democratic 2020 voters and then the broader public. for democratic voters, communication shows liberal voters rank climate change as the third most important issue. that something when you see the democratic candidates up there,, they are jockeying for the primary voter. whereas the rest of the potter broader electorate is a little lower on the pole, 17 out of 29 issues. what we re seeing now is a little bit of emphasis on climate change because of who is being spoken to, but we ll see where it comes out in the general election. host: what are the major differences focusing and the democratic primary field of those primary candidates when it comes if i m at a policy? where are we seeing the risks? guest: we re were seen quita bit of agreement and i think that s credit to the amount of activism that s been on this issue and a lot of a natural events that happened that a been fueled by climate change. a lot of studies have come out by the u.n. that say we need to be more
. [applause] thanks all of you for coming out on this balmy evening for a conversation on the history of a very cold place. we are proud to present jon gertner s new book the ice at the end of the world: an epic journey into greenlandb buried past and our perilous future which tells the story of how people have encountered, muddied, settled and then unsettled by the great ice sheet thatcovers greenland , the world largest island and of what changes to the ice sheet and tell us about the ongoing impact of global warming on sea levels and what it threatens the future of civilization. my name is, horse kimono, director of the coleman center. take this moment to silence your cell phones . before we begin tonight program we really must take a moment to reflect on some recent news. last friday as many of you know, louis coleman, our founding benefactor and friend died. he was 100 years old. it was his and his wife s dorothy s ingenious generosity that made this center possible.
this program may contain language that some viewers may find offensive. conference on climate change, cash i don t want to be self-congratulatory about giving a conference on climate change, the biggest challenge humanity ever faced. it wasn t difficult to think of this conference. there are many on the subject as well there should be happening now. the only person not talking and thinking about climate change is the president of the united states. it feels good to see ed markey and alexandria ocasio-cortez sketching out the green new deal and our response finally to climate change at a federal level. we have focused on justice and injustice in the courtroom, figure of expression, american identity and democracy in the 21st century. these have been good. journalists, filmmakers, screenwriters, liberal minds and someone get together to talk about major issues confronting us. but all of it is dwarfed by and overwhelmed by climate change and its implications. [indiscernible]
thinking about climate change right now is the president of the united states. it feels good to see ed markey and alexandria ocasio-cortez sketching out the green new deal and our response finally to climate change at a federal level. we have focused on justice and injustice in the courtroom, figure of expression, american identity and democracy in the 21st century. these have been good. journalists, filmmakers, screenwriters, liberal minds and someone get together to talk about major issues confronting us. but all of it is dwarfed by and overwhelmed by climate change and its implications. this changes everything. the threat of climate change changes everything. it should, but does it? the past two years have been the years when the public begin began to realize the catastrophe, that it is human caused and we must mitigate its effects which we ought to have begun half a century ago or 30 years ago. the uninhabitable growth is becoming commonplace pay what can better illustr
recently published after the education wars. he also taught at columbia university graduate school of journalism the professor has written for many publications including the new york times the smithsonian, harvard business review and has written several books including how w edwards deming brought evolution to america. but biography, workplace and international economic issues are her specialty. please welcome andrea. [applause] . thank you so much and also to the colleagues for inviting me here this evening this is a special treat for me because although i have a home here for many years in chicago i tend to bury myself in a little office and hang out here in the library and to meet the kids to come over after school and just hang out and it s what a community library ought to be. it has been a treat to meet some of my neighbors. i am a little intimidated i do understand there s a strong contingent here. i don t know how that replays on the shelter but you know, to be a