Facing climate change, pandemic and economic collapse: Is resilience possible?
Host Greg Dalton of the Climate One series speaks with three experts about the convergence of three really bad situations: a global coronavirus pandemic, economic collapse and the consequences of a changing climate.
The discussion takes an in-depth look at ways to make good choices for the long-term health of the economy, the people and the planet.
Can we come back cleaner, greener and more resilient? What’s going to happen to the climate in a post-pandemic world?
The guests say we might have an unusual opportunity to really think about how we transport people and goods, and which things are really necessary.
If people are afraid to use public transportation for a period of time, what impact will all these gasoline-powered automobiles have on our environment and our quality of life?
Economic rebound could well be very slow, and the financial impact on individuals can be quite severe and long-lasting. The pandemic has exposed some vulnerabilities in the economy. How do we bolster the economy in the long run, and make it more resilient? Can we come out of these crises and address the income and wealth gap?
Dalton’s guests for this Commonwealth Club of California event:
Kathleen Day is a finance lecturer at Johns Hopkins University and an author of a book, “Broken Bargain: Banks, Bailouts, and the Struggle to Tame Wall Street.”
Amy Myers Jaffe is a director of Energy Security and Climate Change Program at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Matt Rogers is a senior partner at McKinsey and Company.
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