Perspectives on Sustainable Development Podcast

We have decided to sponsor the upcoming A&WMA/Rutgers sustainability conference on September 25 in Camden NJ. As part of this sponsorship we get to invite two people to join the event. Our choices were Terrill Haigler and Uzziah Davis. Both men are actively leading their communities on these critical issues and looking to make a difference with their work. If you don't know them, we suggest looking them up. You won't be sorry.

Special Extra Episode Wildfires are a growing climate change impact. They have considerable air quality impacts in local communities and are now affecting areas that had not previously had to worry about this, or carry insurance. Chris Whitehead was joined by Sarah B. Henderson, PhD (Scientific Director, British Columbia CDC) and Christine Wiedinmyer (Associate Director of Science at CIRES at the University of Colorado Boulder) to discuss these issues and more. It was a fascinating conversation that helped look into some modeling and trends for the coming years. Enjoy! Video is available on our YouTube Channel: https://lnkd.in/e5Mksx3D Also including a recent Atlantic article on the wildfire insurance topic: https://lnkd.in/g2VCAt7J #wildfire #airquality #climatechange #airmodeling https://lnkd.in/efFuaG9Q

Please share with your networks. The New Jersey Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association is thrilled to again partner with Rutgers Business School to present "Sustainability Planning in the Age of Climate Change". We tasked ourselves with developing an opportunity for business leaders, community members, government leaders, and students to collaborate on some of the most pressing climate-related sustainability issues (food insecurity, water policy, and waste minimization). We are very proud of the program and hope you can join the conversation. We also kept the sponsorship rate for this event quite low, to encourage broad participation. Sessions Climate Change Trends, Associated Health Impacts, and Policy Dr. James Shope and Dr. Catherine Chen (Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute ), Sean Moriarty (Archer Public Affairs), Chris Whitehead (Worley) Food Insecurity Loree Jones Brown (Philabundance), Miriam Enriquez (Wawa, Inc.), Tobias Fox (Newark Science and Sustainability), Aaron McCargo, Jr. (Flavor Frontier) Water Policy Lindsey Sigmund, PP, AICP (New Jersey Future), Mark McDonough (New Jersey American Water), Dane Pehrman (Worley), Richard Michelfelder (Rutgers University) Waste Minimization Jyoti Tambwekar Agarwal, PhD (Reworld Waste), Matthew Wasserman (NJ Composting Council Inc.), Andrew Cooley (EMR) Monica Adya Tri-County Sustainability, National Association of Environmental Professionals, Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA), New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA), NJBIZ, Oceantic Network #sustainability #climatechange #wasteminimization #foodinsecurity Registration and Sponsorship (link and QR code below): https://lnkd.in/gXpdN3aK

The effects of rising insurance costs related to climate impacts has been a topic that's come up on multiple episodes this year. I've been working to do a standalone episode on that topic. More to come...

You'll enjoy this one... For this episode, we look into the challenges facing industrial scale decarbonization, the climate imperatives driving much of this, and discuss how the energy sector has changed over the last few years. Few know these topics better than Michael Jung, Government Affairs & Public Policy at Modern Hydrogen and Madeline Urbish, Ørsted Head of Public Affairs for the Americas Region. But these are really heavy issues and progress can be difficult to see at times. I'd like to list Hannah Ritchie's "Six Things to Keep in Mind" from her excellent book, Not the End of the World. Thanks Maddie for the great recommendation. 1. We face big and important environmental challenges 2. The fact that our environmental issues aren't humanity's largest existential risk doesn't mean we shouldn't work on them. 3. You will have to hold multiple thoughts at the same time. 4. None of this is inevitable, but it is possible. 5. We cannot afford to be complacent. 6. You are not alone in this. YouTube (video): https://lnkd.in/emy9k4cb #renewables #offshorewind #decarbonzation #climatechange Air & Waste Management Association, National Association of Environmental Professionals, Tri-County Sustainability, Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA), Oceantic Network https://lnkd.in/eMz5EpVs

Next episodes to air (high level of topics covered): Michael Jung and Madeline Urbish (renewables development and climate mitigation) airs Tuesday morning. Sarah B. Henderson, PhD and Christine Wiedinmyer (wildfire, associated air quality and health impacts) Rebecca Karp and Alexandra (Ali) Sutherland-Brown (migration to cities, climate impacts, housing crisis, and workforce development) Naomi Davis and Robert Weinstock (EJ in Chicago) It's an incredible collection of passionate experts, talking about some of the issues that they know best.

I haven't done a great job of plugging the YouTube Channel. Subscribe through the link below to never miss an episode. This is the only platform available to see full videos of each episode. https://lnkd.in/duwvF6ag

We have scheduled episodes through the end of 2024. That's bananas. Thank you everyone. We will be focusing on three main themes through the end of this first season; Decarbonization, Climate Impacts and Associated Health Burdens, and EJ Lessons from Major US Regions. #climatechange #environmentaljustice #decarbonization

We are very much looking forward to this event in Camden next month, will be participating in the program, and sponsoring. Great opportunity to speak to community members, students, and industry on critical issues.

SCOTUS ended their last term with a flurry of important environmental cases that will shape policies in the coming years. I was fortunate for this episode to be joined by Tanya Nesbitt and J. Michael Showalter for a detailed discussion on Loper, Good Neighbor, and much more. A major theme that came forward was the importance of administrative law and what these cases suggest for environmental cases in the next SCOTUS term. Note, this episode is only available via audio and is on all the major platforms. Air & Waste Management Association, National Association of Environmental Professionals, Construction & Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA), Tri-County Sustainability #scotus https://lnkd.in/ejbbJk_E