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In this Convo of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Dr. Missy Stults, Sustainability and Innovations Director at City of Ann Arbor, working with all city operations, residents, businesses, the University of Michigan, nonprofits, and others to make Ann Arbor one of the most sustainable and equitable cities in America. Dr. Stults has dedicated 20 years of focus and national level expertise on urban resilience and climate change in an array of roles, prior to joining the City. She has worked on adaptation to climate change since 2004, as the Climate Director at ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability and as a consultant to philanthropic organizations. Missy holds dual PhDs from the University of Michigan in urban & regional planning and natural resources & the environment. She also has her Masters in Climate and Society from Columbia University, and undergraduate degrees in Marine Biology and Environmental Science from the University of New England.She and Ted focus their conversation around some big and recent news out of the City: 79% of Ann Arbor voters voted to form a Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU). An SEU is another form of utility, rooted in energy efficiency, activated locally, and intended to be an accelerated pathway for the community to promote clean energy to meet its 2030 climate commitment. Ann Arbor's SEU is an opt-in, supplemental community-owned energy utility that will provide energy from local solar and battery storage systems. It will also implement networked geothermal systems beginning with a 232-home project in a low income neighborhood, also serving a public school and community center. Thanks to the SEU, green energy will be provided to residents and businesses through direct installations on their properties, as well as through small-scale distribution systems such as networked systems or microgrids.Missy and Ted discuss the benefits of the City's SEU: improved energy reliability at times when the grid goes down through increased access to solar and energy storage and shared geothermal systems - all City owned, energy justice initiatives, including broad and deep access to renewable energy, and the creation of programs for low income and underserved residents, including workforce training opportunities, and the expansion of weatherization services.
Are you interested in how to manage multiple disasters at once? Summary of the article titled Misfortunes never come singly. A holistic approach to urban resilience and sustainability challenges from 2023 by Cristina Serbanica and Daniela Luminita Constantin, published in the Cities journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Keygan Huckleberry in episode 282 talking about disaster management and resilience. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see the connection between urban resilience and sustainability. This article highlights the interplay between acute shocks, long-term stresses, and their implications for urban safety and inclusiveness. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: Global urban agendas must be adaptable to regional challenges, as different cities face varied combinations of shocks and stresses. Urban resilience focuses on immediate responses to shocks, while sustainability prioritizes long-term well-being and equity. The concepts of resilience and sustainability overlap in areas like safety and inclusiveness, which are crucial for resilient, sustainable cities. You can find the article through this link. Abstract: The United Nations' World Cities Report 2020 predicts that the world will continue to urbanize over the next decades, despite the pandemic experience, whose impact on urbanization trends is not clear at this point in time. By 2070, almost 60 % of the world population is projected to live in urban areas and be exposed to both chronic and emerging urban challenges (UN Habitat, 2022). Within this framework, “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” appears as one of the most prominent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UNGA, 2015). The New Urban Agenda builds on the SDG 11 and affirms the global commitment to support the sustainable and resilient urban development (UNGA, 2017). At the same time, fostering resilient cities and investing in urban resilience remains high on the agenda of international organizations and global governance networks such as the UN Habitat (e.g. “City Resilience Profiling Programme”), the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (e.g. “Making Cities Resilient” campaigns), the World Bank (e.g. “Cities Resilience Programme”), the OECD (e.g. “Resilient cities”), ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (e.g. the “Resilient Cities” Programme), Cities Alliance (e.g. “Joint Work Programme on Resilient Cities”), ARUP and the Rockefeller Foundation (e.g. The 100 Resilient Cities (100 RC) Programme, City Resilience Index) etc. In the wake of Covid 19 pandemic, there is a growing consensus that cities offer unique opportunities to enhance resilience to the effects of pandemic, but also to achieving sustainable development (UN Habitat, 2021). Connecting episodes: No.091R - The political premises of contemporary urban concepts: the global city, the sustainable city, the resilient city, the creative city, and the smart city No.280 - Interview with Hudson Worsley about difference between resilience and sustainability professionals You can find the transcript through this link. 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
Yunus Arikan, the head of global policy and advocacy at ICLEI (Local Governments for Sustainability), talks with The New American's Alex Newman at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. He explains how and why ICLEI (formerly the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) targets local governments — cities, towns, etc. — to implement global (i.e., ... The post ICLEI's Yunus Arikan Describes His Organization's Goals appeared first on The New American.
Mary Garton is a nurse and educator, now retired. She is involved in climate action at the local, state, and national level, but focuses on at the national level. Mary has participated in 28 lobby meetings with 15 different members of Congress or their legislative aides, both on Capitol Hill and here in district. She has been active with Citizens Climate Lobby for 4 ½ years, and believes, like they do, that the best way to fight one's own climate anxiety is to actively work towards a viable solution.Dr. Missy Stults is the Sustainability and Innovations Manager for the City of Ann Arbor. In this role, she works with all city operations, residents, businesses, the University of Michigan, nonprofits, and others to make Ann Arbor one of the most sustainable and equitable cities in America and to implement the A2ZERO Carbon Neutrality Plan. Prior to joining the City, Missy worked with cities and tribal communities around the nation to advance their climate and sustainability goals, including during her time as the Climate Director at ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability and as a consultant to philanthropic organizations. Missy has a PhD in urban resilience from the University of Michigan, a Masters in Climate and Society from Columbia University, and undergraduate degrees in Marine Biology and Environmental Science from the University of New England.Citizens' Climate Lobby is a grassroots, non-profit, non-partisan organization whose mission is to create the political will for a livable world. Thousands of volunteers across the country build respectful relationships with their members of Congress to advocate for effective national policies to address climate change, believing that bipartisan support is essential for creating durable climate policy. CCL volunteers have been promoting a proposal called carbon fee and dividend since 2008. In January of 2019, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act was introduced with bipartisan support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHEFChJq24ghttps://en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.html?v=21.12.0https://citizensclimatelobby.org/white-house/
Lis and Marcus discuss what their ideal climate-resilient cities would look and feel like - and Kobie Brand, the Africa regional director of the global cities network ICLEI, is back to talk about the exciting innovations happening in African cities, including the use of the Minecraft video game to map out climate adaptation strategies in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. And coffee farmer Hector Velasquez explains his crucial role in supporting San Salvador's ambitions to become a ‘sponge' city. Find out more about:- The UN's Global Adaptation Network: unep.org/gan- Climate adaptation resources and multimedia: bit.ly/2Y8SavL- CityAdapt: cityadapt.com/en- The ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: africa.iclei.org- The Global Environment Facility: thegef.orgReferences:- 68% of the world population projected to live in urban areas by 2050, says UN: bit.ly/3Be7YvX- A Practical Guide to Climate-resilient Buildings & Communities: bit.ly/3DgWlFg- “Sponge City”: San Salvador uses nature to fight floods: bit.ly/3izMwKu
Lis and Marcus are joined by Koko Warner, from the UN Climate Change Secretariat, to discuss the parallels between tackling the Covid pandemic and building resilience to climate change. But also, what can we expect at the upcoming COP26 climate summit in Glasgow? Kobie Brand, the Africa regional director of the global cities network ICLEI, shares her lessons on the speed and power of collective action from living through ‘Day Zero' - the time when Cape Town nearly ran out of water. Find out more about:- The UN's Global Adaptation Network: unep.org/gan- Climate adaptation resources and multimedia: bit.ly/2Y8SavL- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: unfccc.int- The ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability: africa.iclei.orgReferences:- Call to Action for a Climate-resilient Recovery from Covid-19: bit.ly/3AdDAjR- Adaptation Gap Report 2020: bit.ly/3Bhby8o- National Adaptation Plans: bit.ly/3abjBaW
A quiet month of September from the Talking Transformation Podcast ends with a bulletin communicating the Urban Festival 2020 event and program with festival coordinator, Rashiq Fataar. Rashiq talks about the diverse and extensive program during the course of October. He communicates how you can get involved both real time and via the recorded material. Find out more via the excellent website: urbanfestival.co/2020-programme Quoting from their website: "Urban Festival is a series of virtual engagements hosted by South African Cities Network (SACN), Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN), The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Open Cities Lab (OCL), WITS Journalism and Media Lab (JAMLAB), Our Future Cities (OFC), ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, and others. The festival will run from 1-31 October 2020, culminating on World Cities Day. The first edition has an overarching focus on inclusivity, accessibility and digital innovation. The programming will comprise a Main Programme of speakers from government, civil society and industry. This will be complemented by an Emergent Programme of wide-ranging additional presenters and organisations who have responded to our Open Call." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-transformation-po/message
"You can't manage what you don't measure." We've all heard that before. Kim dives into that with ICLEI-USA's Program Manager for Tools & Innovation. We talk greenhouse gas emissions inventories, how our measurement and analysis tools have evolved, and opportunities now and in the future for them to be a springboard for meaningful climate action.
BZE Community Radio Show podcast 23 April 2018 covering:The Local Government Climate Review,Bill McKibben’s Accelerate Speaking Tour,Sustainability Victoria on Victorians’ Perception of Climate Change.We talk to authors of the 2018 Local Government Climate Review, which will be launched at the Resilient Cities Conference in Bonn, Germany this week. The review is a joint initiative between BZE, Ironbark Sustainability and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability.Australian Local Government Climate Review (2018)Guests:Imogen JubbBeyond Zero EmissionsZero Carbon Communities Manager Alexi LynchIronbark SustainabilityBusiness Manager We interview Glen Klatovsky, Deputy CEO of 350.org Australia, about the upcoming Bill McKibben Accelerate Speaking Tourhttps://350.org.au/accelerate-climate-action-bill-mckibben-tour/Glen Klatovsky350.orgAustralia Deputy CEO Rollingstone: 17 July 2012: Bill McKibbenhttps://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719We talk to Dianna McDonald about the extensive research undertaken by Sustainability Victoria into Victorians’ attitudes to Climate Change and the overwhelming response is that 91% said humans are contributing to climate change; and 78% say that urgent action is needed now.Dianna McDonaldSustainability VictoriaProject Lead Social Research: Climate Change Programhttp://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/About-Us/Research/Victorians-perceptions-of-climate-changeBeyond Zero Emissions: Community Radio Show PodcastMonday 23 April 2018Producer/Presenter: Erin JonesRadio 3CR Melbourne 01 May 2018|Categories: Community Show
Renewable energy is quickly becoming more affordable and accessible than ever, but can these systems be successfully implemented on your urban homestead? Former MOTHER EARTH NEWS editor, Kale Roberts, spoke with green building expert Dan Chiras to get some ideas about sensible alternative energy sources, how effective you might find them, and to discuss other simple ways to make your home more energy efficient. Check the links below for topics in the podcast that may have piqued your interest: ICLEI: Local Governments for SustainabilityThe Evergreen Institute For those of you interested in experimenting with solar right away, Kale Roberts has some projects to recommend! Each of these could be knocked out in a weekend, and they're all great ways to begin saving more energy than ever. DIY Solar Heat Grabber:DIY Solar Heating with the Heat Grabber DIY Solar Oven:How to Build a Solar OvenMaking a Solar Cooker for FreeEveryday Solar Cooking DIY Solar Still:How to Make a Solar Still Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources that may pique your interests! To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page! Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for an opportunity to see our podcast guest live! The Mother Earth News and Friends podcast is a production of Ogden Publications.
A sustainable community isn’t just environmentally responsible – it’s also equitable, inclusive, vibrant, healthy, and affordable. On this call recording, you'll learn more about the importance of partnerships, collaboration and local knowledge in building greener and more enduring communities. Featuring Fred Profeta, Chair of the Sustainable Jersey Mayors' Committee and Deputy Mayor for the Environment of Maplewood Township, NJ and Angela Vincent, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Director at ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability. Call recorded on January 13, 2011. Call notes online at bit.ly/12ka7RD
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