PARTS ONE AND TWO OUT NOW

The two-part series from CBS News podcast THE DEBRIEF concludes today with chief Washington correspondent and podcast host Major Garrett continuing his conversations with climate experts, policymakers and advocates who see the climate crisis as a unique opportunity for equality and a greener and more prosperous future. As Earth Day approaches, the episode examines the impact of climate change not only on the planet but on people, and the debate over what to do about it. Part one of the series is available here.

The latest episode of THE DEBRIEF is out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever podcasts are available.

Excerpts from this week’s episode:

• “It’s important for us to create a planet that is safe and sustainable for our children and our children’s children to live in,” General Motors’ Chief Sustainability Officer Kristin Siemen told Major about the company’s plan to be carbon neutral by 2040. “You know, as a as a mom of three boys and as an engineer, I’m absolutely committed and confident in our ability to make it happen.”

• “When you have the Arctic ice melt, you have a whole new ocean to patrol. And the question is, is our Navy ready for that?” said John Conger, the director of the Center for Climate and Security. “I can assert that the Russians are more ready for it than we are.”

• “Most of the warming that we’ve done to the planet, most of the extra carbon that we’ve kicked into the atmosphere has come in just the last couple of decades, so we are actually relatively early in observing the disturbances and transformations that we have brought, “ said David Wallace-Wells, author of “The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming.”

CHEAT TWEET: NEW: Part 2 of @TheDebriefCBS w/ @MajorCBS on Climate Change and long-term solutions from electric cars to kelp: CBS’ @WeatherProf & @benstracy, @dwallacewells on climate skeptics, @ElizKolbert & @ginamccarthy46 on carbon capture.

Follow Major Garrett on Twitter at @MajorCBS and THE DEBRIEF at @TheDebriefCBS. Discover more CBS News podcasts at cbsaudio.com/podcasts.

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