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Europe Cities Overview with ICLEI Europe
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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Aug 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Building off of Abby's recent sustainability tour of several European cities, we interview Holger Robrecht, Deputy Regional Director of Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience for ICLEI Europe. We learn some similarities and differences to how European cities pursue climate action and sustainability, hear about a terrific success around wood building construction, and get some powerful insight for cities everywhere.ICLEI Europe - websiteOvershoot day (discussed in episode)Växjö - Europe's First Modern Wooden City - articleVäxjö - Info from Swedish Forest Industries website
Released:
Aug 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (73)
Clean Energy Scorecard for Small Cities: After introducing the podcast and what listeners can expect, our first episode looks at an analysis of clean energy efforts by 30 small cities around the country. We interview Dave Ribeiro, director of local policy at the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), and explore the application to small cities of a scorecard previously used only for large cities. by City Climate Corner