America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast

Doug Parsons

A changing climate presents humanity with only one option: adapt. Join your host, Doug Parsons for America's leading podcast on climate change - America Adapts! Each episode, Doug sits down with scientists, activists, policymakers, and journalists to discuss the tough questions facing this country and the world as we confront humanity's greatest challenge. Question your assumptions, refresh your perspective, and become part of the climate movement that will determine our planet's future, right here on the America Adapts podcast.

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America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast

Episodes (247)

Tuesday Advancing Adaptation with the McKinsey Global Institute
Mon Feb 2nd Public Participation and Climate Adaptation in China
Jan 20th The Heat Will Still Kill You First with Jeff Goodell

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast

Feb 17, 2026
49¼ minutes
35 MB

In episode 247 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons hosts Dr. Mekala Krishnan, partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, for an inside look at how one of the world's most influential private research institutions is approaching climate adaptation. Drawing from MGI's recent report, Advancing Adaptation, the conversation explores what it would actually cost to protect people and economies from escalating heat, flooding, drought, and wildfire — and why investment still falls short even when the economic case is strong.. The discussion also examines how ideas developed within a private firm travel into real-world decision-making, and why governance, leadership, and awareness remain cr...

America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast

Advancing Adaptation with the McKinsey Global Institute

Doug Parsons

00:00 -49:21