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What do Americans really think about climate change. How we can decarbonize the shipping industry. Why it’s challenging to integrate different technologies into the grid, and why we've got to do it anyway. A star chef and the leader of the Nature Conservancy talk food systems. Why the environmental movement should protect the planet and people — and how.
Speakers
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Lennox Yearwood JrPresident of Hip Hop Caucus
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Xiye BastidaClimate justice activist
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Barton SeaverSustainable seafood expert and educator
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Helen MountfordCEO of ClimateWorks Foundation
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Anthony LeiserowitzDirector of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
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Amy HarderExecutive editor of Cipher
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Catherine Coleman FlowersFounder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice
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Jennifer MorrisCEO of The Nature Conservancy
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Eric SilagyChief Executive Officer, Florida Power and Light
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Justin WorlandSenior Correspondent at TIME
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