00:00 Introduction 00:14 Scientists have demanded action on climate change for longer than you think. 03:02 Early climate change legislation was stymied by indifference and indecision. 05:58 Activists used congressional hearings to make climate change a popular political issue. 08:52 The ozone crisis reinvigorated a waning climate change movement. 11:45 In the mid-1980s, bipartisan, international climate action was a real possibility. 14:38 Mild climate-change action received strong pushback from the fossil fuel industry. 17:41 The United States government abandoned its duty to lead on climate action.
00:00 Introduction
00:14 Scientists have demanded action on climate change for longer than you think.
03:02 Early climate change legislation was stymied by indifference and indecision.
05:58 Activists used congressional hearings to make climate change a popular political issue.
08:52 The ozone crisis reinvigorated a waning climate change movement.
11:45 In the mid-1980s, bipartisan, international climate action was a real possibility.
14:38 Mild climate-change action received strong pushback from the fossil fuel industry.
17:41 The United States government abandoned its duty to lead on climate action.