Climate & Society

Rerun: Advanced Air Mobility, with Adam Cohen

Airplanes are a significant source of emissions and air pollution, but are increasingly critical to many of the functions of our everyday lives. This week, we spoke with Adam Cohen, a researcher from the UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies, who studies Advanced Air Mobility – a set of policies and technologies that work to make air transport cleaner, more sustainable and more equitable.

Climate-Friendly Banking, with Charley Cummings

Climate-friendly banks are financial institutions that employ public and private capital to support sustainable technologies and climate-forward initiatives, and commit to not investing in the fossil fuel industry. This week, we spoke with Charley Cummings, the CEO of a climate-forward bank called Walden Mutual, about how greener banks are pushing for a more sustainable future. For a transcript, please visit climatebreak.org.

Green Silicon Valley

Green Silicon Valley is a student-led 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to bringing free environmental education to K-8 schools in order to improve climate education interest and outcomes, and provide training for future climate educators.

Native Seed Restoration, with Patrick Reynolds

Native seed restoration is an ongoing project meant to scale up the collection, cultivation, and distribution of native plant seeds to meet California’s goal of conserving 30% of its land by 2030 and help ecosystems become more resilient to climate change. This week, we spoke with Mr. Pat Reynolds, Heritage Grower’s General Manager, about Heritage Growers, a non-profit that aims to reproduce native plants through farming.