Reckon and Texas Tribune present: ‘Spring Awakening,’ a virtual panel on climate, utilities and you - MLive.com
Reckon and Texas Tribune present: ‘Spring Awakening,’ a virtual panel on climate, utilities and you - Reckon
Reckon is excited to partner with nonprofit politics and public policy newsroom, Texas Tribune, for an upcoming panel discussion on the intersection of extreme weather, utility rate hikes and quality of life in the U.S.
“Spring Awakening: A look at how climate catastrophe impacts the cost of living,” a virtual panel co-hosted by Reckon and the Texas Tribune, will include viewpoints from climate reporters from each newsroom as well as Capital B, a Black-led national news organization. We’ll specifically look at the Texas freeze of 2021 and how it reflects the ongoing inequalities that are a direct reflection of climate disaster and its unrelenting impacts on residents.
Join Reckon’s climate reporter, Christopher Harress, along with Texas Tribune energy reporter Emily Foxhall, and Capital B’s climate and environment reporter Adam Mahoney in an important discussion moderated by Texas Tribune editor Dave Harmon as they discuss their work and what the possibilities for change can look like for those directly impacted by the earth’s warming.
“People think of climate coverage primarily as what’s going on in the atmosphere. As climate journalists, we understand that our beat touches on every other beat in the newsroom. Climate stories are also about business, politics, health, family, equity and justice,” said Reckon’s editor-in-chief, Ryan L. Nave.
“I hope this conversation will highlight how people are adapting to a world that’s getting hotter every day and the urgency with which we need to respond to climate crises.”
Tell us what questions you have about extreme weather and utility hikes in your area here.
Join us on YouTube Wednesday, March 13 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT to watch the conversation first!
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”