This week, we discuss the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. Agreements have been reached on coal, deforestation, and methane. But do they go far enough? What enforcement mechanisms will be put in place? How much of what’s being touted as accomplishments is merely green-washing?

My callers and I tackle these and related questions on this week’s program. Callers range from Jerry Schnoor, a UI professor who has attended all of the previous climate summits, to the notorious “Frank from Des Moines,” a conservative whose perspectives I enjoy but often disagree with. (Spoiler alert: We cue Frank’s entrance into the conversation with Darth Vader’s theme music.) Continue Reading →