<description>&lt;p&gt;In June 2024, the planet hit a terrifying milestone: &lt;a href="https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-june-2024-marks-12th-month-global-temperature-reaching-15degc-above-pre-industrial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;12 straight months&lt;/a&gt; of global temperatures at or above 1.5 degrees over pre-industrial levels. But even as the impact of climate change becomes more visible and far-reaching, the opportunity to change the trajectory of this global crisis remains possible. Hope is possible. Today, we’re sharing a conversation with writer and activist Rebecca Solnit, a leading voice on the climate crisis and a dogged champion of possibility and promise.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Subscribe to the Threshold newsletter for sneak peeks behind the scenes and news about our upcoming new season. &lt;a href="https://www.thresholdpodcast.org/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Subscribe here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listening to Threshold is free, but creating it is not. Support independent journalism by making a donation to support Threshold.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate-threshold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Donate here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mentioned in this episode:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://threshold.captivate.fm/donate"&gt;Donate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Threshold

Auricle Productions

Time to 1.5 | Extra 1 | A Conversation with Rebecca Solnit

JUL 31, 202435 MIN
Threshold

Time to 1.5 | Extra 1 | A Conversation with Rebecca Solnit

JUL 31, 202435 MIN

Description

In June 2024, the planet hit a terrifying milestone: 12 straight months of global temperatures at or above 1.5 degrees over pre-industrial levels. But even as the impact of climate change becomes more visible and far-reaching, the opportunity to change the trajectory of this global crisis remains possible. Hope is possible. Today, we’re sharing a conversation with writer and activist Rebecca Solnit, a leading voice on the climate crisis and a dogged champion of possibility and promise. 

Subscribe to the Threshold newsletter for sneak peeks behind the scenes and news about our upcoming new season. Subscribe here.

Listening to Threshold is free, but creating it is not. Support independent journalism by making a donation to support Threshold. Donate here.

Mentioned in this episode:

Donate