C40 Cities new Cities 1.5 podcast
C40 Cities announces the launch of their new Cities 1.5 podcast from University of Toronto Press Journals.
Hosted by Managing Director of the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy and former Mayor of Toronto, David Miller, the podcast features conversations with mayors, city policymakers, economists, youth leaders and scholars dedicated to taking transformative action to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees.
Episode 1: Keeping 1.5 Alive features guests Sir David King, founder and chair of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, Raymond Johansen, Governing Mayor of Oslo, and youth climate activist Zainab Waheed.
Tune in here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/
1.5 degrees Celsius is a vitally important figure. In the 2015 Paris Agreement, global leaders set a target to limit global warming and hold the overall global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Ever since, city leaders in the C40 network have helped the world recognize that this target is not only essential but possible—as long as we act quickly. C40 cities are demonstrating what ambitious action looks like and what a future looks like where everyone can thrive.
Episode 2: Climate is a jobs issue: How cities are leading the way
In the global transition away from fossil fuels to a world fueled by renewable energy, new green industries and job opportunities are emerging. As new jobs in sustainable sectors continue to grow, employment opportunities linked to fossil fuels will diminish – which is why the energy transition must have equity at its core. A just transition is a vision for a greener, healthier, and more prosperous future for everyone, where no one is left behind. In this episode, host David Miller speaks to three guests: Jim Stanford is a Canadian labor economist who has been a leading voice in making fair and green jobs work over the last 20 years; Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix, Arizona, is leading her city to meet its goal to become the most sustainable desert city in the United States; and Is’haaq Akoon is a city leader from Ekurhuleni, South Africa, who is leading on a City Just Transition Commission to address these issues at an urban level.
Tune in here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2