Coast Range Radio
At Coast Range Radio, we interview folks who work to build just communities that provide for people and the natural world. We are particularly interested in the connections between Oregon’s forests, social justice, and the climate crisis.
Coast Range Radio is a radio show and podcast from the nonprofit conservation organization, the Coast Range Association. Located in Western Oregon, the Coast Range Association works to build just and sustainable communities that provide for people and the natural world. Our work focuses on the connections between Oregon’s forests, communities, and the climate crisis.
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State of the Climate Emergency, with Dr. Jillian Gregg
“We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled. We are stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis”.
Those are the opening sentences of the 2024 State of the Climate Report, led in part by scientists at Oregon State University. I’m willing to bet that not a single person listening to this needs to be convinced that fossil fuel caused climate change is a global emergency.
I think the questions that we’re all asking are, how bad is it? Are we too late to act? And if not, what can we do to force real action?
My guest today is Dr Jillian Gregg, one of the co-authors of the State of the Climate report. Dr Gregg is also the CEO Terrestrial ecosystems research associates.
This was a great conservation, and I hope you come away angry and inspired like I did. Get in touch with your thoughts at michael@coastrange.org!
2024 State of the Climate: https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biae087/7808595?login=false#485024408