Kim Cobb

Kim Cobb, a climate scientist and professor at Georgia Tech, shares her transformative journey of realizing the environmental cost of frequent flying for conferences. She discusses advocating for reduced air travel in academia, driven by her own reckoning with carbon emissions. The conversation explores the impacts of the pandemic on travel habits, generational divides in academic flying, and the importance of balancing personal choices with environmental responsibility. Kim emphasizes a shift towards virtual interactions and regional hubs to foster sustainable practices in her field.