing with a very new ocean. In fact our former coast guard commandant called the arctic americas fourth coast. I thought that was a powerful way of thinking about it because Many Americans do not know the United States as an arctic nation to bring it home, this is homeland security. We now have a new coast that requires our protection. That is what in many ways the nexus between the rapid diminishment of the arctic polar ice cap is now creating new borders, new coasts to protect. Which is why we need enhanced coast guard presence. Certainly thats through the enhanced ice breaker component, what we call a polar secur