Plus—A leading carbon expert on getting to net-zero
| May 16, 2023 | | EVENT | Announcing the Inaugural Aspen Ideas Festival Book Club | We’re thrilled to share the lineup for the first-ever Ideas Book Club. Our attendees will have the chance to join their favorite authors and fellow readers for an intimate conversation and powerful shared reading experience. Learn more about our authors and their work.
Little Monsters, Adrienne Brodeur The Didomenico Fragment, Amor Towles Solito, Javier Zamora Why Fathers Cry At Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances, Kwame Alexander South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation, Imani Perry Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave
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| | | INTERVIEW | Our Carbon Future | Did you know the world’s people emit 52 billion tons of greenhouse gases? That’s about 100 times the mass of all people on Earth. Julio Friedmann is the chief scientist at Carbon Direct and a leading expert on carbon removal, sequestration, and conversion. “Addressing the climate crisis will be the biggest enterprise in all human history, so there is a tremendous opportunity to do it well and make sure that local communities benefit meaningfully,” he says. “Collaboration and transparency are the core elements of avoiding mistakes of the past.” We interviewed him about the potential of green hydrogen, investing in carbon removal programs, and coordinating public and private efforts. Read |
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| | PODCAST | Why People Want to Ban Books | The desire to try and stop people from reading certain printed material has been around since material was first printed. Now, we’re in the midst of another wave of book banning: In 2022, the number of U.S. attempts to ban books hit the highest point since tracking began more than 20 years ago, according to the American Library Association. Not all of the 1,269 attempts last year were successful, but many were, and several were the result of efforts by coordinated groups with political ties. John Szabo, the head of the Los Angeles Public Library, has dealt with the challenges of library systems of all sizes all over the country. He joined Nadine Strossen, the former president of the American Civil Liberties Union and an expert in constitutional law, and the Aspen Institute's Elliot Gerson at the 2022 Aspen Ideas Festival for a conversation about the allure of book banning and the purpose and mission of libraries. Listen
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