Climactic Conversations Episode 2- Covid 19, Climate Change and Cities (Part 1, 2 and 3)
Description
“The Covid-19 pandemic is not a solution for climate change. However, it does provide us with a platform for more sustained and ambitious climate action to reduce emissions to net-zero through a complete transformation of our industrial, energy and transport systems.” - Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General
This podcast episode fosters conversation between the city officials, public health experts and climate experts on their experience with COVID-19 and how it could influence urban policy, innovation and financing towards resilient and low carbon development.
The first part of the episode is about analysing the effect of COVID-19 on transport and mobility patterns and its potential impact on climate change. The second part talks about insights into the effects of climate change and equity on housing security. The third and final part talks about the existing policies and sustainable solutions to address the climate crisis.
This conversation will bring to fore the possible synergies between the climate change responses and COVID-19. The podcast is a collaboration between, The Stepwell Radio and the Global Centre for Environment and Energy at Ahmedabad University.
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