SUSTAINABILITY: Biden Hosts Climate Summit And Announces Aggressive Goals

Biden Climate Summit
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry listens as President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White House, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. Evan Vucci / AP Photo
Biden Climate Summit
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry listens as President Joe Biden speaks to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, from the East Room of the White House, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Washington. Evan Vucci / AP Photo

SUSTAINABILITY: Biden Hosts Climate Summit And Announces Aggressive Goals

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Last week, President Joe Biden hosted a climate change summit to re-establish the U.S. as a leader in reducing greenhouse gases which are pushing the world towards a climate catastrophe.

A reporter, Reset’s sustainability contributor Karen Weigert, and a climate investment advisor join the show to discuss new and innovative approaches announced by the U.S. to mitigate global harm from climate change.

GUEST: Brady Dennis, environmental and public health reporter, Washington Post

Karen Weigert, executive vice president at Slipstream, a clean energy innovation non-profit; former chief sustainability officer at the city of Chicago

Rick Saines, partner at Pollination, a climate change advisory and investment firm