{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/6a2ad711622531b86439bf7f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bunker USA: Is the US drilling itself to oblivion?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2ad2e9440b9d7bbf6bde6b/4cffa76f6628a5ca970f00968138e224.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The US isn’t delivering on its pledges to reverse climate change. The Willow Project in Alaska, labelled by some as a “carbon bomb”, is a key example of that. But with global energy supply chains so massively disrupted by the war in Ukraine, are these kinds of projects justified? <strong>Michael Gerrard</strong> is the founder of the <a href=\"https://climate.law.columbia.edu/\">Sabin Center for Climate Change Law</a> at Columbia Law School. He joined Arthur Snell in the Bunker to discuss why pushing through new climate laws is so difficult.</p><p><br></p><ul>\n<li>\n<em>“We ARE NOT on the trajectory that we want to be.”</em><strong><em> – Michael Gerrard</em></strong>\n</li>\n<li>\n<em>“The US climate commitments are not really legally binding.” – </em><strong><em>Michael Gerrard</em></strong>\n</li>\n<li>\n<em>“The Supreme Court has become somewhat of an impediment.” – </em><strong><em>Michael Gerrard</em></strong><em>.</em>\n</li>\n<li>\n<em>“In the US there have been efforts going back to 2004 to hold oil and gas responsible for climate change.” – </em><strong><em>Michael Gerrard.</em></strong>\n</li>\n</ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/bunkercast\"><strong><em>www.patreon.com/bunkercast</em></strong></a><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Written and presented by Arthur Snell Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bunker_pod/\"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong> |</strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/bunker_pod\"><strong> Twitter</strong></a></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Podmasters"}