Here is a link to an electronic print program describing the event and

Here is a link to an electronic print program describing the event and panelists: https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/2021%20Finance%20Summit%20Program_FINAL%20%2806.10%29.pdf Transportation policymakers face two overlapping, once-in-a-generation opportunities: electrifying the nation’s vehicle fleet and re-establishing a stable source of federal and state revenue for transportation. As states and the Biden administration begin a push to rapidly electrify the U.S. fleet for climate reasons, policymakers are under increasing pressure to rethink how states and the federal government fund transportation infrastructure and services. For decades, motor fuel taxes have generated the majority of state and federal funds spent on transportation, even if recently these taxes have been losing their purchasing power. However, a shift to electric vehicles will require a new transportation funding model. The speakers will discuss the challenges and opportunities with such options as mileage fees, carbon taxes, higher vehicle registration fees, or a shift entirely away from user-generated revenue. NOTES This program is supported by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San José State University. SPEAKERS Just added: Special Guest, The Honorable Pete Buttigieg U.S. Secretary of Transportation Karen Philbrick Ph.D., Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute—Program Emcee Opening Remarks: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla U.S. Senator (D-CA); Former California Secretary of State Keynote: Toks Omishakin Director, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Event Moderator: Therese McMillan Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Ph.D. Director, MTI National Transportation Finance Center Carl Guardino Executive Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy, Bloom Energy Carlos Braceras, P.E. Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation Dan Sperling, Ph.D. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis 💯SUBSCRIBE for more VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub 📆 UPCOMING EVENTS: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events 🎉 BECOME a MEMBER: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership 💰 DONATE NOW: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 📺➕📻 Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen CWC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ CWC Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ CWC Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum 📣, bringing together its 20,000 members for more than 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.  Founded in 1903 in San Francisco California 🌉, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Hillary Clinton in 2010. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton have all given landmark speeches at the Club.

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Transportation policymakers face two overlapping, once-in-a-generation opportunities: electrifying the nation’s vehicle fleet and re-establishing a stable source of federal and state revenue for

Transportation policymakers face two overlapping, once-in-a-generation opportunities: electrifying the nation’s vehicle fleet and re-establishing a stable source of federal and state revenue for transportation. As states and the Biden administration begin a push to rapidly electrify the U.S. fleet for climate reasons, policymakers are under increasing pressure to rethink how states and the federal government fund transportation infrastructure and services. For decades, motor fuel taxes have generated the majority of state and federal funds spent on transportation, even if recently these taxes have been losing their purchasing power. However, a shift to electric vehicles will require a new transportation funding model. The speakers will discuss the challenges and opportunities with such options as mileage fees, carbon taxes, higher vehicle registration fees, or a shift entirely away from user-generated revenue. NOTES This program is supported by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San José State University. SPEAKERS Just added: Special Guest, The Honorable Pete Buttigieg U.S. Secretary of Transportation Karen Philbrick Ph.D., Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute—Program Emcee Opening Remarks: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla U.S. Senator (D-CA); Former California Secretary of State Keynote: Toks Omishakin Director, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Event Moderator: Therese McMillan Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Ph.D. Director, MTI National Transportation Finance Center Carl Guardino Executive Vice President, Government Affairs and Policy, Bloom Energy Carlos Braceras, P.E. Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation Dan Sperling, Ph.D. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis 💯SUBSCRIBE for more VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub 📆 UPCOMING EVENTS: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events 🎉 BECOME a MEMBER: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership 💰 DONATE NOW: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 📺➕📻 Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen CWC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ CWC Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ CWC Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum 📣, bringing together its 20,000 members for more than 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy. Founded in 1903 in San Francisco California 🌉, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Hillary Clinton in 2010. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton have all given landmark speeches at the Club.

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To preserve the fabric of #Biodiversity, critical changes in how we manage and interact with complex land based systems are needed if we are to avoid triggering more climate tipping points.

To preserve the fabric of #Biodiversity, critical changes in how we manage and interact with complex land based systems are needed if we are to avoid triggering more climate tipping points. Better food systems are needed to take into account the wide range of complex interactions that affect the biosphere. We must work with nature, rather than against it. The Amazon region, a vital component of the living Earth system, is in danger of becoming savannah and has largely lost its ability to sequester carbon due to logging and agriculture, principally cattle raising, which damages the ecosystem. The preservation of peatlands requires a delicate hydrological balance. If too wet, methane is emitted, but if drained, peat emits carbon dioxide. #Permafrost melt is a threat to these fragile ecosystems. Recorded November 16, 2024 at COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan Hosted by #NickBreeze , Journalist and author of COPOUT, How Governments have Failed the People on Climate with Karen Silverwood-Cope, Climate director for Brazil at the World Resources Institute (WRI), Dr Heiko Baltzar, Professor, University of Leicester and Principal, Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People. Dr Shaun Fitzgerald, Director, Centre for Climate Repair at the University of Cambridge Edited by Mike Coe Thumbnail by Eric Dehais For more information about #ClimateChange, visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library.

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CISL’s latest publication "Let’s Discuss Climate: The essential guide to bank-client engagement", created in partnership with the Banking Environment Initiative, equips relationship managers to

CISL’s latest publication "Let’s Discuss Climate: The essential guide to bank-client engagement", created in partnership with the Banking Environment Initiative, equips relationship managers to have meaningful conversations clients about their net zero transition plans. The guide can be accessed here: https://bit.ly/3sUz5Hm The Guide to Bank-Client Engagement has been designed for immediate use by relationship managers and client-facing staff. It will also be valuable for sustainability strategy teams and those who structure the remit and education of relationship managers of large corporate clients, including the heads of business lines. Join the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership for this webinar on Tuesday, 25 May 2021 where we will go into more detail on the five-phase approach to client engagement for banks. Chaired by Annabel Ross (Senior Programme Manager for the Banking Environment Initiative), the webinar will begin with a presentation from Jasminka Enderle (Project Manager for the BEI) followed by a panel discussion with Peter Kanning (Global Head of Business Development, Sustainable Finance, HSBC), Delphine Queniart (Global Head of Sustainable Finance & Solutions, Global Markets, BNP Paribas), David Carlin (TCFD and Climate Risk Programme Lead, UNEP FI) and Thomas Vergunst (Programme Director, Finance Sector Education, CISL). There will then be a Q&A with the audience.

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Trees provide much-needed shade for urban Americans on a hot day, but not everyone gets to enjoy it. New research illuminates how decades of U.S. housing policy created cities where prosperous, white

Trees provide much-needed shade for urban Americans on a hot day, but not everyone gets to enjoy it. New research illuminates how decades of U.S. housing policy created cities where prosperous, white neighborhoods are more likely to be lush, and low-income communities of color have little respite from the sun. National Geographic writer Alejandra Borunda explains how activists are trying to make Los Angeles greener and healthier for everyone, and why the solution isn’t just to plant more trees. Photography by: Elliot Ross, Nat Geo Image Collection ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe You can also listen to the Overheard at National Geographic podcast on these platforms: ➡ https://bit.ly/OverheardOnApple ➡ Spotify: https://bit.ly/OverheardOnSpotify ➡ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/OverheardOnStitcher ➡ Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/OverheardOnGoogle ➡ iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/OverheardOniHeart ➡ Castbox: https://bit.ly/OverheardOnCastbox Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@natgeo Tenor: http://on.natgeo.com/31b3Koc About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Cooling Cities By Throwing Shade | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic https://youtu.be/jtog5CdvKRE National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo

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Join Karen Florini, Vice President for Programs at Climate Central, for a training that highlights the toolbox of climate communication tools available to climate advocates from Climate Central,

Join Karen Florini, Vice President for Programs at Climate Central, for a training that highlights the toolbox of climate communication tools available to climate advocates from Climate Central, including Climate Matters, WeatherPower, Sea Level Rise, and Realtime Climate, all of which provide timely, personalized alerts on climate impacts & solutions – for every community in the U.S. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (5:25) Climate Matters https://medialibrary.climatecentral.org/ (15:40) WeatherPower https://weatherpower.climatecentral.org/forecast/ (20:53) Sea Level Rise https://sealevel.climatecentral.org/maps/ (25:01) Realtime Climate https://www.climatecentral.org/realtime-climate/ (30:58) Partnership Journalism Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/climate-central-tools CCL Community Local Impact Resources: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources#local-impacts

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How do you empower an entire metropolis to transition towards more localized living in a post-petroleum era? Founder Ross Moster and board members Ann Pacey and Rand Chatterjee of Village Vancouver (B.C.) Transition Society view Vancouver as a network of neighborhood-sized villages. They encourage neighbors to get to know each other. Projects arise from these connections: recycling depot, dinner groups, seed libraries. Their invitation: "Have a desire to create a happier, more livable future for the next generation...and to have fun while you're at it?" Published on Feb 26, 2016

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We can solve our climate emergency, but we must act now. Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac outline two scenarios for our future: how life on Earth will be by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets; or how it will look and feel to live in a carbon neutral, regenerative world. This is the final hour: it can be our finest hour. It’s up to us, which future we choose.

Karen Christiana Figueres Olsen is a Costa Rican diplomat with 35 years of experience in high level national and international policy and multilateral negotiations. She was appointed Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in July 2010, six months after the failed COP15 in Copenhagen.

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There are many examples of innovative regenerative agriculture farming methods proving that it is possible to regenerate nature and for our food to become part of the solution to global challenges

There are many examples of innovative regenerative agriculture farming methods proving that it is possible to regenerate nature and for our food to become part of the solution to global challenges like biodiversity loss and climate change. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s recent publication highlighted the critical role that food manufacturers and retailers can play in catalysing the shift to a regenerative food production system by redesigning product portfolios, developing iconic products, creating a new dynamic with farmers, working with new on-farm metrics, and advocating for a strong policy environment. Tune in to see examples of innovative farming practices in action and to hear perspectives on the topic from: Karen Cooper, Nestle Gabriella Galindo Hernandez, Danone

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Kandi Mossett reads and shares comments from IEN's online participants. Renee Gurneau shares her thoughts on the beginning discourse on the Rights of Mother Earth and the work/focus of some of the

Kandi Mossett reads and shares comments from IEN's online participants. Renee Gurneau shares her thoughts on the beginning discourse on the Rights of Mother Earth and the work/focus of some of the participants as we move forward.... and as we look forward how we need to incorporate who has come before and how to connect to the love and power of our ancestors. Tom Goldtooth offers closing thoughts and acknowledgments and thanks. Karen RedHawk Dallett - Project Coordinator, Pachamama Alliance wraps up the three-day gathering of the Rights of Mother Earth by acknowledging all those who worked together to make this conference a success and the first in working toward defining and promoting the Rights of Mother Earth.

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