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Finance

Streamed on 17th August 2021

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 energyrenewable energyEnergy derived from resources that are not depleted on timescales relevant to the economy, i.e. not geological timescales.. 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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