Short Wave: Meet The Climate Scientist Trying to Fly Less for Work

A few years ago, climate scientist Kim Cobb had a brutal realization about how much she was flying for conferences and meetings.

Those flights were adding lots of climate-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Host Maddie Sofia talks with her about her push to get scientists to fly less for work, and what happened when the pandemic suddenly made that idea a reality.

Read Kim’s op-ed about choosing to fly less here and read more about the movement she joined here.

Follow Maddie on Twitter at @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

This episode was produced by Yowei Shaw, fact-checked by Rebecca Ramirez, and edited by Geoff Brumfiel.

 

Short Wave Podcast

It’s science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join host Maddie Sofia for science on a different wavelength.


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Climate Change, Conservation & Sustainability
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