This is the second of a multi-part series on climate change, the President’s withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, and the politics and rhetoric that surround it.<br/><br/>This week: what are we seeing today? Who are the leading voices on climate action in the public, private, and religious spheres?<br/><br/>In this episode we talk about Gaia from Captain Planet, Carl Sagan, a couple of popes, and Elon Musk.<br/><br/>This is Robot F. Kennedy.<br/><br/>SHOW NOTES<br/><br/>Elon Musk's Unbelievably Simple 12-minute Killer Break Down on Climate Change: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCuDxpccYM" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKCuDxpccYM</a><br/> <br/>Musk concluded that if we wait to make the transition, we could see “more displacement and destruction than all the wars in history combined”.<br/><br/>He then described civilization as being designed to be “super sensitive to climate change” due to the popularity of coastal cities. <br/><br/>Laudato Si, Pope Francis, Climate Change, and Economics<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/18/guardian-view-on-laudato-si-pope-francis-cultural-revolution" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/18/guardian-view-on-laudato-si-pope-francis-cultural-revolution</a><br/><br/>The Pope, the Saint, and the Climate, <a href="https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/pope-saint-and-climate" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/pope-saint-and-climate</a> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robotfkennedy.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">robotfkennedy.substack.com</a>