How 2020 Became a Climate Election
Series: How to Save a Planet
Publisher: Gimlet Media
Episode number: 8
Length (minutes): 54
Description:
For years, American politicians have failed to take climate change seriously. The 2016 presidential debates didn’t even include a single climate question. Fast-forward four years, and climate change is a major election issue. So how did 2020 become a climate election? This week, how a bunch of outsiders turned the Green New Deal into a national rallying cry — and pushed Joe Biden to adopt the most ambitious climate platform in U.S. history.