Businesses, Governments Clash Over How To Tackle Climate Change : The NPR Politics Podcast - NPR
Businesses, Governments Clash Over How To Tackle Climate Change : The NPR Politics Podcast : NPR
Businesses, Governments Clash Over How To Tackle Climate Change
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 10: A mobile billboard calling out House Oversight Committee Republicans rolls past the U.S. Capitol on May 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Integrity Project hide caption
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 10: A mobile billboard calling out House Oversight Committee Republicans rolls past the U.S. Capitol on May 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Integrity Project
Companies are making investment decisions based on environmental, social and corporate governance factors, also known as ESG. Those financial choices can include backing greener technologies, which rankles leaders in some Republican-led municipalities and states, who are skeptical of climate change.
This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, climate and corporations correspondent Michael Copley, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.
The podcast is produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. Our editor is Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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