In this Climate Chat episode, host Dan Miller discusses the reasons that humanity is failing to seriously address the existential climate crisis. While climate science clearly indicates that we must act urgently and dramatically, and cost-effective climate and energy solutions are available, we continue to "choose to fail." Related Climate Chat programs:Barriers to Climate Action: https://youtube.com/live/olcYG0LwJlwOptimism Bias & Climate Change: https://youtu.be/XYb1T2-RmlQPlease Like and Subscribe!Dan Miller has been giving talks around the world on the need for urgent climate action for over 20 years. He is co-founder of The Roda Group, a climate-tech venture capital group, and he serves as an advisor for other climate funds and climate-focused non-profit groups. He started Climate Chat in 2021 on Clubhouse and added YouTube in 2023.Follow Dan Miller on X/Twitter: @danmiller999Follow Dan Miller on Bluesky: @danmiller999.bsky.social and @climatechat.bsky.socialLeon Simons is a climate scientist based in the Netherlands. He was a co-author with James Hansen on the 2023 "Global Warming in the Pipeline" paper that discussed the recent acceleration in global warming. Leon's work has focused recently on changes in aerosol emissions from ships and the impact of those changes on climate change. You can access Leon's research writings here:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leon-SimonsFollow Leon on X/Twitter: @LeonSimons8 and Bluesky: ‪@leonsimons.bsky.social‬Follow Leon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LeonSimons/homeFollow Stacey Randecker on X/Twitter: @DrivingMzStacey and Bluesky: @bikingmzstacey.bsky.socialFollow Eli Rabani on X/Twitter: @radsci and Bluesky: @radsci.bsky.socialYou can leave a question in the YouTube Live chat. Please begin your question with "Question:" to make it easy for our mods to spot it.For more Climate Chat episodes, see our YouTube home page: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechatFor recent YouTube Live Climate Chat programs: https://www.youtube.com/@climatechat/streams