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Matt and Nick talk about the harmful impact of slowly transitioning to net-zero (Slow route to net zero will worsen global climate crisis, IPCC chief warns),Increased power bills over the summer (Survey: Over 70 percent of Americans paid higher power bill due to summer’s extreme heat),Arizona stopping its water leases to farms owned by Saudi Arabia (Arizona to End Water Leases to Saudi-Owned Alfalfa Farm),The US and Switzerland’s donation to Brazilian deforestation efforts (Switzerland, US donate $8 million to Brazil's fund to fight Amazon deforestation),A fine for space pollution (US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network),Some miners switching to renewable energy (Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy),And some climate solutions from NPR’s Climate Week (Good news about tackling climate change)!Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Vala Alta and use promo code “TPT” for 15% off.