Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ With businesses and governments alike setting targets to collectively achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, the question remains how are they going to

Powered by Restream https://restream.io/ With businesses and governments alike setting targets to collectively achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, the question remains how are they going to achieve them? While vital, efforts will need to go beyond the transition to renewable energy. To fix the climate, we need to fix the economy. This episode covers the interconnected nature of solutions to the climate crisis and how businesses can make and measure progress. Speakers featured: Christiana Figueres: Founding Partner, Global Optimism and former Executive Secretary, UN Convention on Climate Change Erin Billman: Executive Director, Science-Based Targets Network (SBTN) Charles Redfield: Executive Vice President, Food, Walmart US

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3,253 views  Feb 2, 2023

 

 Climate change is everywhere. Scientists say we have seven years left to turn things around. We are at a crossroads, and the clock is

3,253 views  Feb 2, 2023

 

 Climate change is everywhere. Scientists say we have seven years left to turn things around. We are at a crossroads, and the clock is winding down. With this reality, there is still hope we can save the planet. The way to make progress at the speed and scale that the climate crisis demands is getting the world’s largest corporate emitters and their investors to act on this growing crisis. The only question now is how fast can they act to prevent the next climate catastrophe and realize the massive opportunities in the shift to a more just and sustainable economy.

 

 

 

Mindy Lubber is the CEO and President of the sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres. She has been at the helm since 2003, and under her leadership, the organization and its powerful networks have grown significantly in size and influence. As a well-known global thought leader, Mindy has inspired coalitions of institutional investors, corporate boards, C-suite executives and capital market leaders to factor sustainability risks and opportunities into decision-making. She regularly speaks to high-level world and national political leaders on clean energy and water policies, and has helped to change the political conversation around tackling climate change to one focused on jobs and the economy. She has received numerous awards for her leadership. In 2020, Lubber received the 'Champions of the Earth' award - the highest environmental honor from the United Nations. In the same year, Lubber made Barron’s Magazine’s inaugural list of the 100 most influential women in U.S. finance and was again a member of the list in 2021.  

 

 

 

Prior to Ceres, Mindy served as a Regional Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under former President Bill Clinton. She also founded Green Century Capital Management and served as the director of the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more here.

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Interview with Ruta Jasinskiene (Consultant, NRD Cyber Security, Republic of Lithuania), Mohammed Ajiya (President/CEO, Digital Bridge Institute, Federal Republic of Nigeria), Wang Ying (Senior

Interview with Ruta Jasinskiene (Consultant, NRD Cyber Security, Republic of Lithuania), Mohammed Ajiya (President/CEO, Digital Bridge Institute, Federal Republic of Nigeria), Wang Ying (Senior Engineer, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology), Jonathan P. Mwakijele (Head of Training Department, African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institutes, Republic of Kenya), and Cristina Mancigotti (UNU-MERIT Capacity Development Coordinator, United Nations University, Netherlands), on the question “How does being part of ITU’s Academy Training Centre (ATC) programme help you deliver impactful capacity development?”

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