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Send us your questions about climate crisis and politics for the next Stateside guest: Bill McKibben

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Guardian community team. (2026, November 13). Send us your questions about climate crisis and politics for the next Stateside guest: Bill McKibben. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/13/climate-environment-questions-bill-mckibben

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This call to action invites readers to submit questions for environmentalist and columnist Bill McKibben ahead of his appearance on the Guardian podcast Stateside. The request comes as Democrats prepare to take control of the House and Senate in 2027, highlighting a period of uncertainty regarding how much political focus will be directed toward the climate crisis. The piece highlights McKibben’s argument in his book, Here Comes the Sun, that while the UN has declared global heating past safe limits "unavoidable," the necessary tools to solve the crisis already exist if the politics can catch up.
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7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
Democrats will control the House and Senate in the new year, and they have a long list of priorities ahead of them.
2026-11-13 · assertive framing · Send us your questions about climate crisis and politics for the next Stateside guest: Bill McKibben
With his victory, Democrats will hold at least 55 seats in the Senate – their largest midterm gain since 1986.
2026-11-12 · assertive framing · Share your reaction to Scott Colom’s Mississippi Senate win
Do you have any concerns about what might happen next, including the implications for US foreign policy and America’s relationship with the rest of the world?
2026-11-04 · assertive framing · Tell us: how do you feel about the US midterm election results?
The Guardian’s political reporters will take questions on everything from how key races shook out, surprising results, what power Democrats will have, and what this all means for Donald Trump.
2026-11-04 · assertive framing · Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results?
On 3 November, millions of Americans will vote in the midterm elections to decide control of the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as the governorships in 36 states.
2026-10-27 · assertive framing · US voters: what are the issues that will decide your vote in the midterm elections?
The US midterm elections that will decide control of the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as the governorships in 36 states, are just one week away.
2026-10-27 · mixed framing · Gen Z voters: tell us what is guiding your vote in the US midterm elections?
It could be seen in your job or at your local grocery store, something you notice at your children’s school or out in your community.
2026-10-15 · mixed framing · People in the US: what is your personal ‘recession indicator’?
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Share your reaction to Scott Colom’s Mississippi Senate win
2026-11-12 · The Guardian
Tell us: how do you feel about the US midterm election results?
2026-11-04 · The Guardian
Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results?
2026-11-04 · The Guardian
Gen Z voters: tell us what is guiding your vote in the US midterm elections?
2026-10-27 · The Guardian
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The UN declared this summer that, despite some progress, it is now “unavoidable” that the globe will heat past the point that scientists say will threaten human health.
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Democrats will control the House and Senate in the new year, and they have a long list of priorities ahead of them.
2026-11-14 · The Guardian
Send us your questions about climate crisis and politics for the next Stateside guest: Bill McKibben · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

We want to hear from you: what do you want political leaders to do about it in 2027? asserted
leaders → want → 2027
Democrats will control the House and Senate in the new year, and they have a long list of priorities ahead of them. asserted
they → control → them
But it remains to be seen just how much they will focus on one of the most pressing issues of our times: the climate crisis. asserted
they → remain → times
The UN declared this summer that, despite some progress, it is now “unavoidable” that the globe will heat past the point that scientists say will threaten human health. asserted
scientists → declare → health
Despite these terrifying predictions, the US remains absent from global efforts to limit the impacts of the climate crisis. asserted
US → remain → crisis
Environmentalist and Guardian columnist Bill McKibben has been ringing the alarm for decades. asserted
McKibben → ring → decades
But in his most recent book, Here Comes the Sun, he’s argued that we’re at a unique moment of opportunity. asserted
we → come → opportunity
The science and the markets have given us the tools to solve the crisis – we just need the politics to catch up. asserted
politics → give → crisis
So what does he think is politically possible now? asserted
he → think → ?
And what would you like to ask McKibben about this moment of peril and opportunity? asserted
you → like → peril
You can can also email us at statesidepod@theguardian.com If you’re having trouble using the form click here. asserted
you → email → form
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