Policy | Ep 02 | Senior Climate Change Analyst & Researcher, Christopher Round
Senior Climate Change and Biodiversity Specialist at Booz Allen Hamilton
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Season 01 (Policy) | Ep 02 | Senior Climate Change Analyst & Researcher, Christopher Round
In this episode, our host Nicole Felts interviews Christopher Round, a Senior Climate Change Analyst & Researcher at Booz Allen Hamilton and doctoral candidate at George Mason University.
Favorite Quote from the Interview
“Policy is like ecology - everything is connected.” — Christopher Round
In this episode, Chris talks about life as a Ph.D. student and as a policy expert. Some of the questions he answers are...
What drives him to work in climate policy
What the most challenging thing about working in policy is
What you need to know to get a job in climate policy
Chris shares his wisdom about
What skills are highly valued in policy work
Understanding the political system
Resources Chris mentioned:
Books/ Authors
All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson
The 5th Risk: Undoing Democracy by Michael Lewis
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming by Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway
All Hell Breaking Loose by Michael T. Klare
Dark Commerce: How a New Illicit Economy Is Threatening Our Future by Louise I. Shelley
Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe on communicating science
Films
The Anthropologist Movie by Dr. Vasur Hamoker
Articles
Carbon offsets, explained in 500 words by Umair Irfan on Vox
Can you really negate your carbon emissions? Carbon offsets, explained. by Umair Irfan on Vox
Organizations
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