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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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March 27, 2024
Space
UFOs: Close Encounters of the National Security Kind
On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the national security concerns around UFOs and the real search for extraterrestrial life.
January 16, 2024
Yemen
The Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping, With Katherine Zimmerman
Katherine Zimmerman, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing attacks by the Houthis in Yemen on commercial ships transiting the Red Sea.
December 21, 2023
2023 in Review
The World Next Year: Stories to Watch in 2024
In this special, year-end episode, Nahal Toosi, Politico’s senior correspondent for foreign affairs and national security, joins Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins to review the biggest events of …
August 30, 2022
Climate Change
Fighting the Climate Crisis, With Gernot Wagner
Gernot Wagner, climate economist at Columbia Business School, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss progress in the green energy transition and the risks and benefits of carbon capture and solar…
December 20, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Year of AI and Elections
Billions of people will take to the polls next year, marking the world’s largest-ever electoral field. But this historic scale is not the only thing that will make 2024 unique. As new threats like de…
February 16, 2022
Climate Change
Batteries Not Included
The world is moving toward electric vehicles and clean energy, but a green future doesn’t depend on wind turbines, solar panels, and Teslas alone. It will also require a vast supply of advanced batte…
October 11, 2023
Ukraine
The Case for Rebuilding Ukraine
On this episode of Why It Matters, experts discuss the unprecedented damage in Ukraine and who pays for post-war reconstruction efforts.
