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"[The city] is a system that is difficult to map, but it is evolving." Are you interested in allowing governments to fail? What do you think about systems thinking? How can we help governments be bold? Interview with Carina Gormley, senior associate at the Centre for Public Impact's Climate Change Initiative. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, sustainability, the role of governments, room for failure, and many more. Carina Gormley leads internal partnerships, culture and green initiatives at the Centre for Public Impact's Climate Change Initiative. She's at the forefront of urban innovation and climate action, and has guided over 25 cities in designing and implementing sustainable, community-driven solutions. Carina's expertise spans systems thinking, human-centered design, urbanism, UI/UX, public health, and social equity, providing a holistic approach to climate challenges. Her academic background includes a Masters of Science in Environment and Sustainability Management from Georgetown University and a BA in Architecture and Urbanism. Carina's work is dedicated to empowering local governments and their partners to create resilient, sustainable urban environments. She advocates for the use of AI in climate action and emphasizes the critical role of effective regulatory frameworks. Through her leadership, Carina fosters collaboration, innovation, and sustainable funding structures, ensuring that cities can meet climate goals and build a better future for their communities. Find out more about Carina through these links: Carina Gormley on LinkedIn @CarinaGormley as Carina Gormley on X Centre for Public Impact website Carina Gormley at the Centre for Public Impact Centre for Public Impact on LinkedIn @CPI_foundation as the Centre for Public Impact on X Bridging the Intention Gap - Carina Gormley on the Climate Confident podcast Does Regulation Really Matter? - Carina Gormley on the Reimagining Government Podcast Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.165 - Interview with Michael Healy about smart city being the R&D department No.288 - Interview with Dan Hill about cities being knots No.294 - Interview with Eric A. Brimen about governments limiting their outreach No.296 - Interview with Sally Capp about governmental roles from the government's perspective What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠

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Joel Clement shares insights into philanthropy's role in addressing climate change. Joel shares how to be effective in philanthropy, including building positive relationships between nonprofits and donors. He is now spearheading a $50 million climate change initiative to support communities in responding to climate change resilience.Episode Highlights:How philanthropy has addressed climate change over time How to promote effective philanthropy Joel Clement Bio:Joel Clement joined The Lemelson Foundation in 2023 as a Senior Program Officer. As an award-winning policy expert, scientist, and former federal executive, he brings to the Foundation more than 20 years of experience in the climate arena, including climate and energy policy, resilience and climate adaptation, and climate philanthropy.Clement has led international climate initiatives, provided advice and analysis for White House leadership and two Interior Secretaries, developed and contributed to research and conservation science programs in temperate and tropical ecosystems worldwide, and established a leading conservation science program for a philanthropic foundation. As a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, he led international efforts to address climate disruption in the rapidly warming Arctic.A native of Maine, Clement has received multiple awards for championing climate action and promoting the role of science in public policy. He has been featured and interviewed on CNN, MSNBC, PBS, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Democracy Now and published by the Washington Post, The Hill, Denver Post, The Guardian, NBCThink, and the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. In addition to his full-time role at The Lemelson Foundation, Clement remains a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Belfer Center and is an Associate at the Stockholm Environment Institute.Links:Website: https://www.lemelson.org“Lemelson Foundation launches $50 million climate initiative” Article: https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/lemelson-foundation-launches-50-million-climate-initiative#:~:text=The%20 Lemelson%20Foundation%20 in%20 Portland,greenhouse%20gases%20from%20the%20atmosphere. If you enjoyed this episode, listen to these as well:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/130-leveraging-public-dollars-with-sybil-fred-ackerman/id1556900518?i=1000614841124https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/171-strategies-to-leverage-federal-dollars-with-margi/id1556900518?i=1000649546992https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/95-when-a-passion-for-salmon-and-reptiles/id1556900518?i=1000579918166 Crack the Code: Sybil's Successful Guide to PhilanthropyBecome even better at what you do as Sybil teaches you the strategies and tools you'll need to avoid mistakes and make a career out of philanthropy.Sybil offers resources including free mini-course videos, templates, checklists, and words of advice summarized in easy to review pdfs. Check out Sybil's website with all the latest opportunities to learn from Sybil at https://www.doyourgood.comConnect with Do Your Goodhttps://www.facebook.com/doyourgoodhttps://www.instagram.com/doyourgoodWould you like to talk with Sybil directly?Send in your inquiries through her website https://www.doyourgood.com/ or you can email her directly at sybil@doyourgood.com.

Sagarika Sriram is currently a student at Jumeirah College in Dubai. She founded the organization Kids4abetterworld when she was 10 years old with a mission to educate and encourage young children to lead a more sustainable life and reduce their carbon footprint. Children are the worst affected by the effects of climate change, yet most children do not participate in climate change discussions or take actions to live more sustainably because they do not have the awareness and capability to do so. Kids4abetterworld conducts awareness workshops on sustainability aiming to Educate, Motivate and Activate young children to conserve natural resources, protect biodiversity, and positively impact climate change. As a UN Climate Advisor, she has participated in the global consultations that will ensure children are made aware of their environmental rights and that UN member states protect and uphold these. Kids4abetterworld is a platform for young children to connect across the globe as they adopt sustainable lifestyles and drive systemic solutions to the climate crisis.www.k4bworld.comwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Sagarika Sriram is currently a student at Jumeirah College in Dubai. She founded the organization Kids4abetterworld when she was 10 years old with a mission to educate and encourage young children to lead a more sustainable life and reduce their carbon footprint. Children are the worst affected by the effects of climate change, yet most children do not participate in climate change discussions or take actions to live more sustainably because they do not have the awareness and capability to do so. Kids4abetterworld conducts awareness workshops on sustainability aiming to Educate, Motivate and Activate young children to conserve natural resources, protect biodiversity, and positively impact climate change. As a UN Climate Advisor, she has participated in the global consultations that will ensure children are made aware of their environmental rights and that UN member states protect and uphold these. Kids4abetterworld is a platform for young children to connect across the globe as they adopt sustainable lifestyles and drive systemic solutions to the climate crisis.www.k4bworld.comwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Sagarika Sriram is currently a student at Jumeirah College in Dubai. She founded the organization Kids4abetterworld when she was 10 years old with a mission to educate and encourage young children to lead a more sustainable life and reduce their carbon footprint. Children are the worst affected by the effects of climate change, yet most children do not participate in climate change discussions or take actions to live more sustainably because they do not have the awareness and capability to do so. Kids4abetterworld conducts awareness workshops on sustainability aiming to Educate, Motivate and Activate young children to conserve natural resources, protect biodiversity, and positively impact climate change. As a UN Climate Advisor, she has participated in the global consultations that will ensure children are made aware of their environmental rights and that UN member states protect and uphold these. Kids4abetterworld is a platform for young children to connect across the globe as they adopt sustainable lifestyles and drive systemic solutions to the climate crisis.www.k4bworld.comwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Sagarika Sriram is currently a student at Jumeirah College in Dubai. She founded the organization Kids4abetterworld when she was 10 years old with a mission to educate and encourage young children to lead a more sustainable life and reduce their carbon footprint. Children are the worst affected by the effects of climate change, yet most children do not participate in climate change discussions or take actions to live more sustainably because they do not have the awareness and capability to do so. Kids4abetterworld conducts awareness workshops on sustainability aiming to Educate, Motivate and Activate young children to conserve natural resources, protect biodiversity, and positively impact climate change. As a UN Climate Advisor, she has participated in the global consultations that will ensure children are made aware of their environmental rights and that UN member states protect and uphold these. Kids4abetterworld is a platform for young children to connect across the globe as they adopt sustainable lifestyles and drive systemic solutions to the climate crisis.www.k4bworld.comwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Sagarika Sriram is currently a student at Jumeirah College in Dubai. She founded the organization Kids4abetterworld when she was 10 years old with a mission to educate and encourage young children to lead a more sustainable life and reduce their carbon footprint. Children are the worst affected by the effects of climate change, yet most children do not participate in climate change discussions or take actions to live more sustainably because they do not have the awareness and capability to do so. Kids4abetterworld conducts awareness workshops on sustainability aiming to Educate, Motivate and Activate young children to conserve natural resources, protect biodiversity, and positively impact climate change. As a UN Climate Advisor, she has participated in the global consultations that will ensure children are made aware of their environmental rights and that UN member states protect and uphold these. Kids4abetterworld is a platform for young children to connect across the globe as they adopt sustainable lifestyles and drive systemic solutions to the climate crisis.www.k4bworld.comwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Sagarika Sriram is currently a student at Jumeirah College in Dubai. She founded the organization Kids4abetterworld when she was 10 years old with a mission to educate and encourage young children to lead a more sustainable life and reduce their carbon footprint. Children are the worst affected by the effects of climate change, yet most children do not participate in climate change discussions or take actions to live more sustainably because they do not have the awareness and capability to do so. Kids4abetterworld conducts awareness workshops on sustainability aiming to Educate, Motivate and Activate young children to conserve natural resources, protect biodiversity, and positively impact climate change. As a UN Climate Advisor, she has participated in the global consultations that will ensure children are made aware of their environmental rights and that UN member states protect and uphold these. Kids4abetterworld is a platform for young children to connect across the globe as they adopt sustainable lifestyles and drive systemic solutions to the climate crisis.www.k4bworld.comwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Sagarika Sriram is currently a student at Jumeirah College in Dubai. She founded the organization Kids4abetterworld when she was 10 years old with a mission to educate and encourage young children to lead a more sustainable life and reduce their carbon footprint. Children are the worst affected by the effects of climate change, yet most children do not participate in climate change discussions or take actions to live more sustainably because they do not have the awareness and capability to do so. Kids4abetterworld conducts awareness workshops on sustainability aiming to Educate, Motivate and Activate young children to conserve natural resources, protect biodiversity, and positively impact climate change. As a UN Climate Advisor, she has participated in the global consultations that will ensure children are made aware of their environmental rights and that UN member states protect and uphold these. Kids4abetterworld is a platform for young children to connect across the globe as they adopt sustainable lifestyles and drive systemic solutions to the climate crisis.www.k4bworld.comwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

The year 2050 once felt like a far-off speck on a distant horizon. But with less than three decades left before we reach the halfway point of the 21st century, that faraway mote doesn't feel quite so distant. Is it possible to avoid the worst effects of climate change by then? What efforts can we focus on to truly make an impact? In The Decarbonization Imperative, Professor Michael Lenox and Rebecca Duff described the urgent situation we're in and why the year 2050 is so significant. They clearly and methodically broke down 5 key sectors— Energy, Transportation, Industrial, Building, and Agricultural— to look at which technologies stand the best chance of decarbonizing each sector. They also considered areas where investments and policy actions are needed to quicken the pace of adopting new technologies. The good news? In some sectors, clean technology is emerging or already exists; we only need a plan to transition in time. Lenox and Duff reminded us that climate change isn't just looming; it's here. And while there's no shortage of work to do, there's a pathway to get there through innovation and disruption of the status quo. The Decarbonization Imperative shows us how. Michael Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business Administration and Senior Associate Dean and Chief Strategy Officer at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business and co-author of Can Business Save the Earth? and The Decarbonization Imperative. His work has been cited by the New York Times, the Financial Times, and The Economist. He has been recognized as a Faculty Pioneer by the Aspen Institute, as the top strategy professor under 40 by the Strategic Management Society, and one of the top 40 business professors under 40 by Poets&Quants. Rebecca Duff is Senior Research Associate at the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. She also serves as the managing director for the Institute's Business Innovation and Climate Change Initiative. She has more than 20 years of experience conducting industry and technology research, with a particular focus on product development, emerging technologies, and policy and market interventions. Nick Licata was elected to five terms on the Seattle City Council before leaving office at the end of 2015 to pursue helping citizens influence government policies. His new book, Becoming a Citizen Activist: Stories, Strategies and Advice on How to Change Our World, recaps his and others strategies and how they can be applied to current issues. Buy the Book: The Decarbonization Imperative: Transforming the Global Economy by 2050  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

Steli, cortecce, rami e ramoscelli: tutto ciò che è nel folto delle foreste terrestri non sfugge agli occhi dei satelliti dedicati all'osservazione del nostro pianeta. L'Agenzia spaziale europea (Esa) ha reso noto che si sta dedicando alla creazione di nuove mappe delle biomasse forestali per dare supporto nella gestione delle foreste e per guidare la riduzione delle emissioni nell'ottica di uno sviluppo sostenibile.Di fatto, il team del Climate Change Initiative, fornisce dati sui cambiamenti della quantità di carbonio contenuta nelle biomasse delle foreste, la cui conoscenza può contribuire a elaborare strategie per rallentare i cambiamenti climatici. Una serie di nuove mappe delle biomasse terrestri è stata quindi generata grazie alle osservazioni satellitari.

The U.S. is back in the Paris Agreement and now President Joe Biden wants the federal government to set an example for environmental sustainability. Considering how much space agencies take up, one way to do that is by trimming the real estate portfolio. Federal News Network digital editor Amelia Brust looked into the state of federal green buildings, what lies ahead and how telework during the pandemic has reframed thinking around all of this, and joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.

Carbon dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. In fact, methane emissions are responsible for 16% of the warming we experience today. And because methane is more potent than CO2, we can make a big impact in a short period of time by addressing the concentrated, continuous methane seeps that exist around the world. Olya Irzak is the Founder and CEO of Frost Methane, a company working to combat climate change through the deployment of remote methane destruction devices. On this episode of the podcast, Olya joins Ross and Christophe to discuss why she chose to focus on methane emissions and explain how her team’s technology works to convert concentrated methane into CO2. Olya describes Frost Methane’s initial work with Arctic permafrost and introduces their new application of the technology in coal mines, sharing how the business generates revenue through carbon markets like California’s cap-and-trade market. Listen in for Olya’s insight on the benefits of voluntary markets and learn her approach to prioritizing climate interventions to make the biggest impact. Connect with Nori Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Patreon Resources Frost Methane Frost Methane on LinkedIn Olya on LinkedIn ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit Center for Negative Carbon Emissions Google’s Climate Change Initiative ‘7,000 Underground Gas Bubbles Poised to Explode in Arctic’ in The Siberian Times Video of Exploding Under-Ice Methane Gas in Siberia Laughlin Barker Pleistocene Park Pleistocene Park on Reversing Climate Change EP073 Dr. Leslie Field Ice 911 ASU’s Arctic Ice Management Project University of Beijing Research on Calving Silver Lining ‘Sometimes Success Is Right Under Your Feet, As Tomato Grower Knows’ in AP News California’s Cap-and-Trade Program Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation Stripe Climate --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/reversingclimatechange/support

Michael R. Boswell is Department Head and Professor of City & Regional Planning at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo. He has a Master of Science (M.S.P.) and Ph.D. in Urban & Regional Planning from The Florida State University. He has published on topics such as climate action planning, hazard mitigation, adaptive management and governance, local government planning, autonomous vehicles, and sustainable development. He is lead author of the book Climate Action Planning published by Island Press. Dr. Boswell served as an expert advisor on ‘Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning’ for the UN-Habitat Cities and Climate Change Initiative and attended the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP-21) to launch the report. In 2017, he represented the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning in the Planners for Climate Action initiative launched at COP-23 in Bonn. Since 2006 he has served as a senior advisor and Project Director, for the California Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan update. He is a founding member and served on the Organizing Committee of the Central Coast Climate Collaborative and he is the Director of the California Climate Action Planning Conference. Dr. Boswell worked as a professional planner for Brevard County, Florida, the East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. His public service leadership includes having served on the board of the non-profit Bike SLO County and as a member and Chair of the City of San Luis Obispo Planning Commission. Michael Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: The basics to climate action planning for communities. The roles of engagement and collaboration in climate action planning Including both mitigation and adaptation in climate action planning Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders Michael's Final Five Question Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? One piece of advice I have is that you have to find some way to deal with the overwhelming challenge that we face and how it can affect you mentally. I talked to so many fellow professionals in this field who seem to kind of go through these peaks and troughs in terms of their sense of the problem and their ability to make a difference with the problem. Part of this is about taking care of yourself and your own physical and mental health and part of this is about developing good professional networks that provide some support. But, it can be difficult. There are certainly days where you can wake up and feel this problem is overwhelming and it's unsolvable. I remember after I read, David Wallace Wells, Uninhabitable Planet, I just sort of wanted to stay in bed for the day. A great book, but not a feel good book by any means. So, I think that's a real struggle for sustainability professionals and I think we have to help each other with that. We can do that through good networking and communicating with each other, and then taking care of ourselves. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? There's a lot to be excited about. You have to find the exciting things because that's what really gives you hope. I think there are a couple of important ones for me right now. I've come a lot more focused on getting better up to speed on energy and our energy situation. It just really seems like we are finally at that moment where we are really about to make rapid progress on renewable energy, both due to the cost of renewable energy, continuing to come down but also some of the other real benefits to things like electrification, electric vehicles, that sort of thing. I really feel like we're really finally at that moment we all hoped we would get to on energy. Also, there seems to be a resurgence in the global movement on climate change. We seem to be again in a moment of real activism around climate change, particularly with young people. I think that's always really exciting, although we need to get things done now today on this issue. It feels good that there seems to be this next generation coming up that's highly motivated to push really aggressive action on climate change. What is one book you would recommend sustainability leaders read? Now, the worst thing you can ever ask a professor is to recommend one book. We want to recommend 20. For me, the classic book on this was Earth in the Balance by Al Gore. I have to admit, I haven't gone back and read it recently, but I remember when I first read it, it really was the kind of book that inspired me and got me on the path to sustainability and climate change. I do want to give a recommendation for one of my fellow Island press authors, and that's Designing Climate Solutions by Hal Harvey. Island presses who publishes our book. They're a nonprofit publisher and they do a lot of great books on the environment, sustainability and climate change. Hal just spoke locally recently and I thought he gave a great talk and the book's full of interesting ideas on how we develop solutions for climate change. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in your work? Yeah, I was trying to figure out a way to answer this where I wouldn't just going to detail a bunch of boring government reports and things of that nature, which tends to be at least for me, a lot of the tools I use things like the Global Protocol for doing greenhouse gas emissions inventories. It's interesting, but it's not a page turner. I thought one set of things I could potentially mention were some of the newsletters that I read. Like I said, there's so much going on in the field of climate change, it's very difficult to keep track of the field. There's a couple of newsletters I'm really dependent on. There's Climate Nexus, which is a daily news digest. That's really great. There's something called EcoAdapt CAKE (Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange). They have a periodic newsletter that's excellent in terms of going over like case studies and new tools and things like that. One greeat energy related resource is called Utility Dive. There's a number of podcasts like this podcast I think are great. I also always try to listen to the Cimate One podcast and the Interchange from Greentech Media. Where can our listeners go to learn more about you and your work? Yeah, you can find me on LinkedIn of course and then my email mboswell@calpoly.edu. I'm periodically on Twitter, and that is at @mboswell  

Scientists assert that global warming must be kept below two degrees Celsius to avoid insurmountable global disruption. Getting there will require near total decarbonization of economic activity by 2060. Agriculture accounts for a significant amount of GHG emissions worldwide but is also the one sector being hit the hardest by a changing climate. As the global population continues to grow – an additional 2 billion people predicted by 2050  – industry stakeholders are working diligently on technology solutions that will increase productivity while reducing carbon footprint. We take a closer look at the two largest sources of GHG emissions – livestock farming and soil management – and explore the best practices and technologies that support carbon-smart farming.  We'll then discuss the levers and opportunities in more detail with Darden Professor Mike Lenox, who is a co-author on the forthcoming report titled Path to 2060: Decarbonizing the Agriculture Industry. We would like to thank Dominion Energy’s Ryan Childress, Beanstalk Farm’s Jack and Michael Ross, and UVA Professor James Galloway for their contributions to this podcast, which also includes insights from the March 2019 World Agri-tech Innovation Summit. This is the fourth in a series of podcasts from the Business Innovation and Climate Change Initiative at Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation http://www.darden.virginia.edu/innovation-climate/. Episodes 5, 7, and 10 of Research and Relevance discussed automobiles, electric utilities, and industrials. Podcast hosted by Becky Duff, Senior Research Associate for the Business Innovation and Climate Change Initiative, Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

The City of San Antonio has formed a coalition to develop a new Climate Change initiative. The initiative will be voted on and unveiled in the near future. We got a glimpse of the initiative from our guests Kaiba White and Brianna Barrera with Public Citizen.

Closing Plenary: Where Do We Go From Here?   This was the closing plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Barbara Byrd- Oregon AFL-CIO Speakers: Virgil Welch-California Air Resources Board Vivian Buckingham-Ceres Dave Foster-Blue-Green Alliance Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Afternoon Workshop: Carbon revenues   This was one of the afternoon workshops offered as part of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Carla Din, Apollo Alliance Speakers: Chris Busch, Center for Resource Solutions K.C. Bishop, Chevron Corporation Rafael Aguilera, Verde Group Tim Rainey, California Labor Federation Workforce and Economic Development Program Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Afternoon Plenary: Economic Impact of Carbon Pricing Policies This was the afternoon plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Jim Beno, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Speakers: Kate Gordon, Apollo Alliance Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center Jeff Rickert, AFL-CIO Green Jobs Center David Roland-Holst, UC Berkeley Agricultural and Resources Economics Department Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Keynote Address: Making Climate Change Policy Work Conference Introduction of Speaker:  Cheryl Brown, UC Berkeley Labor Center Speaker: Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California Manuel Pastor is Professor of Geography and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, where he also serves as Director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) at U.S.C.’s Center for Sustainable Cities and as Co-Director of U.S.C.'s Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII). Founding director of the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he holds an economics Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Morning Workshop: Common issues for labor and environmental justice groups This was one of the morning workshops offered as part of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Rachel Morello-Frosch, UC Berkeley Speakers: Lisa Hoyos, AFL-CIO Nia Robinson, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative Erin Rogers, Union of Concerned Scientists Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.  

Opening Plenary: Climate Change, Economic and Carbon Pricing Overview This was the opening plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Opening remarks: Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center Art Pulaski, California Labor Federation Bob Balgenorth, State Building and Construction Trades Council Opening Plenary Moderator: Andrea Buffa, UC Berkeley Labor Center Opening Plenary Speakers: Payal Parekh, International Rivers Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory Holmes Hummel, 2008 Congressional Science Fellow Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Closing Plenary: Where Do We Go From Here?   This was the closing plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Barbara Byrd- Oregon AFL-CIO Speakers: Virgil Welch-California Air Resources Board Vivian Buckingham-Ceres Dave Foster-Blue-Green Alliance Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Afternoon Workshop: Carbon revenues   This was one of the afternoon workshops offered as part of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Carla Din, Apollo Alliance Speakers: Chris Busch, Center for Resource Solutions K.C. Bishop, Chevron Corporation Rafael Aguilera, Verde Group Tim Rainey, California Labor Federation Workforce and Economic Development Program Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Afternoon Plenary: Economic Impact of Carbon Pricing Policies This was the afternoon plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Jim Beno, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Speakers: Kate Gordon, Apollo Alliance Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center Jeff Rickert, AFL-CIO Green Jobs Center David Roland-Holst, UC Berkeley Agricultural and Resources Economics Department Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Keynote Address: Making Climate Change Policy Work Conference Introduction of Speaker:  Cheryl Brown, UC Berkeley Labor Center Speaker: Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California Manuel Pastor is Professor of Geography and American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, where he also serves as Director of the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) at U.S.C.’s Center for Sustainable Cities and as Co-Director of U.S.C.'s Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII). Founding director of the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he holds an economics Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Morning Workshop: Common issues for labor and environmental justice groups This was one of the morning workshops offered as part of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Moderator: Rachel Morello-Frosch, UC Berkeley Speakers: Lisa Hoyos, AFL-CIO Nia Robinson, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative Erin Rogers, Union of Concerned Scientists Miya Yoshitani, Asian Pacific Environmental Network Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.  

Opening Plenary: Climate Change, Economic and Carbon Pricing Overview This was the opening plenary of the May 5th conference, “Making Climate Change Policy Work in Difficult Economic Times. PowerPoint presentations by these and other conference speakers will be available at http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/greenjobs/climatechange.shtml Opening remarks: Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center Art Pulaski, California Labor Federation Bob Balgenorth, State Building and Construction Trades Council Opening Plenary Moderator: Andrea Buffa, UC Berkeley Labor Center Opening Plenary Speakers: Payal Parekh, International Rivers Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory Holmes Hummel, 2008 Congressional Science Fellow Sponsor details: This event was sponsored by the UC Berkeley Labor Center with Apollo Alliance, California Labor Federation's Workforce and Economic Development Program, California State Building and Construction Trades Council, Don Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy, Energy Foundation, Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative, and Western Climate Advocates Network (WeCAN). Funding was provided by the Energy Foundation, French American Charitable Trust, and Pacific Gas and Electric.

Kyoto and California The Kyoto Protocol came into force on February 16, 2005. How might climate change impact California specifically? What state and local government initiatives might bring California into compliance with the Kyoto Protocol? Terre Verde will be in conversation with the Union of Concerned Scientists' California Climate Change program, International council for Local Environmental Initiatives’ Cities for Climate Protection Campaign, and the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative. The post Terra Verde – March 4, 2005 appeared first on KPFA.