Fuzzy Logic Science Show
Population on a warming planet
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:50:43
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Synopsis
The idea of the 'greenhouse effect' goes back to the mid 1800s but back then, it was a theory. Now we know it's real. The evidence has been clear for a long while, so what's happening? We are playing fast and loose with the climate system. To help us navigate this maze, we are joined by Professor Mark Howden, Director of the ANU Climate Institute and Dr Liz Allen, a demographer. We talk about what's happening while human population is climbing rapidly. How are we going to feed ourselves? But is it all gloom - what can we actually do? And how do we connect with....political...leadership? Interview by Rod