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April 18, 2025 22 mins

Shalanda Baker is the University of Michigan's vice provost for sustainability and climate action. She joined the Michigan Minds podcast to discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.


How does the current political climate affect what we're doing here at the University of Michigan with regard to sustainability and climate action?

I am so laser focused on climate action and sustainability. I think the science is clear. We're in an emergency. We are in the last decade of action. We only get one life, and so in my life, I've decided to be of service, whether that be as a military officer, which I've done, as a professor, or a civil servant, which I also did, and now here.


We're doubling down on making clear what the science is and what the urgency is.Now, as we communicate that more broadly, we absolutely have to connect the dots. I think one of the reasons why the arguments being made by the current administration have been so powerful and connected with people is that the investments that we were making to mitigate climate change were not being felt yet.


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