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Our Climate Future Is Brighter Than It Looks

The Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation's premier, public gathering place for leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines to engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times.

Our Climate Future Is Brighter Than It Looks

Season 1 Episode 65 | 58m 8s

Ready for some reality-based optimism? The pundits like to say federal action on climate change is hopelessly stalled, but outside the Beltway there’s a real conversation happening around new energy opportunities, innovation and resilience that is bringing together businesses, environmentalists, and voices from across the political spectrum to drive change.

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The Aspen Institute produces the Aspen Ideas Festival in concert with its partner, The Atlantic.

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