Guardian columnist George Monbiot and Climate change activist George Marshall took part in the discussion at a Guardian Live event in King's Place in central London on 13 May.
The discussion was about the glaring disconnect about why almost all governments agree that we need to reduce greenhouse gases, but at the same time they try to maximize fossil-fuel production.
The highlight about Hillary Clinton's compartmentalizing the issue was especially revealing.
How can we ever solve the climate crisis when our government's are trying to have it both ways?