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Laura interviews Deepti Chatti, assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego, to explore energy access, clean cooking transitions, and how social, cultural, and environmental factors shape climate solutions around the world. From interdisciplinary research and teaching climate justice to finding hope in the next generation of environmental leaders, this episode examines how people navigate complex environmental challenges while working toward a more equitable and sustainable future.

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Guest Bio:
Dr. Deepti Chatti is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego. An engineer turned ethnographer, Deepti draws on her interdisciplinary training to critically analyze sustainable development efforts in India and the United States. Her current research is on energy access and air pollution exposures in historically marginalized communities.

Deepti received her PhD at Yale University. Prior to her current work in academia, Deepti worked for several years in public policy research in India, and as an engineer in California helping cities and counties plan for and design public environmental infrastructure.

Music Credits
Intro: Givin Me Eyes by Grace Mesa
Outro: Never Ending Soul Groove by Mattijs Muller

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