Where Does the G7 Stand on Oil and Gas?
Climate ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union met in 2022 and released a communiqué stating new goals and commitments for addressing climate change. The agreement could shift up to $33 billion per year from fossil fuels to clean energy sources. This would involve a pledge to end taxpayer funding for new fossil fuel projects overseas. For a climate advocate, the document plays as good news. Yet there remains a hesitancy about direct reference to oil and gas, making some parts of the document unclear. Host Ethan Brown shares his initial thoughts about the communiqué and poses some questions about oil and gas in this episode “Tip of the Iceberg.” For more information, see the companion “Tip of the Iceberg” essay here: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-pr... “Tip of the Iceberg” is a podcast about climate change, produced in collaboration with “The Sweaty Penguin” and presented by Peril and Promise. In each episode, host Ethan Brown breaks down a news story related to climate change, contextualizes it within the broader conversation, and then answers a question from an audience member which had been submitted via social media. To access the “Tip of the Iceberg” video playlist: https://bit.ly/40HUPrb You can also listen to “Tip of the Iceberg” on: Peril and Promise: https://to.pbs.org/3COhqrj Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3IjcPyo Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3tilUDw Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3MXBegx The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the host and guests. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of Peril and Promise or The WNET Group. ______________ Peril and Promise is a public media initiative from The WNET Group, reporting on the human stories of climate change and its solutions. You can learn more at https://pbs.org/perilandpromise Major funding for Peril and Promise is provided by Dr. P. Roy Vagelos and Diana T. Vagelos with additional funding from Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, and the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith.
