UpFront

Lessons from postcolonial Barbados on sovereign debt and the climate crisis

Image of a healthy fire coral in Cobblers Reef, Barbados, 2011. The base of the island of Barbados is made up entirely coral, rather than through volcanic activity or continental drift. | Image by Johnmartindavies is licensed under CC BY 3.0

0:08 – We spend the hour with Abrahm Lustgarten (@abrahml), an environmental reporter at ProPublica who investigates the intersection of business, climate and energy. We discuss an article he wrote about climate debt, co-published by ProPublica / New York Times Magaine, Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming.

Playlist

Artist Song Album Label
BonoboFlutterFlutterMERLIN - Ninja Tune
Average White BandStop the RainStop the RainWMG - Atlantic Records