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We're taking on some big topics in this week's show. Let's get right to it.

As climate-related losses mount, who pays for the growing costs?

 The idea of climate reparations is gaining momentum as damage from climate change-enhanced extreme weather events soars. Jason Mark, editor of the Sierra Club's national magazine, explains 

 Chris Heeter tells us about her work at 

, courtesy of Climate Generation's Talk Climate Institute.

Europe's biggest bank will not fund tar sands.

 HSBC announced it will no longer finance many coal-fired power plants, Arctic drilling, or new oil sands projects and pipelines. Is the move a signal that the financial industry is pulling away from some fossil fuels investments? Alfred Marcus, a professor with University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, helps us understand.

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We're taking on some big topics in this week's show, including this question: As climate-related losses mount, who pays for the growing costs?

The case for climate reparations

Burned properties are seen in Santa Rosa, Calif.

The case for climate reparations

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