Emergency SmartPod - Leaders Summit on Climate

The Leaders Summit on Climate that was organized by the Biden administration just wrapped up a few hours ago. And since that virtual gathering was convened to tackle the climate emergency, we thought we’d respond by convening an emergency podcast!

This episode features a conversation with Justin Gerdes, senior correspondent for Energy Monitor, breaking down the key takeaways from the summit. We talk about all the emissions reduction targets (6:01), decarbonizing the transportation sector (8:30) and some of the memorable appearances at the summit, including Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (13:14), Lonnie Stephenson from IBEW (11:55) and Xiye Bastida of Fridays for Future (19:36). We also tackle complaints arising about the temporary nature of energy transition jobs (13:44).  And yes, we even discuss the prospect of President Joe Biden driving an electric bus from Proterra (11:57) and (21:05).

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Chapters

• 6:01 Emissions reductions targets
• 8:30 Decarbonizing transportation
• 11:57 President Biden driving a school bus
• 13:14 Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
• 13:44 Complaints about temporary jobs
• 19:36 Xiye Bastida of Fridays for Future
• 21:05 Proterra