Scientists have been warning us about climate change for decades, telling us that if we don’t reduce our carbon emissions soon, life on Earth will become exceedingly difficult. And for a while, it seemed like people cared: governments passed policies, companies made net-zero pledges, people shopped with reusable bags.
But, as it stands, global emissions are at an all-time high, and our window for dodging the worst climate impacts is closing. Why haven’t we moved the needle?
Season 3 of Insight Unpacked—our deep-dive podcast series—dove into this question, asking Kellogg faculty and industry experts what happens when corporate leaders, investors, policymakers, and technologists try to make changes—and why they keep hitting a wall.
While we were putting together the season, a few concepts stuck out. These graphics and visualizations tell a parallel story with the audio episodes about where we stand on climate change, capturing the anxiety and frustrations—but also a little bit of hope.