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Investing in a Clean and Equitable Recovery

Investing in a Clean and Equitable Recovery

FromClimate One


Investing in a Clean and Equitable Recovery

FromClimate One

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Apr 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Speakers:
Julian Brave NoiseCat, Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Data for Progress 
Julie Pullen, Director of Product, Jupiter Intelligence 
Alicia Seiger, Managing Director, Sustainable Finance Initiative, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford University
The COVID-19 shutdown has hit women and minorities hardest: four times as many women as men dropped out of the workforce in September 2020, with Latina and Black women seeing the highest levels of unemployment.
The Biden Administration’s COVID recovery plans promise to prioritize climate and equity alongside economic growth—can those values carry over to a post-pandemic workforce that doesn’t leave anyone behind? “The solutions to climate expand far beyond simple carbon math,” says Alicia Seiger of Stanford University. How will climate resilience be built into America's economic recovery?
Related Links:
The American Rescue Plan
Data for Progress
Jupiter Intelligence
Precourt Institute for Energy
The All We Can Save Project
Waterfront Alliance
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Released:
Apr 9, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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