#41: The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimists Guide to Climate Crisis: Interview with Tom Rivett-Carnac

Book Talk Today with Aun Abdi

On Episode #41 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Tom Rivett-Carnac (@tomcarnac)

Tom is the Founding Partner at Global Optimism, and co-author The Future We Choose. He is a political strategist focussed on a better future.

We discussed:

📚 How to be a ‘Stubborn Optimist’.

📚 Our personal responsibility towards climate change.

📚 How to think about climate change differently.

Tom’s book is ‘The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimists Guide To The Climate Crisis’

Timestamps

[0:00] - Intro

[1:22] - What does it mean to be a 'stubborn optimist' about climate change?

[4:53] - Tom's work with The Paris Agreement.

[8:34] - Do we need a new economic system to tackle climate change?

[12:40] - How Tom became a Buddhist Monk.

[15:27] - How much of Climate Change is a mindset shift?

[19:34] - What role does misinformation play in distorting climate change?

[26:25] - Will there be a delay in the positive effects of Climate Change?

[27:45] - What can each of us do?

[32:49] - Are governments doing enough to stop an increase in climate change?

[39:04] - What are some of the key-takeaways from the book?

[41:06] - Outro