00:00 | Trailer
01:48 Brian’s thoughts on the episode
04:44 Brian’s introduction
05:20 A returning Londoner, Gavin notices improvements to the people’s environment
06:30 Freedom from assumptions and judgemental attitudes is why he chooses to live and work in New York
08:14 Gavin’s work evolved from a scientific exercise to something that really matters to people
14:01 How scientists use modelling to understand why and how the environment is affected
20:34 Modelling factors affecting the climate over last one hundred years
25:08 The attribution study shows that greenhouse gasses are the major influence
28:26 Why, when the scientific evidence is so obvious, is it so controversial
34:20 NASA’s involvement in climate change issues and how they can see changes in gravity field on earth
40:50 Rumoured proposed cuts to NASA’s budget and possible effect on climate change analysis
44:45 Hurricane forecasting, mapping and response planning
50:24 Climate change risks for countries, pests and diseases, economy and populations
1:02:21 What we need to be doing to mitigate our risk, adapt to what will come and minimise suffering
1:05:10 How we can reduce carbon emissions
1:15:00 Why the US Federal government’s argument against the Paris Agreement doesn’t stack up
1:16:39 Various US states and places are leading the way in reducing carbon emissions
1:20:32 Why Gavin continues to be inspired to do his work despite Governmental and public opposition
1:25:34 How he argues with people who hold opposing views and why he refused to debate with one
1:32:20 Gavin’s response to the argument that some mitigating policies will adversely affect the poor most
1:32:52 The argument that everyone but China affects change will result in negative change
1:35:46 “I am not a Galileo figure screaming into the wind
“1:37:10 James Hansen had the cojones to speak out about first indications of climate change in the 1980s
1:41:22 Gavin continues GISS ethos of communication and looks for ways to illustrate scientific credibility
1:44:54 Does he worry he might lose his job for holding his views
1:45:45 Al Gore compared current hydro-carbon industry media campaign to that of cigarette companies
1:47:29 Success secrets
1:48:27 What is surprising to learn about Gavin
1:48:51 What keeps Gavin awake at night
1:49:03 Would he ever return to live in London
1:49 22 What Gavin has changed his mind about recently
1:52:10 Phone call to the 20 year old Gavin Schmidt
1:55:31 How Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson dealt with celebrity status and communicating science
1:58:21 Best advice ever received
2:00:21 Advice to the young person who wants to help towards the argument for climate change
2:02:51 Brian’s summing up.
