The Climate Minute

The Climate Minute


Latest Episodes

Demystifying decarbonization, Episode 2: The oil burner in the basement.
April 17, 2024

In the second of our series about the nitty-gritty of decarbonizing your home, we talk with a homeowner who had an oil burner in the basement.

Are we doomed?
April 11, 2024

Does that creepy feeling you get from seeing strange weather foretell our doom? But what is "doom" and who are "we?" Plus updates on the Healy Admininstration's plans for coordinating climate planning

SOTU and eclipses
April 03, 2024

We try to make sense of the SOTU, decarbonization, eclipses and other timely climate topics.

Energizing Community
March 27, 2024

Hearing about climate action from trusted leaders in a community is a good strategy for progress. The non-profit MassEnergize seeks to support that path, community by community. Listen in as we hear t

An e-bike program in Worcester leads the way
March 19, 2024

Widespread use of electric bikes would be a great way to reduce carbon emissions and provide accessible transportation options to more people. A program in Worcester is helping the state of Massachuse

Demystifying Decarbonization Episode 1
March 14, 2024

Wherever you live, you are probably using fossil fuel to warm your dwelling, heat your water or cook your food. Doing that without emitting carbon dioxide pollution is called 'decarbonization.' Everyo

New perspectives after a trip to Uganda
March 06, 2024

A visit to Uganda provides a chance to consider climate issues from a bigger perspective.

How to make polluters pay
February 14, 2024

Over the last few decades, large fossil fuel companies have profited while creating huge amounts of carbon dioxide pollution. A new Massachusetts bill would "Make Polluters Pay." If enacted, the money

Two Good Things
January 31, 2024

A pause in the permitting of a new LNG plant will probably have a lot of implications, and is good news for climate activists. New rules that will require hydrogen to be produced in a climate friendly

Junctures and paths
January 24, 2024

The decisions we make today, in a time of dramatic change in our social and energy systems, will have lasting consequence. We touch on the ideas of "Critical Junctures" and "Path Dependence" as ways t