Is Climate Change Fixable? A Conversation With California’s EPA Secretary with Jared Blumenfeld

Is Climate Change Fixable? A Conversation With California’s EPA Secretary | This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Thrive Market, and Beekeepers Naturals We’re divorced from nature and disconnected from wild places. I think this has really hurt us in multiple ways, some of which we are still figuring out, but especially in the way it’s allowed people to desecrate the land, air, and water we rely on for life. Yet people are so resistant to acknowledging climate change and what needs to be done. This could be because of the doom-and-gloom approach many folks take that can be outright depressing or the overwhelming amount of inputs that cause people to simply shut down. It might also just be hard to wrap our heads around how it’s possible to destroy something as vast as the ocean and sky. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m hoping to provide you with a different perspective on climate change revolving around hope and positivity. Yes, we still have a long way to go, but we’re seeing some great initiatives and outcomes in places like California where the climate and environment are deemed worthy investments. My guest today is the perfect person to share about those projects, challenges, and victories. Jared Blumenfeld is California’s Secretary for Environmental Protection. Appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom in January, he is one of America’s most innovative environmental leaders, with more than 25 years of environmental policy and management experience at the local, national and international levels. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Thrive Market, and Beekeepers Naturals. Right now, BiOptimizers is offering my community 10% off their CogniBiotics, a brain and mood-enhancing probiotic that contains specifically chosen strains with a high level of research supporting mental health and performance. Just go to cognibiotics.com/hyman and use code hyman10 at checkout. Thrive is offering all Doctor's Farmacy listeners an amazing deal. You will receive an extra 25% off your first purchase and a free gift when you sign up for Thrive Market. Just head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman. Through the end of March, you can get a free three pack of Beekeepers Naturals B.LXR Brain Fuel when you visit beekeepersnaturals.com/HYMAN. You just pay $5 for shipping and if you don't love it they will refund your $5 no questions asked. Here are more of the details from our interview: How Jared became interested in environmental issues (7:22) The detrimental effects of our disconnection from nature (10:41) Simultaneously holding hope and grief around climate change (15:24) The 50th anniversary of The Clean Air Act (21:12) The importance of legal projections, political will, incentivizing good behavior, and punishing bad behavior (24:15) The unequal effects of climate change (26:13) Taking bold action to address climate change and decarbonizing our economy (31:37) How soil can save the earth (40:58) Supporting farmers through legislative incentives (45:54) How to promote regenerative agricultural practices (54:37) Listen to Jared Blumenfeld’s podcast, Podship Earth at https://www.podshipearth.com/about.