Will COVID-19 change our food system for good? Increased coronavirus outbreaks in food markets, food plants and farmworker communities have impacted food access and put a spotlight on food

Will COVID-19 change our food system for good? Increased coronavirus outbreaks in food markets, food plants and farmworker communities have impacted food access and put a spotlight on food insecurity. Farmers are hurting as supply chains for fresh, perishable foods shrivel. Meanwhile, food banks have seen a surge in demand that has required distribution support from the National Guard. What does COVID-19 mean for agriculture, our food supply systems—and our diets? Join us for a conversation with Lisa Held, senior reporter at Civil Eats, Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and Helene York, professor at the Food Business School of the Culinary Institute of America, on feeding a nation under quarantine. SPEAKERS Lisa Held Senior Reporter, Civil Eats Karen Ross Secretary, California Department of Food and Agriculture Helene York Professor, Food Business School of the Culinary Institute of America Greg Dalton Founder & Host, Climate One -www.commonwealthclub.org/covid19support -Subscribe for more Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub -Upcoming events: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events -Become a Member: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership -Donate Now: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 -Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ -Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ -Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub

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Technology has helped the world survive, thrive and stay connected through the COVID-19 lockdown. As countries look toward re-opening in a post-pandemic world, does tech hold the same promise in the

Technology has helped the world survive, thrive and stay connected through the COVID-19 lockdown. As countries look toward re-opening in a post-pandemic world, does tech hold the same promise in the fight to solve climate change? From mapping weather patterns with pinpoint accuracy using artificial intelligence, to engineering algae that gobbles up carbon dioxide, climate tech is ripe with breakthroughs. Is the tech sector poised for climate success, or suffering a pandemic setback? How will start-ups finance their new ventures during a global recession? Join us for a conversation with Saul Griffith, founder and chief scientist at Otherlab, Valerie Shen, chief operating officer at G2VP, and Michael Wilshire, head of strategy at BloombergNEF. SPEAKERS Saul Griffith Founder and Chief Scientist, Otherlab Valerie Shen Chief Operating Officer, G2VP Michael Wilshire Head of Strategy, BloombergNEF Greg Dalton Founder & Host, Climate One -www.commonwealthclub.org/covid19support -Subscribe for more Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub -Upcoming events: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events -Become a Member: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership -Donate Now: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 -Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ -Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ -Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub

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Join world renowned climate scientist and CCL Advisory Board Member Dr. Katharine Hayhoe for a CCL-exclusive one hour conversation with our favorite climate communicator about her new book! In

Join world renowned climate scientist and CCL Advisory Board Member Dr. Katharine Hayhoe for a CCL-exclusive one hour conversation with our favorite climate communicator about her new book! In SAVING US: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World Dr. Hayhoe draws upon interdisciplinary research and personal stories to demonstrate that whether you’re a parent or a person of faith, a beachgoer or a sports fan, a foodie or a travel junkie, climate change affects someone or something you care about, which means you already have power to act for change. While other books in this space offer doomsday scenarios, Hayhoe ‘s approach is optimistic and inclusive. She argues that climate action isn’t about being a certain type of person or voting a certain way. It’s about connecting with our communities based on the values we already have, to inspire collective action. Order your book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Saving-Us/Katharine-Hayhoe/9781982143831 Dr. Hayhoe's TIME Essay: https://time.com/6089999/climate-change-hope/ Global Weirding on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6RkdaEqgRVKi3AzidF4ow Yale's Research on Shifting Republican Views: https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/shifting-republican-views-on-climate-change-through-targeted-advertising/ More about Dr. Hayhoe: Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy and a Horn Distinguished Professor and Endowed Professor of Public Policy and Public Law in the Dept. of Political Science at Texas Tech University. Her book, “Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World,” will be released in Sept 2021 and she also hosts the PBS digital series Global Weirding, currently in its fifth season. Katharine has been named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People, the UnitedNations Champion of the Environment, and the World Evangelical Alliance’s Climate Ambassador #SavingUs #KatharineHayhoe #Climate #ClimateSolutions

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Throughout a 45-year career as an environmental regulator, Mary Nichols has been called everything from “Trump's nemesis” to “the most influential environmental regulator of all time.” A

Throughout a 45-year career as an environmental regulator, Mary Nichols has been called everything from “Trump's nemesis” to “the most influential environmental regulator of all time.” A powerful climate champion for advancing climate action and limiting emissions, Nichols has taken on automakers and collaborated with them. Environmentalists have cheered her moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions, occasionally criticizing her for letting polluters off easy and not doing enough for disadvantaged communities of color. Where does California’s climate leadership go from here, and what’s ahead for a new national climate agenda in 2021? Join us for a conversation on the storied career of Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board, and a look at California’s ambitious and controversial climate leadership from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Governor Gavin Newsom. NOTES This program is generously underwritten by the ClimateWorks Foundation. SPEAKERS Mary Nichols Chair, California Air Resources Board Greg Dalton Founder and Host, Climate One -www.commonwealthclub.org/covid19support -Subscribe for more Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub -Upcoming events: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events -Become a Member: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership -Donate Now: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 -Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ -Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ -Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub

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NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here:

NOTE FROM TED: TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf Lola Gibson-Berg from Keep Growing Detroit talks about how climate change impacts our food system and how KGD is working to create a food-sovereign city in Detroit. Lola speaks to how Detroiters are feeling insecure about their food system due to COVID-19 and climate change and what sustainable growing means to her. Videography credit: Brenna Noyes & Van Dyke Horn. Lola Kristi Gibson-Berg is the Community Education Coordinator at Keep Growing Detroit. She became a member of the Garden Resource Program when she graduated from KGD’s Urban Roots Program in 2015. Born and raised in northwest Detroit, Lola is a proud alum of The Roeper School. Her interest in growing food was sparked at Harvest of Joy Farm as a senior at Kalamazoo College. After graduating from K with a BA in Human Development and Social Relations, Lola returned to Detroit. Through Cap Corps Midwest she supported the creation of a school garden and facilitated conversations about race and racism at Detroit Cristo Rey High School. She was reintroduced to her ancestral foodways and family tradition of baking at Rose’s Fine Food as a baker and event planner. In addition to working at KGD, Lola supports distribution and event planning at Riverwise Magazine, a community-based magazine working to reflect local activism and the profound new work being done in and around Detroit neighborhoods. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Beyond his position as chairman of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr rose to global prominence in the business world with his development of OKRs (objectives and key results),

Beyond his position as chairman of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr rose to global prominence in the business world with his development of OKRs (objectives and key results), which he popularized in his best-selling book Measure What Matters. Could the same set of management tools be applied to preventing the growing climate crisis? In Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now, John Doerr and Kleiner Perkins advisor Ryan Panchadsaram argue that it can.

Join The Commonwealth Club and Climate One as John Doerr and Ryan Panchadsaram discuss the most pressing issue in our lifetime—and how lessons learned at the highest levels of business might address it.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

SPEAKERS

John Doerr
Chair, Kleiner Perkins; Author, Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now

Ryan Panchadsaram
Advisor to the Chairman, Kleiner Perkins; Contributor, Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now

In Conversation with Greg Dalton
Founder and Host, Climate One

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What are the impacts of climate change that are felt around the world? How are people responding? And what is the role of today's youth in all of this? Julia Blocher, researcher at the Potsdam

What are the impacts of climate change that are felt around the world? How are people responding? And what is the role of today's youth in all of this? Julia Blocher, researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and President of the International Youth Federation (IYF), breaks all of it down for us. She illustrates several concrete events which are causing people to migrate and leave their homes, but also highlighting to the stories of several young people that are making real change. Striving for a future which is just, peaceful and inclusive is not impossibile with this new generation of leaders. Julia Blocher is a researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and President of the International Youth Federation (IYF). She has worked for a decade on the interaction between climate change and the many factors that influence the movement of people and communities. She believes that there are two main development issues facing the global community for which youth lead the way in providing solutions: climate change and migration. In her work as a doctoral researcher at PIK and as an Associate Member of the Hugo Observatory (Belgium), her studies focus on environment, climate change, and migration linkages in the East and Horn of Africa and in island nations. Prior to joining PIK, Ms. Blocher was a Project Manager at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research in New York (UNU-CPR), a think tank within the UN system. She previously worked for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC-NRC) This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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2015 Plastic Pollution Coalition Video - Narrated by PPC Notable supporter, actor Jeff Bridges. www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org Plastic Pollution Coalition would like to thank: Jeff

2015 Plastic Pollution Coalition Video - Narrated by PPC Notable supporter, actor Jeff Bridges. www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org Plastic Pollution Coalition would like to thank: Jeff Bridges Georgienne Bradley Sea Save Foundation Jon Bowermaster Kate Connor Ed Begley Jr. Grant James Javier Mas Mas y Rallo Greg Stone Jill Mazursky Captain Charles Moore Algalita Marine Research and Education Nick Thune Abrielle Stedman Van Jones Andy Keller Fabien Cousteau Kelly Meyer Taina Uitto Jan Vozenilek Annie Farman Todd Sali The SandBox Bob Nixon Earth Conservation Corps Daryl Wallace Pam Longobardi Drifter's Project Nickos Myrtou Sergio Ko Ionian Cultural for Arts & Culture Mathew John Pearson Engineered Films Rajiv Joseph Lily Lakovidou Veronica Sive Sunjive Studios Life Without Plastic

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“Imagine a beautiful, flowing river, teeming with birds and wildlife,” writes the Center’s Laiken Jordahl on Medium. Then imagine it split by a “lethal obstacle with buoys joined by circular

“Imagine a beautiful, flowing river, teeming with birds and wildlife,” writes the Center’s Laiken Jordahl on Medium. Then imagine it split by a “lethal obstacle with buoys joined by circular saw blades, underwater netting and weights intended to snag and drown border crossers.” That’s what Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has put into the Rio Grande — and where bodies were found floating at the beginning of August. For the sake of racist politics, like former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey before him, Abbott has turned the U.S.-Mexico border into a war zone.  “Abbott,” writes Laiken, “is transforming south Texas’s lifeblood and cherished natural heritage into a death trap for people and other animals alike. All this for a photo op.” Read more: https://medium.com/center-for-biological-diversity/what-texas-should-learn-from-arizonas-border-failure-45f833be1f9d

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