Kyte was in Athens representing the School she directs for the award of Robert Pfaltzgraff an honorary doctorate from Panteion University. On this occasion, she spoke to Mariliza Anastassopoulou about the effects of the climate crisis a few hours before going to Egypt for the UN Climate Conference.
“And so, we are making the planet uninhabitable by humans. The planet will survive. I think people mistake it. They think that, somehow, we’re destroying the planet. We’re not destroying the planet; we’re changing the planet. But we’re making it very difficult for people to live peaceably on it.” (Rachel Kyte)
Rachel Kyte, dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University*, expert on Sustainable Development and one of the 15 women “Leading the Fight Against Climate Change” according to TIME magazine**, spoke to Marilisa Anastasopoulou on “Ti kosmos” podcast about climate change.
What is the climate crisis about and what are the challenges today? What can be done to reverse the course? Why although we have the technological knowledge we lack the political will to implement the necessary policies?
What are the main issues to be discussed at COP27 in Egypt? How has the Ukrainian invasion affected climate policies? Why populist governments are against green energy and development?