Examining How Our City Is Tackling the Climate Threat With City of

Examining How Our City Is Tackling the Climate Threat With City of Vancouver Climate Policy Manager Cathy Pasion

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In this episode, Peter Loganathan and Calla Mark discuss the climate crisis and our city's response with City of Vancouver Climate Policy Manager Cathy Pasion. Ms. Pasion served as a senior policy advisor in the New York City Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, and is currently overseeing Vancouver's Climate Emergency Action Plan, which aims to cut city greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. In this wide-ranging, informative conversation, Ms. Pasion outlines the city's climate mitigation and adaptation strategies, how it combats disinformation, the environmental impact of Covid-19, transitioning from fossil fuels, global examples, and more.

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