“We’re seeing hurricanes, four of the 10 most damaging hurricanes in the United States happened in the last 10 years. Recovery and rebuild continues in many cases. Last year we had the world’s most expensive wildfire on record in Los Angeles. These are market failures. Why are these things happening? Something is misaligned. Is it… Continue reading Innovative Climate Finance – Kanika Singh, Milken Institute, Director of Catalytic Capital
“What are the stories that people can participate in and see themselves in? I think that’s one of the keys that we can unlock when it comes to the whole climate narrative is telling stories that build the scaffolding blocks to a larger narrative that people want to be a part of, and we need… Continue reading How Stories Can Shift Culture – Melissa Jun Rowley, Author of “Beyond The Mic Drop: How Stories Can Shift Culture, Power & Policy”
“While the word ‘climate’ may be politically charged for some, the need for affordable, reliable, and secure energy is something we can all agree on. Americans are calling for action, and as Members of Congress it’s our responsibility to deliver. If we want long-term solutions that address both our constituents’ concerns and growing climate risks, we must work… Continue reading An Air Force Veteran on Bipartisan Climate And Energy Policy – U.S. Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
“If you don’t tell your stories, then no one will ever know, …Basically I just said, I think we should tell the positive stories and we should do it through the people…Let’s actually just go and meet the people at all levels from the people that are involved in the projects and organizing them. Also… Continue reading People Leveraging Carbon Markets To Keep Their Land – Stacey Solie, Coproducer of the Documentary “From The Ground Up”
“If there are people who are willing to talk to you about it, the first thing you got to do is listen….I grew up in a very rural area and it’s very conservative also. And when I go home, I don’t talk about climate change. I do talk about what’s going on with hunting season.… Continue reading How To Talk “Climate” To Keep People Safe – Allison Agsten, USC Center for Climate Journalism & Communications
“What I knew about Carbon Credits having watched them for many years is that they’re not always what they seem…So, Calyx Global was founded in 2021 to help companies navigate the space, to really understand….(i)t’s a promise that somebody has reduced methane in that landfill or planted some trees thousands of miles away. So that’s… Continue reading How Carbon Credits Work – with Donna Lee, CEO & Cofounder, Calyx Global
“Healthcare Without Harm is more of an advocacy organization that works with clinicians and other healthcare workers to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare and pollution as well as climate impacts. And then Practice Greenhealth advises hospitals on how to get there and they do this awards process…(which is) about having people aware of all… Continue reading “Healthcare Without Harm” to People & Planet – Dr. Katherine Gergen-Barnett & Dr. Anna Goldman, Boston Medical Center
“I’ve been in this industry for 40 years and we have never been at a moment like we are today. …About 10 years ago, a little bit more than that, the narrative at that time was we were closing down plants…. Now the narrative today is, Hey, you know what? Some of those plants you… Continue reading New Nuclear Energy Is Growing Fast – Maria Korsnick, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute
“We, the people we can definitely keep the pressure on, not only on our lawmakers, our governors, our mayors, our senators, our Congress people. We have to keep reminding them that we care about these issues…There’s a real key also to the future reimagining, asking companies to reimagine themselves as energy companies, not oil companies… Continue reading How To Pressure Electeds For Climate, Clean Air – Dominique Browning, Mom’s Clean Air Force
“I believe in the power of people wishing to volunteer for initiatives rather than assignment of duties and responsibilities and having people feel as though it’s a chore… (They) serve as champions in their areas to educate their fellow peers on what it means to be sustainable, what they can do that’s in their power… Continue reading How Hospitals Can Juggle 24/7 Care & Climate Impacts – Carol Gomes, CEO & COO of Stony Brook University Hospital
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