A Better Planet: 40 Big Ideas for A Sustainable Future
A practical, bipartisan call to action from the world’s leading thinkers on the environment and sustainability
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Advisory Board Member, Veronique Pittman, honored by Bedford2030
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Bedford 2030: Climate Action Now honored our advisory board member Veronique Pittman for the incredible work she has done fighting for the preservation of our environment.
Veronique C. Pittman is a trustee of The Rainforest Foundation, the Green Schools Alliance, Global Goods Partners, and LessCancer, and serves on the Advisory Board of Bedford2020. She is an activist in the areas of indigenous rights, biodiversity conservation, green solutions, waste & recycling, women’s reproductive health, and participatory art. A web designer by profession, she is also a writer, mountaineer and professional cook. She graduated with a BS in Cultural Anthropology from University of Pennsylvania.
Bedford 2030: Climate Action Now is the community driven organization of Bedford, NY that addresses the urgent issue of climate change through the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and preservation of natural resources. They organize a grassroots effort in their community to achieve aggressive climate action goals identified in the Bedford Climate Action Plan.
Please check out their video honoring Veronique here.
Pathways to a Sustainable Future: Lessons from "A Better Planet"
Thursday, December 24, 2020
As the nation shifts from a focus on politics to efforts to develop policy, Center Director Dan Esty explores options for new initiatives and progress across the country related to energy, environment, conservation, land use, and other sustainability issues. The discussion built on ideas from the edited book, A Better Planet: 40 Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future.
To fight climate change, the U.S. must change the way it thinks about protecting the environment
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
In an op-ed with Market Watch, Center Director Dan Esty shared that to fight climate change, the U.S. must change the way it thinks about protecting the environment. We need more positive incentives to inspire fresh thinking, spur technology development and channel capital.
Find the article here.
Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on Wildfires with Dan Esty
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Center Director Dan C. Esty joined Cheddar Reveals to discuss the science behind how climate change impacts wildfires, the economic impacts of the wildfires in California and Oregon, and policies both current and future that may help mitigate the prevalence and intensity of these fires.
Check out the interview here.
On World Environment Day, “A Better Planet” Event Highlights the Need for Collaboration
This June, four authors from “A Better Planet: Pathways to a Sustainable Future” joined Center Director Dan Esty, Yale FES Dean Indy Burke, and special guest UN Ambassador Marco Antonio Suazo to discuss how the lessons from “A Better Planet” can be used to address today’s environmental challenges.
#44: Liz Barratt-Brown
Liz Barratt-Brown, Senior Advisor to NRDC & Executive Committee member of the Yale Law School, and Advisory Board Member of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy joins Catherine Martini for a conversation about Barratt-Brown’s career working on the Toxic Release Inventory, the Keystone XL Pipeline, international climate negotiations, and organic olive oil farming in Mallorca, Spain (www.pedruxella.com).
#41: Jim Grijalva
Eugene Rusyn, Yale Law School ‘17, sits down in the studio with Professor Jim Grijalva to discuss environmental law on Indian lands. Professor Grijalva is an expert in federal Indian law, environmental law, and environmental justice and is the director of the Tribal Environmental Law Project at the University of North Dakota School of Law.
#40: Jennifer McIvor
Jennifer McIvor, Vice President of Environmental at MidAmerican Energy speaks with Becky Gallagher of the Yale School of Forestry and the Yale School of Management about the various environmental issues that energy companies face. While climate change dominates the conversation, companies like MidAmerican are also working to clean up water, protect endangered species, and otherwise coordinate energy production with environmental protection.
#34: Dr. Lisa Dale
Josh Galperin, outgoing Associate Director for the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, interviews incoming Associate Director Lisa Dale about her background and new role. Dr. Dale discusses her passion for the outdoors and how it has been channeled into environmental policy work.
