The climate doesn’t care where emissions cuts come from; what matters is that the world transitions to renewable energy quickly and cheaply. If it’s significantly cheaper to install solar panels in India than on a rooftop in California, then isn’t that where they should be built? Similarly, transferring money directly to local people with the greatest stake in preserving their land can have outsized impact in conservation. Where does a climate dollar go furthest? Guests: Kinari Webb, Founder, Health in Harmony Premal Shah, Founder, kiva.org, renewables.org Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder and Executive Director, Environmental Voter Project For show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org Highlights: 00:00 – Intro 04:30 – Origins of Kinari Webb’s nonprofit Health in Harmony 09:00 – Rainforests as lungs and heart of the planet 12:00 – Radical listening to communities about what they need 15:00 – Positive outcomes from responding to community needs directly 18:00 – Webb’s near-death experience from a jellyfish sting 22:00 – Rainforest conservation as a giant climate lever 29:00 – Premal Shah describes how he came to create Kiva.org 32:00 – How Kiva.org works 35:30 – Thought experiment from moral philosopher Peter Singer 38:40 – Kiva tries to reframe stories of poverty as stories of entrepreneurship 41:00 – Applying crowdfunded microfinance model to renewable energy 46:00 – Idea of “effective altruism” 49:30 – Nathaniel Stinnett: we’ve been taught to blame ourselves for the climate crisis 53:00 – How to shift public actions to make climate more political Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you’ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today. Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The climate doesn’t care where emissions cuts come from; what matters is that the world transitions to renewable energy quickly and cheaply. If it’s significantly cheaper to install solar panels in India than on a rooftop in California, then isn’t that where they should be built? Similarly, transferring money directly to local people with the greatest stake in preserving their land can have outsized impact in conservation. Where does a climate dollar go furthest?     Guests:  Kinari Webb, Founder, Health in Harmony  Premal Shah, Founder, kiva.org, renewables.org   Nathaniel Stinnett, Founder and Executive Director, Environmental Voter Project    For show notes and related links, visit ClimateOne.org    Highlights:  00:00 – Intro  04:30 – Origins of Kinari Webb’s nonprofit Health in Harmony  09:00 – Rainforests as lungs and heart of the planet  12:00 – Radical listening to communities about what they need  15:00 – Positive outcomes from responding to community needs directly  18:00 – Webb’s near-death experience from a jellyfish sting  22:00 – Rainforest conservation as a giant climate lever  29:00 – Premal Shah describes how he came to create Kiva.org  32:00 – How Kiva.org works  35:30 – Thought experiment from moral philosopher Peter Singer  38:40 – Kiva tries to reframe stories of poverty as stories of entrepreneurship  41:00 – Applying crowdfunded microfinance model to renewable energy  46:00 – Idea of “effective altruism”  49:30 – Nathaniel Stinnett: we’ve been taught to blame ourselves for the climate crisis  53:00 – How to shift public actions to make climate more political       Support Climate One by going ad-free! By subscribing to Climate One on Patreon, you’ll receive exclusive access to all future episodes free of ads, opportunities to connect with fellow Climate One listeners, and access to the Climate One Discord. Sign up today.  Ad sales by Multitude. Contact them for ad inquiries at multitude.productions/ads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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