Mar 6, 2012
Well that’s just what Vancouver’s Deputy City Manager, Sadhu Johnston, has set out to do in our city. Sadhu was recently invited to speak at the monthly Carbon Talks Brown Bag lunch dialogue on the launch of the City’s Greenest City Action Plan. So just how does Sadhu Johnston see a greener city achieving more social justice? I was curious. Vancouver has become a hotbed for controversies around high-rise developments, homelessness and housing unaffordability. More... read more
Oct 31, 2011
It was a standing room only crowd at Carbon Talks October 25, brown bag lunch dialogue on Resilient Cities with Boyd Cohen. Cohen opened his presentation by calling on governments to act now or pay a hefty price for the impacts of climate change. He demonstrated through a series of slides that business-as-usual would cost the U.S. economy a minimum of $1.8 trillion by 2020 if the federal government fails to address the risks associated with climate change. According to... read more
Oct 17, 2011
This post is reprinted from Corporate Knights and will serve as a context piece before our dialogue session with Boyd Cohen on October 25. Join us for this lively discussion at the SFU Harbour Centre. Resilient cities, those that are working to transition towards a low-carbon economy (mitigation) while also preparing to avert the worst of climate change (adaptation), are gaining interest and attention from policy makers, city councils and others... read more