How a COP26 delegate faces her ecological anxiety
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Minnesotans who attended the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland last week have returned home. But the work they set in motion is just getting underway.
How do they — and how do any of us — keep working for real, measurable climate action when the climb feels so steep?
Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni was in Glasgow for COP26. She is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota. She also has a degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University. Surapaneni told host Cathy Wurzer about the reasons she sees for concern — and hope.
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