Delina Interviewed on Recent Book, Strategies for Rapid Climate Mitigation

Laurence Delina, a post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently gave an interview for Radio Ecoshock, a program syndicated over 92 radio stations across the United States, Canada, and elsewhere. The episode explored the question of how and why collapse happens, and featured experts on the collapse of the Indus and Maya civilizations, in addition to Delina’s segment in which he discussed his recent book, Strategies for Rapid Climate Mitigation (Routledge 2016).

In his book, Delina explores the extent to which the rapid mobilization in preparation for World War II is an appropriate analogy for the scale and speed required to effectively respond to climate change in the 21st century.

“My major finding is that the technology for transitioning towards a global, low-carbon, sustainable economy is ready,” Delina told host Alex Smith. He goes on to discuss specific lessons learned during World War II, the effects of extreme climate events, various financing mechanisms, the politics of climate change, and more. Click here to listen to the full interview.

Delina leads a Pardee Center research project on sustainable energy transitions in developing countries. He is currently a Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society at Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. The writing fellowship will support his next book project titled “Stewarding the Earth: Transformative Strategies for the Climate Action Movement,” as well as articles related to his Pardee Center research project.

For more about the book, click here to watch Delina’s Pardee Center book seminar in September 2016.