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In this final episode of Season 8, I connect with Miguel Moravec, a Senior Associate with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), for an in-depth discussion about the opportunities to curb the negative climate impacts of our current car-dependent approach to transportation by providing more sustainable mobility mode choices, such as walking, biking, and transit.Thank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and subscribe to the podcast on your preferred listening platform. Also, don't forget to check out the Active Towns Channel for more video content.Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):- RMI website  - My episode with Wes Marshall - Killed By A Traffic Engineer Book- Ep 242 with Bryn Grunwald w/ RMI - Ep 83 Ben Holland July 2021 - Ep 237 Megan Kimble - Prof. Peter Norton - Fighting Traffic- My School Street video with Billy Fields- RMI Smarter Modes Calculator - Holiday Livestream with Ryan Van DuzerIf you are a fan of the Active Towns Podcast, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:1. Join our Patreon community. Contributions start at just $1 per month(Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to content and a 15% discount in the Active Towns Merch Store)2. If you enjoyed this episode, you can also "leave a tip" through "Buy Me a Coffee"3. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my storeCredits:- Video and audio production by John Simmerman- Music via Epidemic SoundResources used during the production of this video:- My recording platform is Ecamm Live- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite- Equipment: Contact me for a complete listFor more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:- Active Towns Website- Active Towns on Twitter- Periodic e-NewsletterBackground:Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I'm a health promotion and public health professional with over 30 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.Since 2010,  I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.Thanks once again for tuning in! I hope you find this content helpful and insightful.Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2024 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In our latest episode we chat with Kathy Wight, Vice President for Net Zero Solutions at World Energy, and how they are leading the charge in decarbonizing business travel and freight. Kathy takes us from her roots in the NGO sphere to her pivotal role in driving practical sustainability solutions, sharing insights from her experience with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the innovative strides in sustainable fuels like SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) and renewable diesel. We find out why she transitioned to the business side to actively work on developing practical solutions to decarbonise aviation.We venture into the complex landscape of Sustainable Aviation Fuel certificates, dissecting the intricacies of environmental attribute certificates, and the book and claim system. Kathy helps clarify these often-confusing terms, shedding light on how these mechanisms play a vital role in reducing emissions across industry value chains. We discuss the importance of transparency and the potential for a universal taxonomy to simplify the process for newcomers, ensuring accurate carbon intensity scores and fostering broader engagement in the SAF arena.Additionally, Kathy explains how long-term contracts with corporations act as “market makers” for SAF, signalling durable demand and unlocking capital to scale up production facilities. For industry newcomers and veterans alike, Kathy's insights offer a deep understanding of how SAF certificates and partnerships are accelerating sustainable change in aviation.  She emphasizes the importance of taking action now, rather than waiting for the perfect system to emerge.  Check out our last episode with C.R Sincock, Avfuel, where we look at the development of the SAF supply chain: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2202964/episodes/16057604

In this episode, our guest argues that not only is the energy transition happening, it's happening faster and more profoundly that you can imagine…and it's being led by China. The ‘age of renewables' will be very different than the ‘age of carbon' and the same forecasting assumptions do not apply. The energy transition is being driven by technology, economics, geo-strategy and, of-course, necessity. And the data proves it. Our guest is Kingsmill Bond, Senior Principal at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). Kingsmill's latest analysis is available in the link in the show notes. https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2024/06/RMI-Cleantech-Revolution-pdf.pdf

Fexco's PACE welcomes the introduction of the Pegasus Guidelines by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) together with the Climate Aligned Finance (CAF) banking group, marking a significant advancement in climate-aligned finance for the aviation sector. The Pegasus Guidelines mark a pioneering step, designed to help banks independently measure and disclose the emissions intensity and climate alignment of their aviation lending portfolios compared to a 1.5°C scenario to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. This process engaged banks, experts, and members of industry, and provides a common framework to measure and support the decarbonising of the aviation sector and help accelerate the adoption of technology levers such as sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). PACE's Role in Facilitating Compliance and Transparency PACE has been working directly with Banks for the past two year and has been developing the platform to meet the requirements of the Pegasus Guidelines, presenting the framework at Airline Operator, Owner, and Portfolio levels and incorporating actual flight utilisation and load factor data from ICAO (International Civil Organisation Agency). PACE users can see the full lifecycle Well to Wake emissions incorporating both CO2 and GHG equivalent emissions, presented as CO2e WTW. PACE users can analyse these emissions though Revenue Tonne Kilometer (RTK). This creates a significant opportunity for financiers to enhance reporting completeness and accuracy, as PACE's research reveals that less than 15% of commercial airline operators published emissions data in 2022, leaving a huge gap of data for Financiers to fill. "The Pegasus Guidelines provides a very thorough reporting standard, and we are delighted to be announced as a qualified data provider," said Rob Neale, Chief Product Officer of PACE. "We view this as a significant milestone in addressing the sustainability challenges of the sector. PACE is dedicated to supporting the Pegasus Guidelines with precise analytics and reporting, aiding the sector in aligning with the global shift towards environmental responsibility. This endorsement enables PACE users to conduct in-depth analysis of airline performance, providing a comprehensive overview of sectoral emissions." PACE has already established itself as one of the most authoritative voices in the aviation and sustainable finance sector, through innovation and strategic partnerships with key clients such as SMBC Aviation Capital and Aergo Capital, and with leading industry authorities such as Ishka. These strategic partnerships, coupled with the successful completion of the Pegasus Guidelines qualifying process, ensures PACE remains the global benchmark when it comes to supporting customers in addressing aviation's biggest challenge in mapping its pathway to Net-Zero by 2050. PACE is Fexco's Sustainability Platform. Starting in aviation, PACE is broadening its scope to other industries, empowering businesses to make better environmental decisions. To find out more, visit the PACE website. See more stories here.

In this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, father-daughter duo, Ted and Sierra Flanigan host the clean energy crash course mini series focusing on Ted's international travels.They introduce the mini series, which will highlight 40 years of international trips, which gave him global perspective on energy issues. This led to 40 years of reporting on these issues and opening people's eyes to energy innovations and technologies all over the world. They will highlight  his experiences from travels to countries including Canada, The Soviet Union, France, Singapore, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Philippines, Thailand, China, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, Iceland, and South Korea.In part 1, Ted begins with the lessons learned from his fulfilling experiences abroad that have enriched his work life. Throughout all his years of international travel, his biggest takeaway is that 98% of the people in the world are good people, and he's constantly been reassured through human connection and learning from different cultures. The first trip that Ted and Sierra reminisce on is his works in Canada in the James Bay area around 1985 and the huge hydro Quebec Electric projects there. He also discusses his works in Ontario and working for the City of Toronto as it sought soft path solutions.The second trip they covered was Moscow at the Global Forum on Sustainable Development in 1988. Ted was asked to attend as a sustainability expert to help guide the forum on behalf of Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI).Ted concludes with a favorite trip, an experience which was also afforded to him via RMI, in Singapore, and thanks to Lee Eng Lock, that culminated with a side trip into the jungles of Malaysia and the South China Sea. Sierra thanks him for taking a trip down memory lane, and reiterates the idea of being open and receptive to what other cultures have to teach us - which is a lot. 

In this episode of This Must Be the Place, Shawna chats with Chris MagWood, a crusader for reversing climate change and for the past 25 years he has dedicated his career to inspiring and assisting others to do the same. He currently holds two positions—Manager in the Carbon Free Buildings program at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and as Director at Builders for Climate Action, an organization which he helped to establish. Highlights from this episode: • Find out why Chris “got really obsessed with metrics”. • Learn about the tool that Chris created that measures embodied carbon that you can download. • Hear what Chris has to say about moving the needle to meet our embodied carbon benchmarks by 2030 and beyond. buildersforclimateaction.org rmi.org Host/Producer - Shawna Henderson shawna@bluehouseenergy.com Producer - Tanya Chedrawy tanya@tanyamedia.com Technical Producer - Michael Boyd michaelboyd@podcastatlantic.com Social Media – Anita Kirkbride www.twirp.ca A Production of: Blue House Energy bluehouseenergy.com/ Tanya Media tanyamedia.com Podcast Atlantic podcastatlantic.com/ Blue House Energy's Website by R & G - The Sustainability Agency https://www.rgstrategic.com/ Music from Arches Audio - https://archesaudio.com/ Title of Song - "Road Trip"

In this interview, Jules Kortenhorst, a recognized leader on global energy issues and climate change, discusses an expansive range of topics. Kortenhost outlines his career path, the work of RMI, the impact of geopolitical activity on energy and renewable energy, current and macroeconomic factors that will impact COP27 happening later this year, and how developing economies can growth their GDP with clean energy. 

This week we sat down with Brady Seals of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) as we discuss her career as a "Stover", her experience on the Full Frontal with Samantha Bee show. We dive deep on the landmark Harvard Study and how it works hand in hand with the growing electrification and decarbonization movement. Brady comes to RMI with a decade of renewable energy experience within the global household energy sector. Her interest in energy access began at a nonprofit promoting biofuels-based cookstoves. She has commercialized clean technologies and fuels by directing programs within the nonprofit and corporate sectors in more than 16 countries. Brady most recently worked as a consultant advising nonprofits, corporations, and multinationals on energy impact strategies and investments. Throughout her career, she has contributed to several research efforts to study, quantify, and communicate the climate and health benefits of air pollution-mitigating technologies and strategies. Link to info on California Energy Commission study: https://www.energy.ca.gov/event/workshop/2021-03/staff-workshop-randomized-trial-study-determine-impact-gas-stove (Randomized Trial Study to Determine the Impact of Gas Stove Interventions on Children with Asthma) https://rmi.org/health-air-quality-impacts-of-buildings-emissions (RMI map of Harvard study) https://rmi.org/uncovering-the-deadly-toll-of-air-pollution-from-buildings/ (RMI blog about Harvard study) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abe74c (Link to Harvard study) digging but Julia Child at least cooked with electric coils and electric ovens! https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2012/08/classic-chef-julia-child-eagerly-adopted-time-saving-appliances/index.htm (https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2012/08/classic-chef-julia-child-eagerly-adopted-time-saving-appliances/index.htm) Julia Child cooked on electric stoves (maybe coil stove): https://www.chowhound.com/post/julia-child-electric-burners-746478 (https://www.chowhound.com/post/julia-child-electric-burners-746478) Join the conversation: Subscribe to Sustainable Overload Podcast on YouTube, Twitter, & TikTok by searching S_O_Podcast. Instagram: Sustainable Pod Please consider Subscribing, sharing, and leaving us your feedback on Apple podcasts and everywhere you get your podcast. Chef Chris Socials: Instagram: @ForwardDiningSolutionsLLC Twitter: @DiningForward LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chef-christopher-galarza-8a632742/ (Chef Christopher Galarza | LinkedIn) www.ForwardDiningSoultons.com Chef Juice Socials: @XanderWaynerxrx on all social platforms www.Rxmusic.us Sustainable Overload is a product of Forward Dining Solutions LLC. and brought to you by RX Music “healing the world with sound”. This podcast is made possible because of listeners like you. Your listens, feedback, and patronage is this podcasts exists.

Nigeria's oil and gas reserves have contributed to it being Africa's largest economy, but how will the economy fare in the context of a global energy transition and an international push away from fossil fuels.In this episode, we discuss developments in Nigeria's on-grid energy sector which is still reliant on fossil fuels (natural gas), and the emerging off-grid energy sector that is being driven by solar technologies.Our Guest, Olatunde Okeowo also guides us through possible pathways to a clean energy economy in Nigeria and the potential for hydrogen as an energy source in the region (taking advantage of natural gas infrastructure).Guest Bio: Olatunde is an Associate at the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), a non-profit that works to transform global energy use. RMI's Africa program is focused on sustainable energy for economic development. His work with RMI focuses on building business models that can help African countries think about two main goals: getting more clean energy into the energy mix and thinking about how energy can be used to impact economic developmentOlatunde is also a writer for Stear Business, where he covers the Nigerian economy and energy sector. Olatunde earned his Master's student in Sustainable Energy Futures at Imperial College London and double-majored in Mechanical Engineering and Economics as an undergraduate at Northwestern University.Connect with Olatunde on LinkedInSupport the podcast on PatreonSubscribe to our newsletterRecommended reading: Nigeria Beyond Oil - INigeria Beyond Oil -II

Nancy E. Clanton, PE, FIES, FIALD, LEED Fellow  Nancy is CEO of Clanton & Associates, founding the sustainable lighting design firm in 1981. Nancy speaks throughout the nation on topics relating to sustainable design, energy efficiency, and light pollution, and has been an instructor at the University of Colorado at Boulder.      Her notable work includes: Served as the Lighting Group Leader for the 2009 C40 meeting in Seoul Korea Topic editor for the 9th Edition IESNA Lighting Handbook and her committee was responsible for the production of the IES Recommended Practices on Outdoor Lighting Group leader for the "Greening of the White House" initiative and received the 1999 "Contribution to the Built Environment Award" from the Colorado North Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Received the International Clean Design Award 2013 Received ACEC Colorado Outstanding Woman Engineer Award 2013 Served as a final editor for the Advanced Lighting Guidelines, California Energy Commission Chairperson for the IES Lighting of Public Spaces committee Past chairperson for the IES Outdoor Environmental Lighting Committee, Mesopic Committee and joint IDA/IES Model Lighting Ordinance Task Force Past member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Lighting Designers Past member of the Board of Directors International Dark Sky Association (IDA) Past member of the Board of Directors of the Illuminating Engineering Society Voting member of the ISO TC 205 WG7 Past member of the USGBC EQ TAG Nancy obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering with an emphasis in Illumination from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Colorado and Oregon. She is a Fellow of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), International Association of Lighting Designers, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).   Show Highlights  Nancy shares what it was like to be part of the first charrette.  Understanding the importance of daylighting and bringing back what electric lighting should be. Hear how Nancy is preparing the States to get cities ready to become “smart cities.” Nancy's essential questions every green builder should ask themselves will motivate and transform your career. World designing guidelines in helping educate and bring back green design to every single project. Number one, but access to views and daylighting number two.  Learn what's important to people's productivity to create new design and how the shape of buildings function. “Go for it. Question. Question things. Question the way they've always been done, and explore brand new ways of doing it, but also get feedback after you've designed something. Go back and talk to people that are using your buildings.”  -Nancy Clanton   Nancy Clanton Transcript   Nancy Clanton's Show Resources and Information Sustainable Nation: Made to Stick:  LinkedIn Clanton & Associates, Inc.   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community! If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2020 GBES

A global alliance has launched an innovative competition aimed at creating sustainable and eco-friendly air-conditioning systems. The alliance, comprised of the Indian government, nonprofit organization Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), and other international partners, launched the Global Cooling Prize competition. The goal of this competition is to develop new technologies for room air conditioners (RACs). More than 2,100 participants from over 95 countries signed up for the competition. Among those who submitted initial ideas, eight finalists were chosen and given $200,000 each to build prototypes, which will be tested in India during the summer of 2020. The finalists introduced different technology types that can reduce or eliminate substances used in air conditioners that contribute to climate change. For example, two finalists used water in their designs. By 2050, the global demand for RACs is expected to have an unprecedented increase from the current 1.2 billion units to a projected 4.5 billion. Some contributors to the increase are urbanization, population growth, and continuous global warming. Because of this, RACs' impact on the climate is also expected to increase, and this will cause the planet to warm further. According to RMI, global warming can rise by half a degree by the end of the 21st century because of RACs. The alliance recognizes that the major challenge of the winning technology will be persuading people to replace current RACs. According to a professor from the University of Cambridge, it will be difficult to encourage consumers to buy air conditioners based on performance and impact on the climate. A proposed solution is to phase out current designs that are unsustainable.

More than two million electric vehicles (EVs) were sold globally in 2018, a trend expected to grow over the coming decades. The smart deployment of EVs and EV infrastructure will be an important part of broader mobility planning and offers opportunities to connect markets and supply chains. The CSIS Energy & National Security Program is pleased to convene this panel to discuss strategies and policies to develop and deploy EVs. Nick Albanese will outline BloombergNEF's report, Electric Vehicle Outlook 2019, to set the scene with the global forecast for EVs and the implications on the growth of the clean energy economy. Garrett Fitzgerald, with Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), will discuss its recent report, Driving a Shared, Electric, Autonomous Mobility Future, which evaluates mobility in China, India, and the United States. Lastly, Jonas Meckling will share his thoughts on how the United States can increase its commitment to EVs in the innovation, manufacturing, and deployment space under current and future policy landscapes.  This event is made possible by general support to CSIS and the CSIS Energy & National Security Program.

In this week’s episode of Earth Unscrewed our presenters, Helen Scales and Seyi Rhodes, speak to Radhika Lalit from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). Radhika manages the Global Cooling Prize and in this second episode of our second season, she talks about the incredibly troubling position the planet is in due to inefficient room air conditioners. If you haven't stopped to think about your room air conditioner and its potential impact on a warming planet – here’s some context to help frame the global cooling problem:By 2030, over half of the world’s population will live in hot climates – many will experience increased exposure to potentially dangerous heat conditionsDue to this increasing risk of heat stress, residential cooling demand across the globe is expected to almost quadrupleTo meet this demand, approximately 4.5 billion room air conditioners will be in use by 2050 – compared to the 1.2 billion in use todayCurrently, room air conditioners being commonly sold in the market are EXTREMELY energy inefficient. Only 14 percent of maximum theoretical efficiency has been reached by today’s most advanced room air conditioners, with the majority of models reaching only 8 percent efficiencyThis is a power crisis, an energy crisis, a climate crisis and an economic crisis and it will affect global productivity, health, and losses in GDP.Don’t miss this fascinating deep dive into the world of air con and what is RMI and a global coalition of partners doing to solve this global cooling challenge. Stay tuned till the end to learn more about how we can do our bit to help to solve the critical climate threat that comes from the growing demand for room air conditioning. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kendra is a licensed Mechanical Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors and is currently serving as the Chief Sustainability & Resilience Officer for the City of Boulder. In that role, she oversees the city's climate, energy and zero waste policies and programs and leads a city and county wide Resilience team. Her current work includes exploring future carbon taxes and pricing mechanisms, as well as designing and piloting innovative new climate, energy, and resilience programs. Prior to joining the city, Kendra was a Principal at Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), where she led projects ranging from deep energy retrofits, industrial process efficiency, efficient data center design and operation, and the development of carbon neutral plans for cities, campuses, and Fortune 500 companies.  Kendra Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: 80% GHG reduction goals by 2050 Carbon pricing mechanisms B Corp movement in Boulder Resiliency and sustainability work at the city level Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders Kendra's Final Five Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability professionals that might help them in their careers? Focus on relationship building. I think this was a lesson I learned over the years starting on the technical side in engineering. I think I always thought that if I had the right answer and the data behind it, that's all I would need to create change. What you really need is to develop the relationships with the people whose partnership support and behavior change you need to occur. I think that that would be one piece of advice. The other thing would be for sustainability professionals that are maybe starting out, to focus on broader issues than just sustainability, like resilience, equity and economic vitality. This kind of ties into the relationship building, but those are kind of the big ticket items that I have seen come up, in just the last two or three years, focused around sustainability. A successful sustainability effort is only going to be successful when it addresses resilience, equity and economic vitality. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? I think I'm most excited about what I'm seeing as a recent shift in focus or attention on food choice and food systems and the impact that that actually has on the global carbon footprint. I think that the recent IPCC report that came out in October of this year really did a great job in opening people's eyes to the fact that it's not enough to just transition from fossil fuels to clean renewables, but we have to address how we manage our forests, how we manage our lands and the choices that we make about food. I think that that's been a very taboo topic even in the world of sustainability, and definitely with cities and local government, not wanting to even talk about people's personal food choice. But I think that that taboo is going away a little bit now and it's opening some really interesting conversations about how our food is produced, how sustainable that is in the long-term and what can we do about it? What is one book you would recommend sustainability leaders read? I'm going to cheat because I have two. The first one, which is the actual academic answer is Paul Hawkens Drawdown book. That's amazing. If you don't want to spend the time reading the entire book, there's a great website called Drawdown. They actually did all these studies and ranked the most impactful actions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. You'd be really surprised that three out of the top five have to do with food and land management. It's not just all energy. The other one I would say is a Sci-Fi book, Ready Player One by Ernest Klein. It's one of my all-time favorite books, but the entire premise of the book is that climate change has occurred and the world is incredibly different from how we now know it. So, people are forced to live in this alternate video game reality. I'm definitely going back to my math team roots here and you're going to see what a dork I am by books, but I love that book. It's such a fun read. It's exciting, but it also has serious undertones of what our world could look like when climate change occurs to a level that climate science is now predicting. I love that one and I think it's a great way to reach wider audiences about this problem. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in your work? The Paul Hawkens Drawdown website I use constantly. Also, the networks that are available for local governments such as 100 Resilient Cities, the Urban Sustainability Directors Network and the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance. All of these websites for local government, or the public in general, they have great resources, great ideas about quick, actionable things to move the needle. That RMI Low Carbon Cities Guide that I mentioned is great. And then also the GreenBiz newsletters. I find those really useful for just staying up to date on the current news in climate and sustainability. Where can our listeners go to learn more about you and the work that you are leading at Boulder? You can go to our website which is bouldercolorado.gov/climate. That will take you to our home page on climate where you can learn a lot more about all of our programs and projects. Contact Kendra Tupper: https://bouldercolorado.gov/climate Contact Josh Prigge: https://www.sustridge.com/

John Martinson, founder of China Mist Tea ,along with his son Neo, travel 6 000 miles throughout the NorthWest in their long distance Tesla to promote zero carbon awareness . With over 85% of the world utilizing fossil fuels for energy we investigate how we can transition responsibly while promoting our environment and health. Travel with us for a special interview behind the scenes of an amazing road trip across 6000 miles of the American NorthWest in a Tesla raising both awareness and attention for a vital concern. A father/son bonding road trip in a Tesla Model 3 LR on some of the most scenic roads through 10 Western U.S. States and 2 Western Canadian Provinces. The 6,000 mile trip will take 31 days with overnight stays in Farmington, New Mexico; Durango, Telluride, Aspen & Boulder, Colorado; Park City, Utah; Jackson & Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Whitefish, Montana; Banff & Jasper, Alberta; Vancouver, British Columbia; Whidbey Island, Seattle & Port Townshend, Washington; Seaside & Port Orford, Oregon; and Santa Rosa, San Francisco, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Santa Monica & Laguna Niguel, California, and a possible three-day extension at a beach hotel in La Jolla at the end of the trip. This is more than a simple road trip. John Martinson and son Neo will be  representing the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) as brand ambassadors and will be promoting Arizona State University’s (ASU) School of Sustainability, where John served as President of the School’s alumni chapter, and two other ASU projects—The Center for Science and the Imagination and the Sustainability Teachers’ Academy.  A fascinating road trip -- A Carbon Neutral trip benefiting a local (Arizona) tree-planting project with the Arizona Sustainability Alliance.

In today’s episode, Jon Powers sits down with Amory Lovins, the co-founder, Chief Scientist, as well as the Chairman Emeritus, of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). Amory is a leading innovator on energy and environmental issues. Time has named him one of the world’s 100 most influential people, and Foreign Policy named one of the 100 top global thinkers. His current work explores how to make integrative design the new normal, so investments to energy efficiency can yield expanding rather than diminishing returns. If you’re unfamiliar with RMI, it is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization that engages businesses, communities and institutions, as well as entrepreneurs to accelerate the adoption of market based solutions to help us shift from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and renewables. Today’s fascinating conversation covers a variety of topics from the start of Amory’s career, the founding of RMI and what's currently happening internationally India and China. It’s a little bit longer than our normal episode, but we hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Experts Only is made possible by CleanCapital. Learn more: http://www.cleancapital.com Follow on Twitter: @CleanCapital_ Learn more about Rocky Mountain Institute here: https://rmi.org/, follow on Twitter: @RockyMtnInst @AmoryLovins

Austin Texas is Leading the Way Toward Full-scale Autonomous Vehicle Development and Deployment. Austin is leading the way to autonomous vehicles with strong support from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). Shades of Green hosts were joined by Brandi Clark Burton and Jonathan Walker of Rocky Mountain Institute to discuss the exciting progress being made in Austin with testing autonomous vehicles. In addition to developing and testing the technology they are surveying drivers to capture their view on the future of human mobility. Participants in the Austin Earth Day on April 22, 2017 will be able to take a test ride an autonomous shuttle vehicle among many other impressive mobility solutions.

Physicist Amory Lovins is the Co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), an independent think-and-do-tank that creates abundance by design. RMI works with individuals and organizations of every imaginable kind to help them use energy and resources efficiently while being ever-better stewards of the environment.

Physicist Amory Lovins is the Co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), an independent think-and-do-tank that creates abundance by design. RMI works with individuals and organizations of every imaginable kind to help them use energy and resources efficiently while being ever-better stewards of the environment.