Cities 1.5: Recent Episodes
University of Toronto Press
Cities 1.5 is a podcast featuring progressive policy conversations with urban leaders taking action to limit global heating to 1.5 degrees. Hosted by David Miller and developed by University of Toronto Press, this podcast serves as a platform to discuss the most pressing policy and underlying economic issues facing cities in their effort to lead on transformational climate action. The podcast is an extension of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy (https://jccpe.utpjournals.press), which publishes timely, evidence-based research that contributes to the urban climate agenda and supports governmental policy towards an equitable and resilient world. Join Editor-in-Chief and host David Miller as he speaks with mayors, city policymakers, economists, youth leaders, and scholars, among others, who are implementing and fighting for ambitious, near-term climate action.
As the climate crisis accelerates, our information ecosystem has become a critical battleground. Coordinated climate disinformation - driven by fossil fuel interests - is increasingly targeting cities and urban leaders to stall transformative policy and manufacture public doubt.
In this special Hot Takes episode recorded on the ground at London Climate Action Week, host David Miller examines how cities are actively defending information integrity and reclaiming the narrative. We look at why proactive storytelling and pre-bunking are far more powerful than traditional fact-checking, how mayors serve as vital trusted messengers in noisy digital spaces, and the stark reality of how disinformation threatens life and resilience on the frontlines of Ukraine. We will also be exploring how the C40 Centre itself incubated the recently launched City Climate Facts that aims to support cities in fighting disinformation, and cleaning up our urban information ecosystem.
Featured guests:
Adam Brzezinski, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Chiara Morfeo, Senior Manager for Research and Communications at the C40 Centre
Oleksandr Senkevich, Mayor of Mykolaiv, Ukraine
To follow more of C40 and the C40 Centre’s work combating climate disinformation, please check out the following links:
The C40 Centre’s climate communications insights - Substack
Previous episodes of Cities 1.5 covering different aspects of climate disinformation
Overview of C40’s disinformation work.
If you would like a copy of the C40 disinformation and extreme weather playbook - available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese - please request one through the form at the bottom of this link.
Links:
Big Oil's Real Agenda on Climate Change - InfluenceMap website
Combatting Climate Disinformation: Comparing the Effectiveness of Correction Placement and Type - Environmental Communication
Inoculation Theory as a Design Approach to Game-Based Misinformation Interventions - Taylor & Francis
Disinformation in the City: Response Playbook - University of Melbourne & German Marshall Fund
Disinformation in the Service of War - Center for European Policy Analysis
Starving the Hydra: How Digital Platforms Profit from Misinformation - Center for Countering Digital Hate
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
As the AI boom drives an unprecedented rush for computing power, cities face a critical question: how do we support digital expansion, without derailing net-zero climate goals? Left unregulated, data centers can consume staggering amounts of energy and water, threaten to destabilise power grids, strain local resources, and alienate communities. But it doesn’t have to be like this: city leaders are stepping up to demand both climate-friendly solutions and accountability for big tech. In this Hot Take, we explore how local leaders are moving to prevent a digital “wild west” through international collaboration. We examine the launch of the Global Urban Data Centers Pact - a landmark commitment from 41 mayors across six continents, representing 90 million people - which aims to enforce clean energy mandates, water stewardship, and tangible community benefits for future data center development.
Featured guests:
Hannah Daly, Professor of Sustainable Energy at University College Cork
Kate Gallego, Mayor of Phoenix, United States of America
Nick Reece, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia
Links:
The Cloud vs the Climate? Lessons from Ireland on the data centre debate - Cities 1.5 podcast
Wyoming tightens wastewater rules after Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated water - The Guardian
Mayors from around the world unite in call for sustainable urban data centres - C40 website
Urban Data Centres - C40 website
Data centers and the climate landscape: An actionable resource for US mayors - C40 Knowledge Hub
Thirsty for power and water, AI-crunching data centers sprout across the West - Stanford University
Stockholm, Sweden : Heat recovery from data centres - EU Covenant of Mayors
Inside the C40 World Mayors Summit: The battle for cities, truth, and a fossil-free future at COP30 and beyond - Cities 1.5, featuring Lord Mayor Nick Reece on data centres
Seizing the opportunity to do data centres right - Climate Council
Australian government announces plan for new AI and data centre regulations - Architecture AU
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
The winds of change are blowing through the world’s maritime hubs…despite some national governments’ efforts to the contrary. While the shipping industry carries 90% of global trade, it also leaves a heavy carbon trail in its wake. In this episode of Cities 1.5, we explore the high-stakes transformation of our global ports: once seen as industrial hotspots of pollution, these urban harbours are emerging as the front lines of the green transition. We dive into the groundbreaking "Green Shipping Corridors" that are linking sustainable cities, and the bold shift toward zero-emission fuels. From local air quality to global supply chains, discover how cities are turning the tide on emissions and steering the industry toward a 1.5°C future. It’s time to rethink the horizon: clearer skies and smoother sailing ahead.
Featured guests:
Eric Garcetti, C40 Ambassador for Global Climate Diplomacy and former Mayor of Los Angeles
Alisa Kreynes, Director of Ports and Shipping at C40
Featured clips:
The Shipping Forecast - BBC Radio 4
Global shipping emissions vote on a knife edge at IMO - BBC Business Today
Links:
Greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from global shipping, 2016–2023 - The International Council on Clean Transportation
A guide to the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework - Global Maritime Forum
Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure - BBC News
Ports and Shipping - C40 Knowledge Hub
Green shipping corridors programme - C40 Cities website
From Los Angeles to Shanghai, the port cities collaborating to cut shipping emissions - Reuters
Green Ports Forum - C40 Cities website
Why should we talk about a 'just and equitable' transition for shipping? - UN Trade and Development
Rescuing shipping's Net Zero Framework - Climate Analytics
Cities take the global stage to showcase climate action at the IMO for the first time - C40 Cities website
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
From fossil fuel lobbying to coordinated political disinformation campaigns, vested interests have built a profitable disinformation infrastructure designed to spread confusion, polarize debate, and exhaust the public. The good news is that the world is waking up. For the first time in the history of the COP, a Declaration on Information Integrity was agreed upon, with governments committing to address climate disinformation and promote accurate, evidence-based information globally.
But we need to go further upstream - instead of simply fighting falsehoods, we need to build ecosystems where truth can take root and flourish. In this episode, we look to Brazil and speak to an individual who was integral in bringing information integrity both to COP and the international agenda. She makes the case for cities as one of the most powerful forces in reclaiming the narrative, building the infrastructure of truth from the ground up - one community at a time.
Featured guest:
Thais Lazzeri, Investigative Journalist and Founder of FALA
Links:
Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change - UNESCO
Integrity Information Observatory - Oii
Mentiro Tem Preco (Lies Have a Price)
Climate Information Integrity
5 Million Acts for Truth - FALA
Tomorrow is today - YouTube (Portuguese)
500 Grams of Life - Thais Lazzeri (Portuguese)
‘Democracy on the line’: Brazil’s election and the Bolsonaro disinformation ecosystem - Columbia Journalism Review
Environmental and Climatic Disinformation in Northern Brazil: Dynamics and Impact in the Context of COP-30 - Heinrich Boll Stiftung
Environmental journalism and the struggle against disinformation in Brazil - Frontiers in Communication
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
As our lives become increasingly digital, the infrastructure powering them is sparking a global debate: we need data centres, but at what cost to the climate and our access to energy? These massive facilities are the backbone of everything from streaming to AI, yet they consume staggering amounts of electricity and water, often straining local grids and and in some cases, threatening to derail decarbonisation efforts.
In this episode of Cities 1.5, we explore how Ireland became the "canary in the coalmine" for this issue. With data centres projected to consume nearly 30% of the nation’s electricity by 2030, the Irish experience serves as a critical warning – and a roadmap – for cities worldwide. We examine the tension between economic ambition and climate mandates, questioning how urban leaders can manage the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure without derailing net-zero goals. Join us as we dive into the lessons learned from the frontlines of the data centre boom and what they mean for the future of sustainable cities.
Featured guest:
Professor Hannah Daly, Professor of Sustainable Energy at University College Cork
Links:
Ireland’s data centre boom is driving up fossil fuel dependence - The Irish Times, by Professor Hannah Daly
Data Centres Metered Electricity Consumption 2024 - Central Statistics Office
Energy for who? Data centres and the grid - Friends of the Earth Ireland
How Big Tech wrote secrecy into EU law to hide environmental toll - The Journal Investigates
What Ireland’s Data Center Crisis Means for the EU’s AI Sovereignty Plans - AlgorithmWatch
Ireland’s data centre policy reset: The end of the blanket moratorium - KPMG Ireland
Google’s Dublin data centre blocked amid energy usage concerns - Tech Monitor
Data Centres Ireland – Energy, Growth and the Grid Debate - Enable Research
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Ready for a ride? In this episode, we’re celebrating the inaugural World Public Transport Day, created by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), along with its global partners, and we explore why public transport is the beating heart of our cities. From the "rolling focus groups" on Melbourne’s iconic trams to the colorful jeepneys of the Philippines, we share personal stories of connection from urban centres across the globe.
But it’s not just about the journey: we dive into the hard policy making it happen. Discover how Mexico City’s Metro uses unique icons to bridge literacy gaps, how Salvador is empowering women through "Women behind the Wheel," and how Amman’s new electric fleet is clearing the air. Hop on for a celebration of the journeys that move us all!
Special thanks to Mariana Batista, C40 Senior Manager for Public Transport, for her assistance in providing both translation and production support for this episode.
Featured guests:
Nobuntu Ciko Duze, Deputy Director of Transport Systems Management, Johannesburg
Nick Reece, Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Jim Duran Mayerstein, Senior Manager, Zero-Emission Bus Rapid Deployment Accelerator (ZEBRA) at C40
Sonto Ziqubu, C40 Executive Office Coordinator
Adriana de Jesus Ferreira, Bus Driver and Mulheres no Volante beneficiary
Yousef Al Shawarbeh, Mayor of Amman
Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities
Links:
The Transit City that could’ve been - The Ethnic Aisle
Zero emission transport - C40 Cities
Transport Sector Analysis - International Energy Agency
Completing the Trip - World Resources Institute
I got inked by the world’s oldest tattoo artist - CNN Style
Mexico City’s Metro Icons - Mexican Routes
Infographic: Joburg by taxi - Brand South Africa
Women Behind the Wheel project - Salvador City Hall
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Cities aren’t just structures. They’re people. In the rapidly urbanising cities of the global majority, many of those people are migrant workers. They often work informally, with limited protection when shocks hit. At the same time, they are vital to propping up and rebuilding cities after climate disasters. In this week’s Cities 1.5 podcast episode, host David Miller speaks to Ritwika Basu, an environmental social scientist and urbanist who researches this invisible labour in small and medium-sized cities in India.
Featured guests:
Ritwika Basu, Environmental Social Scientist and Urbanist, and one of the guest editors of the Journal City Climate Policy and Economy’s soon to be released Special Issue on Adaptation and Resilience in Cities of the Majority World: Advancing Equity and Justice in Practice, and Author of “Hidden Infrastructure of Urban Resilience: Labor, Precarity, and Economic Adaptation in India” which will be released to open access on April 15, 2026.
Links:
Resilient Cities (and how to build them) - Cities 1.5
Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy
Resources on Urban Climate Resilience - C40 Knowledge Hub
Good Green Jobs and Labour Migration: Opportunities for Urban Leaders - C40 Knowledge Hub
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In this episode of Cities 1.5, we bring you another "Tale of Two Cities" - but this time, David sits down with two pioneering mayors from opposite ends of the globe. Despite their vastly different histories, both Athens are Melbourne are inspiring and leading the way through the climate crisis, and mitigating its impacts.We explore Athens is embracing progressive economics and tackling energy poverty, and how Melbourne is transforming and greening urban spaces and trailblazing renewable energy schemes and much more.These urban leaders are protecting city residents from climate impacts, engaging the next generation, and proving that local innovation and leadership is the best way to navigate the climate crisis.
Featured guests:
Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens
Nick Reece, Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Links:
Inside the World Mayors Summit: Cities throw down the gauntlet - Cities 1.5
Inside the World Mayors Summit: The battle for cities, truth and a fossil fuel free future at COP30 and beyond - Cities 1.5
Athens mayor focuses on getting capital through extreme heat - The Guardian
A blueprint for European cities? Athens announces new initiative to tackle energy poverty - Net Zero Cities
Doughnut Economics Action Lab
4th Youth Assembly on Climate Change with the participation of University Students - Eliamep
Nick Reece reveals plan to make Melbourne the “Garden City” - Southbank Local News
Melbourne Renewable Energy Project
Disinformation and the City - Melbourne Centre for Cities
What should Melbourne be like in 2050? - Docklands News
M2050 Summit Report
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
What links the Paris Agreement, Barbie and Arnold Schwarzenegger? The answer is this week’s guest on Cities 1.5!
As a key architect of the Paris Agreement, Catherine McKenna - Canada’s former Minister for Climate Change and the Environment - reflects on why cities are now the true engines of delivery. There’s also a powerful exploration of Catherine’s new memoir, Run Like a Girl, and a firsthand account of why we cannot solve the climate crisis while leaving half the world’s population out of the corridors of power. It’s time to lead like a girl.
Featured guest:
Hon. Catherine McKenna, Chair of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments of Non-State Entities and host of Women Leading on Climate podcast
Audio clips:
Environment minister tells Rebel Media reporter to stop calling her 'Climate Barbie' - CBC News
Links:
What justice for women in Afghanistan? - Swiss Info
Inside the C40 World Mayors Summit - Cities 1.5
It’s Grand Ol’ Bargain, Alright - Hot Takes
Canada’s former climate minister on making a change, ‘aloof’ Trudeau and sexism - The Guardian
Integrity Matters: Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities - United Nations website
Paris climate deal - The Guardian
Breaking the Tragedy of the Horizon - Mark Carney speech
Meet the young climate activists behind Mathur et. al. v. His Majesty - Ecojustice
Why would anyone hate Catherine McKenna? - Maclean’s
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In a world where climate emergencies are being declared daily, why do so many of our city streets and public transport networks have misleading ads for the very industries driving the crisis?
Our conversation with two C40 experts reveals how the fossil fuel industry mirrors old tobacco industry tactics using sophisticated techniques to "greenwash" their image and frame essential health protections as attacks on free speech. Tune in to learn how cities reclaiming the narratives in our transit systems and urban squares is a vital step toward fending off industry attacks and securing a safer, more sustainable future for all.
Featured guests:
Mariana Batista, C40 Senior Manager, Public Transport
Charlie Worthington, C40 Project Officer, High Carbon Advertising Bans
Links:
The War Against Tobacco: 50 Years and Counting - National Library of Medicine
How the Fossil Fuel Industry Polluted the Information Landscape - Center for Climate Change Communication
Air pollution from fossil fuels kills 5 million people a year - The Guardian
In The Hague, ban on Big Oil ads survives legal challenge - Courthouse News
Profitable Growth Without Fossil Fuels - Clean Creatives
Frequently Asked Questions - A World Without Fossil Fuel Ads
Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change - UNESCO
Cities Climate Transition Framework - C40 Knowledge Hub
Clearing the way: A toolkit for positive, fossil-free city advertising - C40 Knowledge Hub
How cities can restrict carbon-intensive advertising - C40 Knowledge Hub
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Hot Take: the climate crisis isn’t some abstract data point or a dry policy debate, it’s a deeply human story of survival. Right now, a whole generation is growing up inside the emergency, doing the heavy lifting to fix a mess they didn't create. We’re bringing you the raw, human heartbeat of the movement and amplifying the voices that stole the show at the World Mayor’s Summit in Rio. The C40 Youth Hub members dive into what real intergenerational collaboration looks like when those with the biggest stake in the future are finally the ones leading the change.
Youth Moment featured leaders:
Juliet Oluoch, Research fellow, Ufanisi Research Network
Anjali Raman-Middleton, Co-founder and Director, Choked Up
Esther Kamara, Founder of Youth Initiative For Climate Action Sierra Leone
Foday Kamara, National Coordinator, Youth Climate Council Global Alliance
Letícia Mathias, Co-founder and Executive Director, Instituto SustentAção
Micheala Chan, Young Water Utilities Expert for the Pacific, Asian Development Bank
Featured interview guest:
Earl Aldrin Burgos. C40 Youth Engagement and Campaigns Manager
Links:
World Mayors Summit special - Cities 1.5
US cities as climate first responders - Cities 1.5
C40 Youth Moment - YouTube
Youth Hub - C40
Youth Engagement Playbook for Cities - C40
Loss and Damage: Challenges and Opportunities for City Leadership
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
What would you risk to tell the truth, if the institution you served was one of the most powerful corporations on Earth?
Early scientific warnings about global heating have long stood in tension with corporate narratives shaping public understanding. This episode examines the enduring disinformation created and disseminated by the fossil fuel industry: how it evolves, why it persists, and what it means for the pace of climate action. Through the perspective of a former insider at ExxonMobil, we explore the widening gap between the disinformation narratives pumped out by fossil fuel companies and the personal consequences of challenging one of the most powerful corporations in modern history.
Featured guest:
Lindsey Gulden, Principal Data Scientist at Leg Up Data and former employee at ExxonMobil
Audio sources:
Oil giant ExxonMobil predicted climate change in 1970s - BBC News
Exxon CEO and Chairman of the American Petroleum Institute Lee Raymond speech (1996) - CPAN
WSJ: SEC probes Exxon after whistleblower complaint - CNBC
Links:
New study in 'Science' puts a number on what Exxon knew decades ago about climate change - Potsdam Institute
How a Newton woman became an enemy of ExxonMobil - The Boston Globe
Tracing Big Oil’s PR war to delay action on climate change - The Harvard Gazette
Carbon Capture and Storage: The Billion Dollar Scam - Environmental Defence
Trump says he might keep Exxon out of Venezuela - Reuters
Countering Climate Disinformation - C40 Cities
Disinformation episodes - Cities 1.5
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Across the United States, cities are acting as climate first responders - carrying climate action forward even as national politics grow more hostile. From clean energy and buildings to transport, land use and resilience to extreme weather events, mayors are proving that climate leadership does not depend on federal permission. It grows from proximity: to people, to impacts, and to the places leaders are entrusted to protect. Cities are stepping in to safeguard neighbourhoods, rivers, urban ecosystems and public health, often while the federal government undermines climate policy or attacks local authority.
Featured guests:
Keith Wilson, Mayor of Portland, Oregon, USA
Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin, Texas, USA
Juliet Oluoch, Research fellow at Ustawi Analytica and youth climate activist from Nairobi, Kenya
Links:
Solved: How the World’s Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis by David Miller
The Fate of the Inflation Reduction Act in the Second Era of Trump - Cities 1.5
Trump signs order to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time - The Guardian
‘Poet, writer, wife, mom’: who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent? - The Guardian
Mayor Keith Wilson Announces Portland Has Reached more than 1,500 Emergency Overnight Beds, Delivered at Unprecedented Speed - Portland.gov
Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone' - NBC News
Austin Climate Equity Plan
$3,000 grants offered to groups addressing climate change and food access challenges - Austin Monitor
More links for this episode available at jccpe.utpjournals.press and c40.org.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In times of profound geopolitical turbulence - wars, trade shocks, energy insecurity, and climate breakdown - something unexpected is happening: while autocratic leaders double down on fossil fuels and climate denial, cities are stepping into the breach to create a different story. One of hope, resilience, and innovation.
Like wildflowers pushing through concrete, cities around the world are experimenting with new economic models that challenge the old orthodoxy of endless growth. They're turning away from Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the sole measure of success and asking different questions: Are people housed? Are they thriving? Are we staying within planetary limits?
Featured guests:
Kate Raworth, Co-founder of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL)
Leonora Grcheva, Cities and Regions Lead at DEAL
Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan, Italy
Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, Executive Mayor of Tshwane, South Africa
Carola Schouten, Mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands
Links:
Doughnut Economics in Local Governments: An Overview of Emerging Practice by Leonora Grcheva and Michele Vianello
Special Issue on Sustainable Prosperity in the 21st-Century City - the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy
Trump fossil-fuel push setting back green progress decades, critics warn - The Guardian
Resources for a better future: GDP - Resilience.org
Milan's Food Waste Hubs Network
Compilation of the Integrated Waste Management Plan for the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
CCU Challenge: Unlock the City’s Ambition of Becoming Fully Circular by 2050
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
As geopolitical power shifts, cities are rising to lead this urban century while nations cling to outdated systems. Season 6 of Cities 1.5 explores how mayors and urban leaders from around the world are turning uncertainty into opportunity, building regenerative futures with hope-filled narratives that counter disinformation and inspire action.
Join us from January 13, 2026, as we explore the urban transformation the world cannot wait for, ranging from tackling disinformation, decarbonising infrastructure, and confronting the growing alliance between political authoritarianism and the fossil fuel industry. Through intimate conversations with global mayors and urban innovators, we reveal how cities are not just adapting to change…but are actively shaping our future.
Because the future isn't waiting, and neither are cities.
Links:
Zohran Mamdani’s full victory speech, 4 November 2025 - Zohran Mamdani for NYC YouTube channel
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In the face of the accelerating climate crisis, rising authoritarianism, and geopolitical shifts, national governments are faltering…but cities are stepping into the void and taking the lead.
Season 6 of Cities 1.5 will delve into how municipal-level actions and powerful coalitions are creating a carbon-free future, promoting resilience, and enabling a new economic system based on wellbeing over profit. We’ll explore how cities are countering disinformation, fear, and inertia by spearheading significant local climate initiatives and forming new alliances, daring national governments to follow in their footsteps. Because the future won’t wait - so we need to decide now who will lead, and whether we want to move towards disaster … or resilience.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Welcome to Cities 1.5 Hot Takes: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis. Hot Takes brings you fast, focused coverage on breaking news and underserved stories at the intersection of climate, economics and public health - all through an urban lens.
This first-ever edition of Hot Takes is about a major move in Canada’s energy future…and what it means for climate, cities, and the promises made to hold fossil fuel giants accountable. As Canadian cities race toward net zero, their efforts are being fundamentally threatened by a high stakes federal agreement known as "The Grand Bargain": a political compromise on behalf of the Mark Carney government to build a new pipeline that would transport diluted bitumen from the Alberta oil sands westward across the rocky mountains to the British Columbia coast.
Touted as a bridge to a clean energy future, we go behind the spin to explore the real facts behind this project - and lay bare the reasons many are opposed to this doubling down on promises made by the fossil fuel industry…promises that historically haven’t been worth the paper they’re written on.
Featured guests:
Hon. Catherine McKenna, Chair of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments of Non-State Entities, and former Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Links:
World Mayors Summit two-part special - Cities 1.5 podcast
83 Countries Join Call to End Fossil Fuels at COP30 - Earth.org
Why Mark Carney’s pipeline deal with Alberta puts the Canadian federation in jeopardy - The Conversation
A Not-so-Grand Bargain - Pembina Institute
Canada may approve a new oil pipeline. First Nations fear another ‘worst-case scenario’ - The Guardian
Watch David’s full CPAC interview
Canada OKs ‘Massive’ $20 Billion Loan for Trans-Mountain Pipeline - DeSmog
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In the first episode of our two-part World Mayors Summit special, we heard from mayors around the world about the power of convenings like the Summit to unite city leaders and spark collaboration. In this second episode, we explore what that collaboration looks like in practice, from new approaches to urban planning and the challenge of energy-hungry data centres, to fossil-free trucks and greener and cleaner shipping routes.
We also explore the outcomes for cities that came out of COP30 with voices from people who were on the ground in Belém…and also from a Brazilian climate leader who had a front-row seat before, during, and after what many have been calling the most important COP since the Paris Agreement.
Photo credit: © C40 Cities
Special thanks to Pauline Eloi, Director of the Executive C40 Office and Yasmin Calandrini, Manager, CHAMP National Engagement, for their on-the-ground support in Rio for the production of this episode.
Featured guests:
Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin, USA
Carola Schouten, Mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nick Reece, Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Australia
Christiana Figueres, Founding Partner of Global Optimism and Co-presenter of Outrage + Optimism
Ilan Cuperstein, C40 Regional Director for Latin America and Head of International Relations for the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mark Watts, Executive Director of C40 Cities
Lars Weiss, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Denmark
Eduardo Pimentel, Mayor of Curitiba, Brazil
Eirik Lae Solberg, Governing Mayor of Oslo, Norway
Dr. Nasiphi Moya, Mayor of Tshwane, South Africa
Links:
Outrage + Optimism- Inside COP
Learn about the many versions of COP30's "Global Mutirão"
Winners: Clean, Reliable Transportation (Oslo Fossil Free Trucks)
Tshwane C40 Cities regional sustainability masterclass
The Environmental Cost of Data Centers
COP30 Local Leaders Forum Statement
83 Countries Join Call to End Fossil Fuels at COP30
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website at https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Listen to the Cities 1.5 five-part miniseries “Going Steady with Herman Daly: How to Unbreak the Economy (and the Planet)" here: https://lnk.to/HDMiniSeries
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. Sign up to the Centre newsletter: https://thecentre.substack.com/
Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.
Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In this first instalment of our two-part special from the C40 World Mayors Summit, Cities 1.5 takes you inside the flagship gathering of the world’s most ambitious urban climate leaders. We hear directly from mayors as they unveil this year’s Offer of Action – a unified commitment that raises the stakes for urban climate leadership and pointedly challenges national governments to match their ambition with action of their own, all on the eve of COP30. We also speak with leading climate experts and C40 partners to explore why cities remain the most effective engines for rapid, equitable decarbonization, and what they must do next to keep the goal of limiting global heating to 1.5°C alive. And crucially, funders share why they’ve chosen to invest in C40’s global network, highlighting the proven impact of coordinated city action and the urgency of scaling it.
Photo credit: ©Bernardo Jardim Photography
Featured:
Sir Sadiq Khan, C40 Co-Chair and Mayor of London
Nick Reece, Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Giuseppe “Beppe” Sala, Mayor of Milan
Yousef Al-Shawarbeh, Mayor of Amman
Keith Wilson, Mayor of Portland
Dr. Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, Executive Mayor of Ekurhuleni
Eduardo Pimentel, Mayor of Curitiba
Caterina Sarfatti, Managing Director of Inclusion and Global Leadership at C40
Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens
Eirik Lae Solberg, Governing Mayor of Oslo
Søren Staugaard Nielsen, Managing Director of the Ramboll Foundation
Jo Jewell, Director of Social Responsibility Partnerships at Novo Nordisk
Hon. Catherine McKenna, Chair of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments of Non-State Entities
Christiana Figueres, Founding Partner of Global Optimism and Co-presenter of Outrage + Optimism
Links:
C40 World Mayors Summit: Cities Delivering Global Leadership for Climate Action - Bloomberg Philanthropies, YouTube
C40 World Mayors Summit
From negotiation to delivery:The Yearly Offer of Action
Ramboll Foundation
Novo Nordisk
Cities for Better Health
Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods Programme
Integrity Matters: Winning the Future report
Outrage + Optimism- Inside COP podcast
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Cities 1.5 is back with a special two-part series focused on the C40 World Mayor's Summit in Rio de Janeiro, convening just ahead of the upcoming COP30 in Brazil. City mayors are continuing to play a critical role in combating climate change as they implement substantial climate policies and actions amidst the inaction of national governments. Tune in to hear behind-the-scenes discussions with funders, policymakers, and mayors who are committed to cutting emissions, creating green jobs, and safeguarding their communities…all in the face of the accelerating urgency of the climate crisis.
Featured:
Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, England and co-chair of C40 Cities
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, OBE, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone and co-chair of C40 Cities
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and the C40 Centre, and is supported by C40 Cities. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
We’re joining podcasts around the world in tandem with the 80th United Nations General Assembly, to ask a vital question: where do we find hope in challenging times? We explore how cities are implementing Herman Daly’s revolutionary economic theories.
Featured in this episode:
Karen Daly Junker, Herman and Marcia’s youngest daughter
Terri Daly Stewart, Herman and Marcia’s eldest daughter
Denis Daly Heyck, Herman’s sister
David Batker, Ecological economist
Katherine Trebeck, Political economist
Leonora Grcheva, Cities & Regions Lead at DEAL
Kate Raworth, Co-founder of DEAL
Katy Shields, Regenerative Economist
Cindy Acab, Waste to Resources Network Senior Manager at C40
Cllr. Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council
Takehiko Nagumo, Director of Smart Cities Institute Japan
Joshua Farley, Ecological Economist
Gaya Herrington, Ecological economist
Angelos Varvarousis, Research Fellow at UAB
Tim Jackson, Ecological economist
Clóvis Cavalcanti, Ecological economist
John Redwood, Former employee of the World Bank
Jon Sward, Environment Project Manager at the Bretton Woods Project
Peter May, Ecological economist
Brian Czech, Executive Director of CASSE
Thank you to the Daly family for their generous support in sharing Herman’s story.
Thank you also to our series consultants and fact checkers, Peter Harnik, Rob Dietz, and Peter Victor, who also graciously supplied the interview tape with Herman Daly, recorded in 2022.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
We follow Herman Daly into one of the last places you’d expect to find a rebel economist: the World Bank. We will hear how the academic work of Herman’s sister, Denis Daly Heyck, impacted on his worldview. We’ll also see how this fused with Herman’s own experiences teaching in Brazil, and the building of pan-American ecological and human rights movements to fuel him to advocate for policy and philosophical changes at the Bank - culminating in his famous farewell speech.
Featured in this episode:
Karen Daly Junker & Terri Daly Stewart, Herman and Marcia’s daughters
Jon Sward, Environment Project Manager at the Bretton Woods Project
Denis Daly Heyck (Deni), Professor Emeritus of Spanish language & literature
David Batker, Ecological economist
John Redwood, Former World Bank employee
Robert Costanza, Ecological economist
Clóvis Cavalcanti, Ecological economist
Peter May, Ecological economist
Kate Raworth, DEAL co-founder
Joshua Farley, Ecological economist
Xiye Bastida, Climate justice activist
Thank you to the Daly family for their generous support in sharing Herman’s story.
Thanks also to: C40's Barbara Barros for voicing Marcia Daly’s email in this episode; Denis Daly Heyck for providing the images for our episode art; and to Nate Hagens and the team behind The Great Simplification podcast for granting us permission to use a clip from their show.
Thank you also to our series consultants and fact checkers, Peter Harnik, Rob Dietz, and Peter Victor, who also graciously supplied the interview tape with Herman Daly, recorded in 2022.
Media citations by order of appearance:
(That'll Work) (Live), Chuck Brown
The Heritage Foundation - “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”
The Great Simplification: “Toward an Ecological Economics”
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
We rejoin Herman Daly in the late 1970s - a tumultuous time for our renegade economist. Partnering with theologian John Cobb Jr., Daly began to rebuild economics from the ground up, reframing it around values, community, and the planet that sustains us.
Woven through this intellectual journey are stories of faith, family, and friendship that helped Daly persevere. We hear how he sparked a global community of scholars and inspired whole new movements, ranging from wellbeing and regenerative economics to the circular economy and doughnut economics.
Featured in this episode:
Gaya Herrington, Wellbeing economist & thought leader
Jennie King, Senior Fellow at ISD
Peter Victor, Ecological economist & author of Herman Daly’s Economics for a Full World
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Global Ambassador for The Club of Rome
Robert Costanza, Ecological economist
Terri Daly Stewart, Senior Occupational Therapist, and Herman and Marcia’s eldest daughter
Karen Daly Junker, Senior Manager of Provenance Research at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Herman and Marcia’s youngest daughter
Brian Czech, Executive Director of CASSE
Rob Dietz, Program Director at the Post-Carbon Institute and co-host of Crazy Town
Colvis Cavalcanti, Ecological economist
Katy Shields, Regenerative economist, and co-creator/host of Tipping Point
Katherine Trebeck, Political economist
Thank you to the Daly family for their generous support in sharing Herman’s story, and to Barbara Barros, C40 Global Head of Adaptation Finance, for voicing Marcia Daly’s email in this episode.
Thank you also to our series consultants and fact checkers, Peter Harnik, Rob Dietz, and Peter Victor, who also graciously supplied the interview tape with Herman Daly, recorded in 2022.
Visit the Cities 1.5 podcast page on UTP’s website for the media citations used in this episode.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
We follow Herman from the lecture halls of Louisiana to the forests of Brazil – and through a period of global upheaval and personal transformation. Herman was profoundly shaped by the realities of inequality and ecological fragility in the Global South. These experiences helped crystallize his vision of a steady-state economy; one that operates within the planet’s ecological limits and prioritizes human wellbeing and ecological boundaries over endless growth.
With reflections from his family and followers, this episode captures the moment Daly’s thinking moved from quiet resistance to creating economic theories that would go on to have a truly global influence.
Featured in this episode:
Colvis Cavalcanti, ecological economist
Brian Czech, Author of Shoveling Fuel for a Runaway Train and executive director of the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
Rob Dietz, Program Director at the Post-Carbon Institute, co-author of Enough is Enough, and co-host of Crazy Town
Terri Daly Stewart, Senior Occupational Therapist and Herman and Marcia's eldest daughter
Karen Daly Junker, Senior Manager of Provenance Research at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Herman and Marcia’s youngest daughter
Denis Lynn Daly Heyck (Deni), Professor Emeritus of Spanish language and literature and Herman's sister
Katy Shields, Regenerative economist and co-creator/host of Tipping Point
Peter Victor, Professor Emeritus of ecological economics & author of Herman Daly’s Economics for a Full World
Kate Raworth, Author of Doughnut Economics and co-founder of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab
Thank you to the Daly family for their generous support in sharing Herman’s story.
Thank you also to our series consultants and fact checkers, Peter Harnik, Rob Dietz, and Peter Victor, who also graciously supplied the interview tape with Herman Daly, recorded in 2022.
Visit the Cities 1.5 podcast page on UTP’s website for the media citations used in this episode.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Herman Daly was a founding father of ecological economics: more than half a century ago, he warned that the pursuit of endless economic growth was driving ecological collapse and harming society, as well as harming society - and came up with a plan to unbreak our economy.
Dismissed by mainstream economists, pushed out of the World Bank, and even targeted by menacing, anonymous threats, Daly paid a high price for challenging our unsustainable global system. But now, as climate breakdown accelerates and the failures of neoliberalism become increasingly apparent, his ideas are more relevant - and more vital - than ever. Now is the time for his theories and his legacy to get the attention they deserve.
In the opening episode, we hear from the person who knew his story best: himself. Featuring never-heard-before interviews with Herman, alongside reflections from a whole host of experts, scholars and collaborators. We trace his childhood battle with polio, his whirlwind romance with his wife, Marcia and the moment Herman discovered the first piece of the puzzle in solving the intertwined economic, societal and climate crises: the concept of uneconomic growth.
Featured in this episode:
Peter Victor, Professor emeritus of ecological economics and author of Herman Daly’s Economics for a Full World
Gaya Herrington, Wellbeing economist & thought leader
Joshua Farley, Professor of ecological economics
Katherine Trebeck, Political Economist & writer
Denis (Deni) Lynn Daly Heyck, Professor Emeritus of Spanish Language and Literature and Herman’s sister
Terri Daly Stewart, Senior Occupational Therapist, and Herman and Marcia’s elder daughter
Karen Daly Junker, Senior Manager of Provenance Research at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Herman and Marcia’s younger daughter
Thank you to the Daly family for their generous support in sharing Herman’s story, and to Barbara Barros for voicing Marcia Daly’s email in this episode. Thank you also to our series consultants, Peter Harnik, Rob Dietz, and Peter Victor, who also graciously supplied the interview tape with Herman Daly, recorded in 2022.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Is it time to retire the concept of growth as the sole measure of prosperity? This summer, join host David Miller for a special miniseries dedicated to Herman Daly, an economist who transformed how we think about growth. Featuring never heard before interviews with Daly himself alongside experts, scholars, and Herman’s nearest and dearest, this is a story you won’t want to miss!
The first episode of Going Steady with Herman Daly debuts on August 19th, 2025. We can’t wait for you to hear it!
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Herman Daly would have turned 87 years old on July 21st, 2025. While he is no longer with us, his ideas have lived on - shaping an economic future that we haven’t yet achieved, but is steadily becoming the most probable way forward in the face of rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and ecological and economic decimation.
But who exactly was Herman Daly? Why was his work scorned by the World Bank? And how can his plan for world economics save the planet?
Featuring economists Gaya Herrington, Tim Jackson, Kate Raworth, along with other experts, scholars, and Herman's nearest and dearest, join host David Miller for a special limited series exploring the life of Herman Daly, the economist who transformed the thinking of some of the leading economic and climate thinkers of our times. Going Steady premieres this August - check back on this feed for updates!
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
For hundreds of years, people have been pondering the power of information. In this past season of Cities 1.5, we’ve seen examples of cities from around the world who are using data and the lived experiences of their inhabitants to create policies that support healthier lives for people and planet: from Freetown, Sierra Leone, to Tokyo, Japan, to Princeton, Canada. But while history - and our own conversations on this podcast - prove that knowledge is powerful…it isn’t always easy to come by. For the final episode of Cities 1.5 season 5, David meets two knowledge and dissemination specialists who speak with him about the importance of data and information for climate action and what other ingredients are key to effective communications about global heating.
Featured guests:
Katie Walsh, Head of Climate Finance for Cities, States, and Regions at CDP
Andrea Learned, climate influence catalyst and strategist
Links:
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
Cities are responsible for over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions - World Bank
Global Covenant of Mayors
Earth Positive Action - CDP
Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance Forum
Global Snapshot Report 2024 - CDP
Paris Climate Agreement
CHAMP - C40
Andrea Learned’s Green Biz article on the five Ls of Twitter leadership
Living Change podcast
Bike Talk podcast
Bowinn MA, Canadian politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 2017
Album: Joy as an act of resistance
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If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
The building and construction sector is responsible for a mind-boggling 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The kinds of construction materials we use - and the building sector generally - are also responsible for almost a third of global resource consumption. Shifting to cleaner methods of construction is the only way to minimize the damage we are causing to the planet, while still providing homes, workplaces and vital infrastructure for all.
Featured guests:
Henrique Goes, Clean Construction Manager at C40
Vivek Parekh, Fossil Fuels Program Manager at InfluenceMap
Links:
The building and construction sector’s share in global greenhouse gas emissions - World Economic Forum
UN prediction for rural to urban migration - Our World in Data
Premature deaths from household air pollution - World Health Organization
Clean Construction Programme - C40 Cities
Report on clean construction and green job opportunities - C40 Cities
Influence Map’s LobbyMap
International Gas Union’s Climate Strategy - Influence Map
Electrification as the clearest pathway for decarbonising buildings - IPCC report
State of Victoria’s Gas Substitution Roadmap - Victoria State Government
EU’s Energy Performance of Buildings Directive - European Commission
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Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Capitalism is an illness: it’s killing our planet, and by extension, us. Economic instability and environmental concerns are symptoms that can only be cured by redefining prosperity in terms of health and wellbeing, so that we can create sustainable, equitable societies. In his new book, The Care Economy, returning guest Tim Jackson dives into historical and systemic reasons behind our current economic challenges and shares personal experiences that highlight the importance of systemic change in healthcare and beyond. He shares insights from his book around the philosophical and practical implications of fostering a balanced, care-oriented economic model - and how it might just save the world.
Image credit: Fernando Manoso-Borgas
Featured guests:
Tim Jackson, ecological economist, radio dramatist, Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP), and author.
Links:
Prosperity without Growth - Tim Jackson
Physiologist Walter Cannon - National Library of Medicine
Aneurin Bevin, architect of the NHS - BBC
Current epidemic of chronic disease - CDC
Ecological Economics - The International Society for Ecological Economics
The Flexner Report - National Library of Medicine
Cities as Urban Laboratories - Cities 1.5
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Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Cities around the world are on the frontlines of climate disaster. In Lisbon, Portugal, unprecedented flooding has required the construction of significant climate resilience projects like the city's drainage master plan. In the global south, cities like Ahmedabad, India are getting hotter and hotter…and the women who live in this region are disproportionately impacted physically and financially by heat wave events. But as we can see through the shining examples of both these urban centres, by combining mitigation and adaptation actions - like innovative parametric heat insurance projects, and equitable public transportation initiatives - with community informed policies, we can build resilient cities that will be able to withstand the increasing impacts of climate change.
Featured guests:
Carlos Moedas, Mayor of Lisbon
Kathy Baughman McLeod , CEO, Climate Resilience for All
Links:
10 of the Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities in the World - How Stuff Works
Horizon Europe - European Commission
European Research Council
The US brain drain has begun - Politico
Lisbon approved free public transport for young and elderly residents - Mayors of Europe
Lisbon Mayor Wants Companies to Help Fix City’s Housing Shortage - Bloomberg
Lisbon Drainage Master Plan
Lisbon aims to be carbon neutral by 2030 with EU support - LPP
Climate Resilience for All
Heat and gender: Enhancing her resilience to rising temperatures - World Bank
World-First Financial Product Combining Insurance and Cash Payments for
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Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
As global temperatures and sea-levels rise, so to does the frequency of climate-driven migration. The search for a safe, healthy, and prosperous place to live has been a feature of humanity since time immemorial...but an increasingly polarized and toxic global discourse sees migrants being increasingly demonized, which makes it hard to have much-needed conversations around the issue. For many migrants of the climate crisis, cities are the end destination, which means that our urban centres need to be prepared for these new realities by adapting infrastructure, services, and policies to create healthy and resilient environments for all residents - old, and new. It’s way past time to open up the conversation.
Image credit: Jody Foster
Featured guests:
Spencer Coyne, Mayor of Princeton, BC, Canada.
Jazmin Burgess, Director, Inclusive Climate Action;Giovanni Pagani, Senior Manager, Climate and Migration; and Claudia Huerta, Senior Manager for City Diplomacy and Campaigns, Climate and Migration.
Links:
Simon Kofe’s speech to COP26 - New Scientist (Video)
Why cities must prepare for climate migration - C40 Knowledge Hub
The far right is weaponizing climate change to argue against immigration - Vox
Flooded Princeton, B.C., faces days without heat, says mayor - CBC News (Video)
$1.7 billion flood projects still stalled in Abbotsford, Princeton and Merritt - Vancouver Sun
Future urban landscapes: Climate migration projections in cities - C40 Knowledge Hub
C40-MMC Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration - C40
The ‘Climate Migration’ Narrative Is Inaccurate, Harmful, and Pervasiv
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Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
As the world enters yet another period of unprecedented political and environmental tumult, it is becoming even more clear that our current economic system based on the primacy of profit over the health and wellbeing of people and planet is failing. Throughout history, cities have always been at the forefront of new ways of thinking, and are urban laboratories to test and pilot new concepts. The same holds true today: the degrowth strand of economics, along with policies that focus on healthy people and environments, are being trialled in some Spanish cities, such as Barcelona and Girona. On the other side of the world, it is becoming more widely accepted that GDP is an outdated and inaccurate measurement of the health and wellbeing of a city or nation, and new tools and indexes are being implemented in cities across Japan. Despite their very different cultural contexts, these cities are thriving. Now, the question is: will nation states follow their lead?
Featured guests:
Dr Angelos Varvarousis, Author & Research Fellow at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
Takehiko Nagumo, Director of the Smart City Institute Japan
Links:
GDP Is the Wrong Tool for Measuring What Matters - Scientific American
This Pioneering Economist Says Our Obsession With Growth Must End - New York Times
'Letter to Nature' by Mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau - C40 website
Girona City Council, a pioneering administration in exploring degrowth - Nació Impacte
What is a Smart City anyways? - IMD
Japan has a new way to measure city success – happiness - Cities Today
New Zealand – Implementing the Wellbeing Budget - Wellbeing Economy Alliance
Policy Design for a Wellbeing Economy - JCCPE
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Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
The United States of America’s second withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord under the Trump administration has enormous implications for both international and local climate efforts - and the Inflation Reduction Act is also potentially under threat. If the IRA is even partially repealed, it would be a huge step backwards in the fight against the climate crisis. But all is not lost - engaged individuals and organizations are striving to ensure the it stays and place, and more broadly, cities, mayors, and subnational entities are playing a critical role in continuing climate action amidst federal challenges. This coalition of actors are leading the growing resistance movement stateside and globally, proving the importance of local level engagement in the bid to halt climate breakdown.
Image credit: Chelsea Matson Photography
Featured guests:
Kate Johnson, C40 Regional Director for North America
Amy Turner, Director of the City's Climate Law Initiative at the Sabin Center, Columbia University
Links:
Trump signs order to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time - The Guardian
Elon Musk Says DOGE Aims to Finish $1 Trillion in Cuts by End of May - Bloomberg
The Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge - The New Yorker
Inflation Reduction Act Archives C40 website
Climate action and the Inflation Reduction Act: A guide for local government leaders - C40 Knowledge Hub
One Year After Trump Decision to Withdraw from Paris Agreement, U.S. Cities Carry Climate Action Forward - C40 website
Appeals Court Keeps Order Barring Federal Funding Freezes in Place - New York Times
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Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Risk is an integral part of the human experience…but risk also needs to be managed if we are to live safe, healthy and happy lives. The recent wildfires in Los Angeles were a tragic reminder of the risks that the climate crisis poses to health, homes, habitats, and the lives of human beings. But the risks posed by extreme weather events are also multi-faceted: disinformation in the wake of hurricanes and wildfires can lead to chaos, with online hate transforming into real-life violence. The insurance industry is based on mitigating risk - but for cities with high probabilities of climate impacts such as wildfires, the risk is becoming too great and financially unviable. There is hope, though: insurance can be used as a climate adaptation tool, reducing risk, to better protect people, cities and the planet.
Image credit: This image was AI-generated and does not depict real events.
Featured guests:
Jodie Molyneux, Subject Matter Expert (mis- and disinformation) at Resolver
Kate Stein,Director of the Climate-Resilient Insurance Strategy Project (CRISP)
Links:
Estimated cost of fire damage balloons to more than $250 billion - LA Times
MAGA Blames Homeless in Deranged California Fires Theory - The Daily Beast
The LA Fires Could Change the Insurance Industry - Harvard Business Review
Man arrested over alleged violent threat against Fema staff in North Carolina - The Guardian
California wildfires deliberately set for ‘Agenda 2030’ and smart cities? Fact-checking the bizarre claims - Hindustan Times
LA's wildfires prompted a rash of fake images. Here's why - NPR
Vigilance and protection service against foreign digital interference (VIGINUM)
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Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
We live in the age of technology…in the blink of an eye, the Internet and social media have created new opportunities, jobs, and possibilities for connection. But they have also fuelled polarization, persecution, and real-world violence. Artificial intelligence, or AI, promises to turbocharge this revolution. But many questions remain unanswered by the advocates of these new technologies. Can we afford to let AI use infinite amounts of energy? Is it possible to create planetary responsible AI, or is that just a pipe dream? And if the need arises, how can we resist these dark machines?
Image credit: This image was AI-generated and does not depict real events.
Featured guest:
Victor Galaz is an academic and author whose expertise lies at the intersection of governance, climate and technology. He is an Associate Professor in Political Science at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, and a Program Director at the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics. His most recent book is Dark Machines: How Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization and Automation is Changing our Living Planetand he is also co-founder of the Biosphere Code.
Links:
AI and the Future of Cities - Fortune
The workers already replaced by artificial intelligence - BBC
AI voice cloning tools imitating political leaders threaten elections - The Independent
New AI Now Paper Highlights Risks of Commercial AI Used In Military Contexts - AI Now Institute
A.I. has a discrimination problem - CNBC
Generative AI’s environmental impact - MIT
The ‘AI divide’ between the Global North an
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Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
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In times of uncertainty, leadership is key...but so is vision. As the climate crisis deepens, and people across the world are facing economic hardship and experiencing the increasing impacts of the climate crisis, mapping out an alternative to neoliberal economics, inequality and unmitigated climate breakdown has never been more vital. In our season opener, we speak to two women who are doing just that. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown is using an innovative, inclusive and data-driven approach to addressing the challenges her city faces, and is a powerful advocate for unlocking urban climate finance. Gaya Herrington is one of the world’s leading voices in the wellbeing economics space, using her platform to argue for the transformation of our economic system away from unsustainable growth to one that prioritizes human and planetary wellbeing.
Featured guests:
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has served as the Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, since 2018. She is also the Co-Chair of C40 Cities.
Gaya Herringtonis sustainability researcher, wellbeing economist, thought leader and author of “Five Insights for Avoiding Global Collapse”.
Links:
What happened at the U20 Summit in Rio? C40 website
IDB and C40 to Strengthen Partnership for Climate Action - IDB website
Planting 1 million trees to turn the temperature down - Cities 1.5 podcast episode, featuring Eugenia Kargbo, Freetown Chief Heat Officer
Regenerative Economics - The Regenerative Centre
Will the end of economic growth come by design — or disaster? Gaya Herrington, TedTalk
The Limits to Growth model: still prescient 50 years later Gaya Herrington, Club of Rome website
Turnaround Empowerment & Focus on gender equality Club of Rome website
Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? A revi
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Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
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The world is standing on the brink…the deepening impacts of the climate crisis, rising inequality and increasing levels of economic turmoil are affecting us all. But we now face a new threat: a powerful network of autocrats, billionaires. and demagogues and fossil fuel industry leaders has emerged. This climate crisis denying coalition is weaponising disinformation and manipulating societal distress and uncertainty in a bid to steer us into the arms of far-right populism and away from the global systems change we need. Mayors, cities, academics, scientists, economists, activists and civil society must step up and form a global axis of resistance to challenge those who threaten our way of life…and ultimately, the very survival of our world.
Season 5 of Cities 1.5 returns March 11th, with a new episode every Tuesday after that. Ask a friend to join the global resistance by inviting them to search for Cities 1.5 wherever they get their podcasts!
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Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In this final episode of Season 4 of Cities 1.5, David has conversations with two formidable and inspiring women who are fighting to protect the health of people and the planet from Lima, Peru and New Orleans, USA. As the impacts of the climate crisis hit harder and more frequently, the effects this has on human health also multiply. It is key that urban areas plan and adapt to meet the growing challenges of temperature rise, food insecurity, migration, and more. Of course, extreme weather events often have the most catastrophic consequences for humanity, leading to mass displacement, injury, disease and death. But if the worst happens, it is possible for cities and their residents to unite and rebuild to create a more resilient future…and other communities can learn lessons from their leadership.
Image Credit: Persnickety Prints @ UnsplashFeatured guests:Professor Stella Hartinger Peña is the Regional Director of Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change for Latin America, and Associate Professor at Cayetano Heredia University in Peru.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell is the Mayor of New Orleans, a position which she has held since 2018.
Links:
Solved: How the World’s Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis - David Miller
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change Annual Report
The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans - Big Easy Magazine
Addressing the Health Care Impact of Hurricane Katrina - The Kaiser Commission
What happened at the U20 Summit in Rio? - C40
COP29: Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise? - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Broadmoor Lives On: How a Community Saved Their New Orleans Neighborhood - The Clinton Foundation
New Orleans, Reinvented - The Atlantic
This is how New Orleans is rebuilding to be more resilien
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Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In a very Canadian episode of Cities 1.5, David discusses the urgent need for both local and global climate action with a focus on biodiversity with Mayor Valérie Plante of Montréal and Elizabeth Hendricks from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Canada. They share insights on urban biodiversity initiatives, the impact and outcomes of COP15 and COP16, and the importance of integrating nature-based solutions to combat the climate crisis. The episode also highlights the critical role cities play in preserving natural ecosystems, supporting public health, and ensuring a sustainable future where all can thrive.
Image Credit: Donovan Kelly @ PexelsFeatured guests:
Mayor Valérie Plantehas served as the Mayor of Montréal since 2017.
Elizabeth Hendriks is a freshwater policy specialist and Vice President of Restoration and Regeneration at WWF Canada.
Links:
WWF Living Planet Report 2024: A Planet in Crisis
Degradation of nature could reduce UK GDP by 12 per cent - UN Environment Programme
Last-minute pledges and sobering science: Where is the World, Post-COP28? Cities 1.5 podcast, featuring Professor Xuemei Bai
Arctic impacts: The human cost of melting ice - Cities 1.5 podcast, featuring Sheila Watt-Cloutier
COP15 ends with landmark biodiversity agreement - UN Environment Programme
The Darlington ecological corridor: a green link in CDN-NDG - City of Montréal
Video featuring Sadiq Khan, “Doers not Delayers” - C40 Cities Instagram
Montréal Breaks Ground on City’s Largest-Ever ‘Sponge Park’ - Stormwater Report
Montréal biodome
WWF Canada re:grow program
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Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In this episode of Cities 1.5, David revisits and follows up on a very special collaboration between C40 and Museum for the United Nations - UN Live which he participated in during the Summit of the Future and Climate Week in New York in early autumn, 2024.David, along with Sasha Rodericks and Kayla Archer share their reflections on the power of cross-cultural and cross-sectoral communication in this increasingly polarized planet, with thoughts about creative solutions, spirituality, and the essential role of storytelling in fostering a collective sense of purpose and agency from other portal contributors.
*Image Credit: Kyle Corea for UN Live/ Shared Studios
Featuring music by Mosoeu KetlelePanel participants in order of appearance: Nonhlanhla Moroenyane (Chef Noni): Healer and Ritualist; Alexandra Grubb: Sustainability Communications Director - Essity Group; Hector Mgiba (Xquizified): Co-CEO Makers Valley; Nicole Ng: Content Lead at TED Countdown; Angela Zhong: C40 Youth Hub member, activist and student; Thobile Chittenden: Community Builder and Network Co-Lead at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance; Jodi Lewchuck: Acquisitions Editor at University Toronto Press and writer; Masai Sepuru: Storyteller, Poet and Visual Artist: and David Miller, Managing Director, C40 Centre for City Climate Policy & Economy and author of the book “Solved: How the World’s Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis”.Featured guests
Sasha Rodricks* is the Director of Global We, Museum for the United Nations - UN Live.
Kayla Archeris a Global We facilitator. She is also a writer, researcher and investigator with a strong focus on art pedagogy at the intersection of ecology.
Links
Fresh Milk Art Platform (Barbados)
Green Lab Art Alliance
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Cities are critical: C40 reacts to the UN Pact for the Future
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Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In this episode of Cities 1.5, David Miller speaks with Pragyna Senapati of Ripple Research about the pervasive impact of climate-related dis- and misinformation. In the past few years, false narratives have been pushed around climate issues in an attempt to derail the policies the world needs to protect the health of people and planet. Ripple has carried out extensive research of these misleading narratives and tactics at the nexus of climate and health and their investigations show clear and actionable strategies and pathways for combating false information through proactive policymaking and climate literacy. The recommendations Ripple and Pragnya offer are key for mayors and city governments to strengthen community resilience and push back on the false claims wielded by climate misinfluencers.
Image Credit: Brian McGowan @ Unsplash
Featured guests:
Pragnya Senapati is the Policy and Research Lead at Ripple Research, and graduate of the C40 Women4Climate program.
LINKS:
Disinformation Thrives in Times of Crisis - Cities 1.5
World’s 1.5C climate target ‘deader than a doornail’, experts say - The Guardian
Spanish floods: before and after footage shows the scale of destruction in Valencia - The Guardian
How rioting farmers unraveled Europe’s ambitious climate plan - Vox
EU DisinfoLab
Europe was a leader on saving nature. Now, its backsliding could threaten global progress - The Guardian
Why Women are Saving the Planet - Cities 1.5
The Natura 2000 protected areas network - EEA
Dutch Farmers Protest Misinformation study - Ripple Research
Meat and Dairy mi
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Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
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In this episode of Cities 1.5, David speaks with two urban climate leaders about the critical issue of energy access in Africa. Despite Africa's low contribution to global emissions, the continent faces a rising energy demand that necessitates a transition to renewable energy in order to ensure its accessibility for all. The fossil fuel industry has a devastating legacy across the African continent, leaving a trail of destruction in its polluting wake...and the oil lobby often presents pipelines to local communities as the only path forward - without disclosing the fact that they’re more unstable, dangerous and expensive than green alternatives. City leaders from diverse communities across this part of the world are fighting to facilitate energy access through innovative local policies to achieve a healthy, sustainable, equitable, future for all residents.
Image Credit: Photo by Aaron Jones @ Unsplash
Featured guests:Hilda Flavia Nakabuye is a youth climate, gender and environmental rights activist and founder of the Uganda chapter of Fridays for Future, who is fighting to stop the development of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
Dorah Modise is the Regional Director for Africa at C40 and is a sustainability enthusiast and expert.
LINKS:
Access to electricity - International Energy Agency
Fridays for Future: Uganda
Stop the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline
Global Witness condemns escalating arrests of climate campaigners in Uganda - Global Witness
Decarbonising the city’s grid through solar farming and efficiency measures - South Africa, Cape Town, C40 Cities Finance Facility
A renewable energy roadmap for African cities - C40 Knowledge Hub
C40 Cities launches research on South Africa green jobs
Cities forge connections with private sector at Africa’s Green Economy Summit
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Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
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Extreme heat has a profound impact on human health - and the health of the planet, and all who live on it. In this episode, we hear firsthand accounts of extreme heat impacts from Cities 1.5 listeners around the world in Calgary, Canada, Athens, Greece and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and delve into the terrifying effects of rising temperatures on daily life - such as disease outbreaks and threats to vulnerable residents - especially in cities in the Global South, which face disproportionate risks with only limited resources. We are joined by experts working on the frontlines of resilience and adaptation, from Buenos Aires and Toronto, who share critical insights on how cities are safeguarding vulnerable communities amidst record-breaking heat, and the deadly health consequences that flow from it.
Image Credit: Photo by T.H. Chia @ Unsplash
Featured guests:
Amy Buitenhuis is the C40 Head of Urban Heat Programmes and co-manages the C40 Cool Cities Network.
Patricia Himshoot is the Manager for Climate Change for the Buenos Aires city government in Argentina, and is a biologist by training.
Links
Summer 2024 was world's hottest on record - BBC
As heat wave scorches North India, scientists warn of risks from ‘wet bulb’ conditions - The Conversation
Heat crisis - AccuWeather
Heat and Health - WHO
The Future We Don’t Want - C40 report
Heat Action Platform - C40 Knowledge Hub
Impacts of climate change on Black populations in the United States - McKinsey Institute for Black Economic Mobility
Urban Heat Island - National Geographic
Addressing Urban Heat in Buenos Aires: Community-Led Solutions in Barrio 20 - Global Center on Adaptation
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In this episode of Cities 1.5, David Miller and his expert guests explore the multifaceted global housing crisis, as well as its ties to the climate crisis and the health of people and planet. Featuring personal stories and case studies from diverse regions that range from Toronto, to Colombia, to Gaza, we hear how cities around the world are advocating for housing as a human right, and delve into innovative solutions like social housing conversions, resilient housing strategies, and the importance of equitable and community-informed decision-making. Emphasizing the need for comprehensive, mission-driven approaches, these conversations highlight the critical intersections of housing security, health, and climate resilience - and, the calls being made for systemic changes and proactive investments to protect vulnerable populations in municipalities worldwide.
Image Credit: Photo by T.H. Chia @ Unsplash
Featured guests:Leilani Farha is the Global Director of The Shift, host of the podcast Pushtalks, and former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing (2014-2020)
Dr Elizabeth Hausler is the Founder and CEO of Build Change, and a global leader in the sector of planning for and creating sustainable and resilient housing - particularly in the Global South
LINKS:
Equity Needs to be at the Heart of Climate Action - Cities 1.5 podcast
The Global Housing Crisis: A Crisis Unlike Any Other - Urbanet
Housing Rights - UN Habitat website
Grenfell Tower fire report: who was at fault and what was landlord’s role? - The Guardian
First images of Jasper after 100m high wildfire hit – BBC
Affordable housing: A route to climate mitigation and resilience - C40 Knowledge Hub
Resilient Housing Across the Americas - Build Change YouTube web series
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In this episode of Cities 1.5, David and his guests from countries on opposite sides of the equator, South Africa and Scotland, explore how urban initiatives are transforming local communities through holistic climate action and wellbeing practices. Linear economic systems - previously the global status quo - have been proven time and again to be ineffective at prioritizing wellbeing for all…especially when we compare them with circular models that emphasize restoration. Grassroots projects like Scotland's Love Letham and Johannesburg's Makers Valley, which focus on sustainable development, community engagement, and empowerment naturally emphasize the importance of inclusivity, indigenous values, and collective action in addressing socioeconomic and environmental challenges. Our expert guests in this episode demonstrate how in both the Global South and North, participatory decision-making and community-driven projects can tackle poverty, improve health, and enhance urban resilience by integrating climate and anti-poverty policies.
Image Credit: Photo byJeswin Thomas @Unsplash
Featured guests:
Thobile Chittenden is Network Co-Lead at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and the CEO of the Makers Valley Partnership in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Hollie Irvine is the Project Lead of Love Letham in Perth, Scotland - one of four Wellbeing Economy pilot city projects from the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll).
Links
Lessons in Wellbeing Economics: Engaging local communities to bring Academic Principles into Urban Practice - Episode 12, Season 3, Cities 1.5
Policy Design for a Wellbeing Economy - Lessons from Four City Pilots - The Journal of City Climate Policy & Economy, Volume 2 Issue 2, January 2024
Wellbeing Economy Alliance
Makers Valley
A New Story Unfolds - Poem by Thobile Chittenden
Love Letham Project - Perth, Scotland
Official child poverty statistics - Child Poverty Action Group (Scotland)
New report shows what Letham’s children need to thrive - Love Letham website
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
This episode delves into the intersection of the climate crisis and public health, with a particular emphasis on how the former is impacting on our bodies and our brains. Conversations with both featured guests explore how climate change exacerbates traditional health issues and introduces new risks, such as the increasing range of vector-borne diseases and what that means for the future of healthcare in cities. Our brains are also at risk, with extreme weather and rising temperatures impacting our behaviour and the neurological development of our children - even before they are born. It is crucial for academia and science to push for interdisciplinary collaboration and actionable research to inform urban climate policy if we are to meet these new challenges and safeguard public health, particularly the most vulnerable populations.
Image Credit: Photo by Jesse Orrico on Unsplash.Featured guests:
Clayton Page Aldern is an advisor, data scientist, author and journalist at Grist (but who has also been widely published elsewhere) whose work is focused on homelessness policy, climate change, and neuroscience. His book, The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes our Brains, examines how the climate crisis impacts brain health, covering topics like extreme weather effects on prenatal development, PTSD in first responders, and neurological changes linked to the climate crisis.
Quinn Adamsis the Scholar in Residence at the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy & Economy and a PhD candidate at Boston University School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the health risks from climate change and extreme weather events. She is particularly interested in action-oriented research and identifying strategies to reduce health impacts, with her dissertation focusing on the growing risks of the climate crisis altering the ranges of vector-borne diseases.
Links
Climate Change and the Health of Socially Vulnerable People - United States Environmental Protection Agency
Pregnancy during Hurricane Sandy linked to kids’ psychiatric disorders, study says - Washington Post
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In this episode of Cities 1.5, host David Miller speaks with Sophie Howe, the world's first Future Generations Commissioner about her role and the landmark Wellbeing of Future Generations Act - legislation passed by the Welsh government which aims to improve the environment, economy, society, health and wellbeing of Wales and its people, both now and for future generations. They discuss the critical role of forward-thinking governance in addressing planetary emergencies, and the importance of integrating long-term impacts into current policies. The conversation covers how Wales' unique approach has influenced the creation of global declarations like the Pact for the Future, which was adopted by leaders at the UN Summit of the Future in September 2024. We share crucial insights for cities, mayors and national governments who are looking to adopt similar principles, and highlight the transformative power of local leadership in driving global climate action. Listeners will also learn what a cwtch is, and why both people and the planet need one!
Image Credit: Photo by Patrick Gillespie on UnsplashFeatured guests:
Sophie Howe, Sustainability, Futures and Wellbeing Adviser and the first Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
Links
JCCPE - Special Issue on Ecological Economics
Earth may have breached seven of nine planetary boundaries, health check shows - The Guardian
UN Summit of the Future
UN Pact for the Future
Future Generations Commissioner for Wales website
Wellbeing for Future Generations Act
Welsh road building projects stopped after failing climate review - The Guardian
Cities 1.5 - Lessons in Wellbeing Economics: Engaging local communities to bring Academic Principles into Urban Practice
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Cities 1.5 is produced by the University of Toronto Press and Cities 1.5 is supported by C40 Cities and the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy. You can sign up to the Centre newsletter here. https://thecentre.substack.com/
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Centre and author of the book Solved. It's written and produced by Peggy Whitfield and Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Our executive producer is Chiara Morfeo.
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Cities 1.5 music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
The climate crisis is making both the planet and its inhabitants critically ill - and its also amplifying public health issues and creating new ones, especially in urban areas. With over 65% of the world's population projected to live in cities by 2050, it is crucial that city governance integrates emerging research on climate health impacts. Season 4 of Cities 1.5 will feature conversations with urban leaders like Hilda Flavia Nakabuye, Clayton Paige Alder, and Thobile Chittenden, who prioritize planetary and public health over profit. Join host David Miller starting October 8th for a new episode every Tuesday to learn how we can change both the planet and ourselves to ensure a healthier world.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Calli Elipoulos and Peggy Whitfield.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In 2016, the Paris Agreement was adopted by 194 national governments and the EU with the aim of limiting global heating to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Experts warn that exceeding this limit will result in catastrophic climate impacts...and while many nations hesitate, cities around the world are taking action to combat the climate crisis.
Season 4 of Cities 1.5 returns October 8th, with a new episode every week after that. Tell a friend how excited you are, and ask them to search for Cities 1.5 wherever they get their podcasts!
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Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Calli Elipoulos and Peggy Whitfield.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
This past January, our editorial counterparts at the the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy published an issue dedicated to Ecological Economics; this episode showcases two experts in wellbeing economics who contributed their knowledge to that edition.
Image Credit: Photo by Milly Vueti on UnsplashFeatured guests:Amanda Janoo is the Economics & Policy Lead at the Wellbeing Economy Alliance, a global collective striving to deliver systemic economic change which prioritises human and ecological wellbeing. These concepts are outlined in the article she co-authored, “Policy Design for a Wellbeing Economy – Lessons from Four City Pilots”, which explores four very different cities that have put wellbeing economy theories into real world practice.
Rachel Laurence is the Deputy Director for The Centre for Thriving Places, which offers strategic support, research, training and evidence-based measurement tools that put the interests and wellbeing of people, place, and planet centre stage. She was the former lead for Economic Development for Barking and Dagenham council, and has acted as advisor for Barking and Dagenham Giving. She is also the co-author of “Wellbeing Economy Ideas for Cities: Lessons for Implementation.”
Links
Herman Daly’s Great Debates: The enduring vitality of Ecological Economics - Featuring Peter Jackson, Cities 1.5 podcast
Beyond Growth: How cities can put people and planet first - Featuring Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Cities 1.5 podcast
Dedicim.Barcelona
Bullshit Jobs - Dave Graeber, Strike Magazine
Measuring What Matters: Toward a Quality of Life Strategy for Canada
Hot or Cool Institute
Thriving Places Index
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Dali Carmichael and Peggy Whitfield.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Energy consumed by buildings accounts for almost half of cities’ carbon emissions on average. Because buildings can last over 100 years, increasing their energy efficiency is critical if we are to meet our current global climate goals. To achieve these goals, cities must transition fossil fuels out of their buildings.
Image Credit: Tristan CapacchioneFeatured guests:
Frankie Downy is the Head of Building Strategy and Implementation at C40. Through her work, cities in the C40 networks can deliver the significant emission reductions required to assure a cleaner urban future for the planet.
Mayor Valerie Plante is leading her city of Montréal, Canada to transition away from fossil fuels. Under Mayor Plante’s tenure, Montréal has committed to transitioning away from the use of natural gas heating and cooking by implementing bylaw restrictions on its use in new small buildings starting next October 2024.
Links
Municipal Building Decarbonisation Network, New Building Decarbonisation Network, Private Building Decarbonisation Network - C40 website
Seattle is electrifying new buildings despite ruling against gas bans - Crosscut
London continues to lead the UK in reducing emissions from new buildings - Mayor of London website
In New York City, we’re taking bold action on climate with building emissions mandates - C40 Knowledge Hub
Retrofit Melbourne
The Netherlands' Pilot Activity: Dutch 100CNSC Cities Pilot - Net Zero Cities website
C40 Cities South Africa Buildings Programme - C40 website
Chicago sues fossil fuel companies for role in climate crisis - The Guardian
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Dali Carmichael and Peggy Whitfield.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Last episode of Cities 1.5, we took you into the Arctic region through the perspectives of a world-renowned scientist and seasoned canoeist and river guide. This time, we’re staying in that region - but we’re speaking to an expert who hails from the circumpolar North about the connections between climate change and human rights. Because Indigenous communities have been calling attention to warming temperatures in the Arctic, and the resulting impacts on their ways of life, for decades already.
Image Credit: Right Livelihood Award 2015 Stockholm 12 / 2015, Wolfgang Schmidt
Featured guest:Sheila-Watt-Cloutier is an icon in the climate advocacy world, as well as an award-winning Inuk activist and celebrated author. Her book, The Right to Be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic and the Whole Planet is a national bestseller that deals with the effects of the climate crisis on Inuit communities. She has been a political representative for Inuit at the regional, national, and international levels, most recently as International Chair for the Inuit Circumpolar Council. Sheila was instrumental in the global negotiations that led to the 2001 Stockholm Convention banning the generation and use of persistent organic pollutants that contaminate the Arctic food web.
Links
Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy
Arctic Impacts: Knowledge from the North - Cities 1.5 podcast
Upirngasaq (Arctic Spring) by Sheila Watt-Cloutier in Granta
Book review: The Right to be Cold, by Sheila Watt-Cloutier - The Earthbound Report
Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC): United Voice of the Arctic
Petition To The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Seeking Relief From
Violations Resulting from Global Warming Caused By Acts and Omissions of the United States
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA)
Human rights violated by Swiss inaction on climate, ECHR rules in landmark case - The Guardian
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Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
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Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
The Arctic is heating at four times the rate of the rest of the planet, and is a key indicator region for mapping the impacts of the climate crisis. Glacial melt is predicted to contribute to disastrous rates of sea-level rise which will have catastrophic impacts on global cities, coastal communities and the millions of people who live there. It is crucial that we do everything we can in our cities to ensure that the Arctic does have a future…because all of our futures depend on it.
Image Credit: Photo by Roxanne Desgagnés on UnsplashFeatured in this episode: Xuemei Bai, distinguished professor for Urban Environment and Human Ecology at the Australian National UniversityFeatured guests:
Al Pace is one of Canada’s most accomplished Arctic river guides. He co-founded Canoe North Adventures with his wife, Lin, in 1987, and has been taking people into the far north of Canada by canoe and raft ever since. In the off season, Al is the owner of The Farmhouse Pottery where he crafts beautiful stoneware.
Dr Victoria Herrmann is a Senior Fellow at The Arctic Institute. In 2022, she was named as one of the top 100 most influential people in climate policy worldwide by the Apolitical Group. She led the America’s Eroding Edges project, and she is currently working on the initiative, Preserving Legacies: A Future for Our Past. Dr Herrmann is a bastion of hope for the work that can and must be done for the Arctic.
LinksLast-minute pledges and sobering science: Where is the World, Post-COP28? Cities 1.5 podcast
Sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes - Live Science
15 towns and cities starting new cooperation across the Arctic - Arctic Urban Regional Cooperation (AURC) progr
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
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Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Cities 1.5 Host David Miller’s book Solved: How the World’s Greatest Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisishas just been released to paperback in a revised version and with an all new chapter just in time for World Book and Copyright Day! In it, he chronicles the stories of cities who have taken action to meet - and exceed - the emissions targets laid out in the Paris Agreement to transition away from fossil fuels.
In this episode, we turn the tables: David takes his place in the interviewee hotseat, and his editor, Jodi Lewchuk, asks him about writing Solved.
Stay tuned after the interview to hear an excerpt from the Solved audiobook now available on Audible, read by David himself.
Guest host:Jodi Lewchuck is an Acquisitions Editor with the University of Toronto Press, and was the editor for Solved: How the World’s Greatest Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis. Jodi is passionate about acquiring books that shift the narrative and lead to social change, including scholarly work in environmental studies, urban studies, Indigenous studies, geography, anthropology, and sociology. She relishes supporting books and authors that find new ways to engage readers and highlight social issues.
Links
My Country is on Fire. We know who the arsonists are - by David Miller, C40 Centre of City Climate Policy & Economy newsletter
The cost of fossil gas: The health, economic and environmental implications for cities - C40 website
How cities can climate budget - Cities 1.5 podcast
Funders’ Focus: Philanthropic efforts that are driving the fight against climate breakdown - CIties 1.5 podcast, featuring Jesper Nygård, CEO of Realdania
Herman Daly’s Great Debates: The enduring vitality of Ecological Economics - Cities 1.5 podcast
Disinformation thrives in times of crisis - Cities 1.5 podcast, featuring Jennie King from ISDD
Fighting Fossil Fuels: Decarbonising with Data Mapping - Cities 1.5 podcast
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Dali Carmichael and Peggy Whitfield.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
By 2035, global fossil fuel use must be reduced to 50% of 2020 levels - or else we will face uncertain and serious consequences. But the fossil fuel industry keeps forging ahead, making billions at the expense of all of us, through attempts to re-brand fossil gas as a clean energy alternative, using disinformation narratives to delay and deceive, and advocating for the building of new fossil fuel infrastructure. One way to combat these actions of the fossil fuel industry is to collate and make available existing fossil fuel infrastructure. In other words, to map it.
Photo by Zaptec on Unsplash
Featured guests:
Faye Holder is a Program Manager at InfluenceMap, a think tank which produces data-driven analysis on how business and finance are impacting the climate crisis. Faye manages InfluenceMap’s workstreams on 'Oil and Gas' and 'Digital Media and Advertising', and has carried out vital work on exposing The International Gas Union’s Climate Strategy in a wide-ranging report. Faye has also worked in partnership with C40 to create resources for mayors, cities and youth in order to debunk the myths and false claims made by the fossil gas industry and to demystify fossil fuel disinformation.
Ted Nace is the founder and Executive Director of Global Energy Monitor, which develops and analyzes data on energy infrastructure, resources, and uses, and provides open access to information that is essential to building a sustainable energy future. Ted is also the co-founder of computer book publisher Peachpit Press and is the author of Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy and Climate Hope: On the Front Lines of the Fight Against Coal.Links
The cost of fossil gas: The health, economic and environmental implications for cities - C40 Knowledge Hub
Disinformation Thrives in Times of Crisis - Cities 1.5
Lobbymap.org
Reality Check: US Renewable Energy Portfolios Can Outcompete New Gas Plants - Rocky Mountain Institute
Divesting from Fossil Fuels, Investing in Our Future:
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Next time on Cities 1. 5, it's a special takeover episode! Acquisitions Editor at University of Toronto Press, I'm Jodi Lewchuk, interviews David's about his book, Solved: How the World's Great Cities Are Fixing The Climate Crisis. Solved has just been released in paperback this week with an all new chapter.
David will be at the University of Toronto Bookstore on Wednesday, April 17th to celebrate the launch. Visit utorontopress. com for all the details - we'd love to see you there. And tune in to the next episode of Cities 1. 5 to hear Jodi turn the tables on David and interview him about Solved. You won't want to miss it!
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Dali Carmichael and Peggy Whitfield.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Cities stand on the frontline of the climate crisis - so they must also work to create frontline policies that support the global systems change required to ensure that cities have a future. Thanks to philanthropic support from both Global North and Global South organisations, the scientists, artists, and community leaders around the world who are making a climate-assured future possible are ensuring we are one step closer to this becoming reality.
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash
Featured guests:
Jesper Nygård is the CEO of Realdania, a Danish philanthropic association. As a C40 partner, Realdania has contributed significantly to research and projects that examine the intersection of the climate crisis and the built environment to enable more effective urban climate action. Under Jesper’s tenure, Realdania and C40 created the world-leading DK2020 project, ensuring that all 98 municipalities in Denmark will have created a climate action plan by the end of 2024. The follow on project, the Climate Alliance, will concentrate on delivering these planned actions.
Cléa Daridan is a Senior Curator and Cultural Lead with the philanthropic organization Community Jameel, which supports scientists, humanitarians, technologists and creatives to understand and address pressing human challenges - particularly in the Global South. Community Jameel has funded the Climate Labs in partnership with C40 and J-PAL. Cléa also has many interesting insights into how climate projects might fuse with health, arts and culture going forward.
Links
Mark Watts’ speech at the C40 World Mayors’ Summit in Mexico City
From local action to global impact: Denmark’s groundbreaking climate action planning - C40 website
Analysis of the emissions reduction contributions of Danish municipalities towards meeting the 70% target by 2030 - C40 Knowledge Hub
Chennai announces mainstreaming of climate action planning through the Jameel C40 Urban Planning Climate Labs - C40 website
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Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
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Efforts to address the climate crisis are under siege beneath a rising tide of mis- and disinformation, with smear campaigns often funded and coordinated by vested interests such as the fossil fuel industry, climate conspiracists looking for cash and clicks, and even national governments. We all have a part to play - we must take responsibility for the information we consume and share to ensure a prosperous, healthy future for ourselves…and our planet.
Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash
Featured in this episode: Xuemei Bai, distinguished professor for Urban Environment and Human Ecology at the Australian National University
Featured guests:
Jennie King is the Director of Climate Research and Policy at the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD) and co-founder of the Climate Action Against Disinformation Coalition (CAAD). She has spearheaded investigations on climate denialism and ‘discourses of delay’ around the world, and has co-authored a number of ISD’s flagship reports on this issue.
Hélène Chartier is C40’s Director of Urban Planning and Design. She and her team develop programmes and activities that support cities to accelerate sustainable and resilient urban planning policies and design practices, including the C40 workstream on 15-minute cities.
LinksHow climate change misinformation spreads online - Carbon Brief
The Nexus Between Green Backlash and Democratic Backsliding in Europe
CAAD Data Monitor Vol.1: 15-Minute Cities
The 15-minute city is transforming life for urban dwellers for the better - Mark Watts
15 minute cities: How they got caught in conspiracy theories - BBC News
Carlos Moreno: ‘I received violent death threats for inventing the 15-minute city’ - The Telegraph
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Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
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Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Being able to breathe clean air should be a human right but, according to the World Health Organization 99% of the world’s population lives in areas exceeding safe pollution limits, which has huge impacts on public health. Air pollution, climate impacts, and social justice are three sides of the same issue, demanding an intersectional response that not only makes space for the voices of the most impacted, but also the most disenfranchised.
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Featured in this episode: The Great Smog of London, 1952, BBC Archive, Originally broadcast 5 December, 1962
Featured guests:
Agnes Agyepong is the founder and CEO of Global Black Maternal Health (GBMH), an organisation placing research and agency back into the hands of Black communities as change agents in their own health narratives. Key areas of research at GBMH include the impact of air pollution on Black women and their children. GBMH also supports the “Black Child Clean Air” initiative and the “Clean Air Wins” campaign.
Dolly Oladini is C40’s Senior Manager for Air Quality, bringing together global cities within the C40 Air Quality Network to share best practices and solutions for improving international air quality. Dolly previously worked as a senior policy officer for the mayor of London, where she promoted the T-Charge and Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) policies.
LinksThe Cost of Fossil Gas: Policy Recommendations for a Clean Energy Transition and a Swift Gas Phase-out in Cities
A Pathway to Prioritizing and Delivering Healthy and Sustainable Cities
C40 Clean Air Accelerator
C40 Knowledge Hub - Air Quality Resources
Breathe Cities unveils new cohort of cities to join ambitious initiative to fight toxic air pollution
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Our executive producers are Dali Carmichael and Peggy Whitfield.
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Ecological economics lies at the heart of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and C40’s mission. It recognises that the former gold standard of measuring economic success – the growth of gross domestic product, or GDP – is no longer fit for purpose, despite the fact that it’s the model that most national governments still rely on. Policies that allow us to prioritize the vitality of both people and the environment - and potentially a systemic re-think of our economic global systems - are vital for the welfare of our world. Existing and developing technologies cannot solve all of our problems: transitioning away from oil and gas and stopping unsustainable growth and overconsumption are the first steps to ensuring a future for our planet – and for us.
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Featured guests:
Peter Victor is a world-leading expert in the field of ecological economics and the author of several books, including his latest, Escape from Overshoot: Economics for a Planet in Peril. He is also the author of the biography Herman Daly’s Economics for a Full World: His Life and Ideas and recently published a commentary in Volume 2, Issue 2 of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, titled “Herman Daly’s Great Debates,” which delves into the concepts national and city governments can and should be implementing from Daly’s extensive and formative works.
LinksHerman Daly’s obituary by Professor Peter Victor
Canadian Society of Ecological Economics
Book review, Managing without GrowthGlobal Footprint Network
Finance and Economics - C40 Knowledge Hub
Earth Overshoot Day
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
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Last year's COP28 conference ended with a historic first: after dramatic and tense negotiations lasting deep into the night, representatives from across the globe agreed upon a roadmap to transition away from dirty energy. But does the agreement fall short of what is required if the world is to avoid breaching crucial and deadly climate tipping points?
Image Credit: © Maurizio Martorana - C40
Featured guests:
Mark Watts, executive director of C40 Cities, is building a reputation as one of the most prominent thought leaders in the urban climate action space, and was recently recognised as such in the Time 100 Climate list. Mark’s aim for C40 entails supporting its network of cities in halving global emissions this decade, while simultaneously reducing inequality and implementing inclusive climate policies.
Professor Xuemei Bai is a distinguished professor for Urban Environment and Human Ecology at the Australian National University. She was also the winner of the 2018 Volvo Environmental Prize, and is an elected fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Professor Bai has served as a lead author for numerous global climate policy initiatives, including IPCC AR6 and is also a commissioner at the Earth Commission, which has set out crucial tipping points the world must not pass to avoid planetary collapse.
LinksJournal of City Climate Policy and Economy
Collapse by Jared Diamond
Solved: How the World’s Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis
Ports & Shipping - C40 website
Translating Earth system boundaries for cities and businesses - Nature
Build networked resilience across cities. - Science - Professor Xuemei Bai
C40 North America mayors' response to wildfires and air quality crisis in the region
We’ve lost a giant: Vale Professor Will Steffen, climate science pioneer - The Conversation
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The UN Women slogan for International Women’s Day 2024 is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress,” and in support of this goal we’re opening Season 3 of Cities 1.5 with a production team takeover! David Miller may be the voice of the podcast, but our amazing production team is all female. Also, we hear from two amazing women who are working to ensure that women’s voices are heard, mainstreamed and amplified, and that their needs are centred in the battle to stop climate breakdown.
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Featured guests:Xiye Bastida is a youth climate activist, co-founder the Re-Earth Initiative, lead organizer of Fridays for Future New York City, and Secretariat Team Member of Future Generations Tribunal. Born in Atlacomulco, Mexico, Xiye is a proud member of the Otomi-Toltec Indigenous community. She is an undergraduate student set to receive her bachelor’s degree from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania this year, and will also be debuting The Whale Lagoon, a film she co-wrote and executive produced.
Silvia Marcon is the Head of Global Leadership at C40. She works with the Chair of C40, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, her team in Paris, and the C40 Executive Director team to set the Chair’s strategic vision, implement their priorities, and coordinate Steering Committee engagement. Silvia leads the Women4Climate initiative, designed to advance and support the emergence of the next generation of female climate leaders in C40 Cities.
Special thanks to Jess, Peggy, and Dali of the Cities 1.5 Production Team for lending their voices to this episode.
LinksThe Lasting Legacy of Women4Climate
Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy
United Nations: International Women’s Day March 8
The Re-Earth Initiative
Xiye Bastida website
How Xiye Bastida Became a Leader in the Climate Fight
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This past December, COP28 signalled the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era. 150 heads of state came to the consensus that in order to halve emissions by 2030 - the target that scientists have warned us be must adhere to in order to avoid climate catastrophe - we must transition away from dirty energy. This is a monumental moment for our planet…and cities are going to be leading the way as we execute on these actions.
In season 3 of Cities 1.5, host David Miller is speaking to urban leaders who are driving change locally, with global impacts. Featuring guests like:
- Xiye Bastida, Youth Climate Activist
- Mark Watts, C40 Executive Director
- Agnes Agyepong, Founder and CEO of Global Black Maternal Health
- ...and more!
Season 3 of Cities 1.5 debuts March 5, with a new episode every Tuesday after that.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been warning us for decades that record-breaking, hot, fire- and smoke-filled summers like the one we just experienced will continue to be the new normal without huge and immediate cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions. The latest IPCC report serves as our last warning: carry on as we are and we’ll face ever-increasing extreme climate events, such as the terrible wildfires which just raged across Canada, leading to loss of life, property and livelihoods, as well as impacting on the health of millions. In our season two finale, we ask an IPCC contributor and a wildfire expert for advice on how to ensure there is a future for us all.
Featured in this episode: António Guterres, UN Secretary General
Featured guests:Jen Baron is a PhD candidate in the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Jen has been featured extensively in both print and broadcast media, explaining the causes of the Canadian wildfires, their links to the climate crisis, and how best to prevent and manage them.
Aromar Revi is the Director of India’s Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS). Co-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Aromar is one of South Asia’s most experienced risk and disaster management professionals. He was a member of the Core Writing Team of the 2022 AR6 Synthesis Report, and helped produce previous IPCC reports.
Links
Fire and Climate: Connecting the Dots in British Columbia News Media - Canadian Journal of Communication, University Toronto Press
Abrupt, climate-induced increase in wildfires in British Columbia since the mid-2000s - Nature
A century of transformation - Jen Baron et al.
C40 North America mayors' response to wildfires and air quality crisis in the region - C40 website
IPCC Report - 8. Urban Areas - Aromar Revi
Urban Cooling Toolbox - C40 Knowledge Hub
Image credit: © Serafine Frey
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In the face of enforced mass migration, the rising cost of recovery from increasing climate disasters, and an uncertain future without drastic and immediate action, it’s important to hold up examples of cities and projects that are successful in their innovative climate actions. In this episode, we look at climate projects in Curitiba, Brazil, and Barranquilla, Colombia, that are working towards saving the planet while making their cities more prosperous and resilient.
Featured guests:
Mayor Rafael Greca was elected to his current mayorship of the city of Curitiba, Brazil in 2017. His city participates in the Pathway Towards Zero Waste and Urban Nature C40 Accelerator programs. Curitiba has also produced a number of innovative projects and case studies, including a hydroelectric power plant, water shortage reduction programs, community gardens, modernized bus rapid transit, and the transformation of a landfill into a solar pyramid.
Mayor Jaime Pumarejo was elected Mayor of Barranquilla, Colombia in 2019. Under his leadership, the award-winning Todos al Parque initiative – a massive park regeneration scheme – has transformed Barranquilla, improving the health wellbeing and safety of residents. Due to its location and resources, Barranquilla is also a main landing hub for people displaced by climate change impacts: through his work with the Mayors Migration Council, Mayor Pumajero advocates equitably for all members of Barranquilla’s expanding community.
Links
Solar Energy for Social Housing in Curitiba - C40 Cities
C40-MMC Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration - C40 Cities
Keeping 1.5°C Alive in the Global South: Life or Death - Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy
Breaking the Walls of Complex Systems Change in Cities - Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy
Image credit: © Helene Baum
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”: the first line of the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities is an idea that the two cities featured in this episode’s case study know all too well. The Global South’s Nairobi, Kenya and the Global North’s Rotterdam in the Netherlands are half a world apart, but they’re each facing similar and equally dire climate consequences that are caused by and a threat to the major economic driver of import and export in their cities. But in the face of these “worst of times,” both of these cities are implementing the best and most innovative strategies they can to curb climate impact and make their key industries and transportation systems more resilient and sustainable.
Featured guests:Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb has helped Rotterdam become one of Europe’s most diverse, dynamic, and multicultural cities. Thanks to his leadership, Rotterdam has evolved into an open and progressive urban centre with a strong emphasis on circularity, sustainability, and innovation. Mayor Aboutaleb has a well-earned global reputation as one of the world’s most respected and appreciated mayors.
Maurice Kavai is the Deputy Director, Climate Change, for Nairobi City County. The main goal of his work is to ensure that climate actions are streamlined within Nairobi’s urban programs, and to anchor all sector initiatives and development plans into the city’s climate action plan. Nairobi urban planning strategies include projects such as their railway city master plan, which will integrate mixed-use development, including affordable housing, with the railway transport network. The city also has previous successes with co-developed, inclusive planning processes, such as that which they undertook with the Mukuru Informal Settlement.
Links
“Keeping 1.5°C Alive in the Global South: Life or Death,” by Pamela Escobar Vargas, Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.Dutch landscape shifts with North Sea wind farms, onshore hubs - Reuters
Roadmap ZECL: Moving towards Zero Emission City Logistics in Rotterdam in 2025 - C40 Knowledge Hub
Community-led upgrade to a Nairobi slum could be a model for Africa - The Guardian
Work Begins on Much-Awaited Nairobi Railway City - Construction Kenya
At the Africa Climate Summit, city leaders call for action and investment on climate and green jobs - C40 Cities
Image credit: © Alyssa Babasa
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July 2023 was the hottest month globally since records began. Combine that with several months filled with a series of extreme weather events - from heatwaves in Europe, North America and Asia, to wildfires in Canada and Greece - and it’s undeniable that the impacts of climate change that experts have long been warning us about are here today. And the worse news is that it’s only going to get hotter.
Featured guests:Eugenia Kargbo is Freetown, Sierra Leone’s Chief Heat Officer. Her role is the first of its kind in Africa, and her duties include raising public awareness about extreme heat, improving responses to heat waves, and collecting heat impact data for her city of 1.2 million people. Her team’s Freetown the Treetown project was a 2023 nominee for the Protect and Restore Nature Earthshot Award.
Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis served as the Mayor of Athens from 2019 to the end of 2023. He has worked at the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has held positions in the European Parliament in Brussels and the World Bank in Kosovo. He is also the vice president of the Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government, and a Greek Leadership Council member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
Links:
Hot Cities, Chilled Economies: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Freetown’s highly replicable way of self-financing urban reforestation - C40 Knowledge Hub
Freetown the Treetown - Earthshot
Eleni Myrivili: A three-part plan to take on extreme heat waves - C40 Knowledge Hub
Heatwave tips from Athens: Cool routes app, new pocket parks and renovating a Roman aqueduct - Euronews
Image credit: © Erin Dwi Azmi C40
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Climate breakdown is happening, and the cost of ignoring this phenomenon will be far greater than the cost of immediate action. We know that green investments promote the transition to a more resilient, prosperous, and sustainable economy. But what are the steps that cities need to take in order to shift their investments away from fossil fuels? How can policy makers support the creation of good, green jobs - while still protecting the climate?
Featured guests:
Daniel Zarrilli is the Special Advisor for Climate and Sustainability at Columbia University where he is supporting the creation of its new, world-leading Climate School and advising on pathways to achieve the university’s deep decarbonization goals. During his time working in the NYC Mayor’s Office, New York City committed to divesting entirely from fossil fuel funds and C40 Mayor Blasio (along with current C40 chair, Mayor Sadiq Khan of London) founded the Divest/Invest forum, an initiative aimed to build capacity and knowledge sharing for cities.
Dr Savannah Cox has recently accepted the position of Lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield in England. She is an interdisciplinary qualitative social scientist studying urban planning for climate change and urban climate justice, with a focus on financial systems and infrastructure.
Dr Zac Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management in the Built Environment at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. His research advances critical and practical knowledge of climate finance with the place-specific challenges of urban climate action.
Links
C40 Divest/Invest Forum
"Interrupted rhythms and uncertain futures" - Sarah Knuth, Savannah Cox, Sahar Zavareh Hofmann, John Morris, Zac Taylor & Beki McElvain
Spotlight On: Cities Divest-Invest - C40 Knowledge Hub
Building climate resilience in cities through insurance - C40 Knowledge Hub
Image credit: Rosanna Wan @ C40
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C40 and the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy are providing an opportunity for cities to rethink conventional economic systems, like capitalism, that have led to the climate crisis. It is abundantly clear that the economic rules and systems created after WWII have led to twin crises: climate change and continued inequality. It’s necessary to unpack these theories to better understand their impacts and relation to climate breakdown and figure out more effective economic strategies that cities can use to restore justice and health to our planet. But what exactly do cities need to understand - and do - to make this happen?
Featured guests:
Sandrine Dixson-Declève is the co-president of The Club of Rome and an international climate change thought leader. When she is not leading The Club of Rome, she also serves as an advisor, lecturer, and facilitator for difficult conversations about the climate crisis. Recently, The Club of Rome published Earth for All – A Survival Guide for Humanity, which revisits theories behind the degrowth and wellbeing movements that The Club of Rome helped to form fifty years ago. Sandrine was recognised most recently by Reuters as one of 25 global female trailblazers leading the fight against climate change.
Councillor Susan Aitken was elected to the Langside of Glasgow, Scotland, in 2012 and became Leader of Glasgow City Council - the Scottish equivalent to mayor - in 2017. Before being elected, Susan worked in a variety of policy and research roles in the Scottish Parliament and the third sector and as a freelance writer and editor specialising in health and social care policy. She is a graduate of both Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities.
Links
“Prosperity Beyond Growth: An Emerging Agenda for European Cities,” by Ben Rogers et al., Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy“Cities Can Lead the Energy Employment Transition … but They Must Plan for It,” by Jim Stanford
The Limits to Growth
Scientist Johan Rockström Explains Earth's Climate Tipping Points - Global Commons Alliance
Glasgow’s Regional Economic Strategy
Wellbeing economy policy design guide - C40 Knowledge Hub
The shared ingredients for a wellbeing economy - C40 Knowledge Hub
Image credit: © Aline Souza C40
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The traditional economic concepts that the Global North has been using since WWII assume that there is an infinite planet and that pollution has no economic consequences - assumptions that are wildly wrong. In contrast, ecological economics is a model designed to respect the fact that our economy exists on a finite planet and puts more emphasis on the quality of economic activity than its quantity. But a shift in mindset of this magnitude to embrace this new way of thinking requires guidance and a proper roadmap if it’s to be successfully integrated into urban policies. This episode sees Cities 1.5 looking to translate the theoretical into the practical by speaking to one of the world’s leading ecological economists, Tim Jackson, for a stand alone interview to help demonstrate what cities can do to deliver shared prosperity - not just an unsustainable goal of infinite growth.
Featured guests:Tim Jackson is Professor of Sustainable Development at the University of Surrey and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity - a multi-disciplinary, international research consortium that aims to explore the economic, social, and political dimensions of sustainable prosperity. He is an award-winning economist and published author of several books, including his latest: Post Growth: Life After Capitalism.
Links
Post Growth: Life After Capitalismby Tim Jackson (Polity Press, 2021)
“Prosperity Beyond Growth: An Emerging Agenda for European Cities,” by Ben Rogers et al., Journal of City Climate Policy and EconomyProsperity without growth? The transition to a sustainable economy report by Professor Tim Jackson,Economics Commissioner, Sustainable Development Commission
Prosperity without Growth (book) by Tim Jackson
Transition Network website
Beyond GDP: A proposed new economic framework: Vancouver - C40 Knowledge Hub
Image credit: © Rosanna Wan C40
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In this episode, we discuss what cities can do - and are already doing - to combat climate change, while also considering how cities can communicate these policies. Communication means exchanging and listening to ideas; and in the climate context, to fight back against the propaganda of the fossil fuel industry, far-right political movements and online conspiracy theorists. Mayors and governments need to think about how they communicate with their constituents about their plans for phasing out fossil fuels and the path towards a healthier climate - especially our youth leaders, who deserve a seat at the table today to help shape the world they will inherit tomorrow.
Featured guests:Andrea Everett is the Senior Director of Survey Research and Data Science at Climate Nexus. Her interest in opinion research began in graduate school, with a desire to understand how public attitudes affect foreign policy outcomes. She holds a PhD in politics from Princeton University and a BA in political science from Stanford.
Lori Lodes has been the Executive Director of Climate Power since its inception in 2020. She is a communications specialist who has worked for prominent advocacy groups, unions, political campaigns, and corporations. Climate Power and Lori are also helping cities and mayors to seize the opportunities presented by the Act.
Alysa, Ecrin, and Zeynep are middle school students from Toronto, Canada in Miha Isik's social awareness project class. Along with their classmates, they wrote, composed, performed, and directed the music video “No Future No Children.”
Links for this episode:
“The City Research and Innovation Agenda: Prioritizing Knowledge Gaps and Policy Processes to Accelerate City Climate Action,” by Cathy Oke et al, Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy5 myths about gas stoves, the latest culture war clash - Vox, 20 January 2023
The cost of fossil gas: The health, economic and environmental implications for cities - C40 Knowledge Hub
What is the Inflation Reduction Act? - USA Today
Climate action and the Inflation Reduction Act: A guide for local government leaders - C40 Knowledge Hub
Maximizing the impact of US federal climate investments: The unique role of cities - C40 Knowledge Hub
Image credit: © Ngadi Smart - C40
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
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Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Striving for Climate Justice and Resilience is one of the most important goals at the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and C40 Cities. The forthcoming Volume 2.3 of the journal will be dedicated specifically to climate justice and resilience because the people and places least responsible for the problem are the ones who often bear the largest burden, and cities need to be doing their part to make resilience more equitable.
Featured guests:Geci Karuri-Sebina is an Associate Professor at the Wits School of Governance at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Her main area of research and practice is urban planning and governance, and she also has experience in development foresight, policy, and innovation.
Chandni Singh is a Senior Researcher at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) in Bangalore and a Lead Author of the IPCC’s Assessment Report 6 in 2022 on ‘Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.’ She works on issues of climate change adaptation, disaster risk and recovery, and rural to urban migration within the Global South.
Karen Chapple is the Director of the School of Cities, and Professor of Geography & Planning at the University of Toronto. Her main area of focus in her studies is inequalities in the planning, development, and governance of regions in the Americas. Currently, Karen is engaged in many research projects related to inequality and sustainability planning, with a focus on residential and commercial/industrial displacement.
Links:
“Keeping 1.5°C Alive in the Global South: Life or Death” “The Grassroots Story: Why Keeping 1.5°C is Vital from the Global South Perspective"
University of Toronto is building Canada’s largest urban geo-exchange system
Rainwater Harvesting in Mexico City as a Measure to Reduce the Impacts of Floods, Increase Water Security and Guarantee Rights to Water and Health
How to embed equity and inclusivity in climate action planning
Image credit: © Mark Fleuridor - C40
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Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
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Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
There’s a crucial link between good green jobs and public transport - in London, and around the world. This episode features a live podcast conversation that was organised by C40 Cities and the International Transport Workers Federation and recorded at London Climate Action Week in June 2023. Inspired by the mission of delivering a fair, inclusive, and just climate transition, this session titled “Investing in public transport: boosting green jobs and climate action” includes voices from London, England, as well as representatives for its transportation industry.
Featured guests:Mikaela Loach is a youth climate justice activist and co-host of The YIKES Podcast, where they break down issues like climate impacts in an accessible, intersectional, and nuanced way to guide towards unified action. She is the bestselling author of It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World.
Seb Dance is Deputy Mayor of Transport for London, delivering the Mayor’s transport strategy and ensuring 80% of all journeys in London are on foot, by cycle or by public transport by 2041.
Livia Spera is General Secretary of the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF), which represents over 5 million transport workers in 41 countries. She was nominated as the ETF Acting General Secretary in 2019.
Paul Ainsworth has been employed as a bus driver by Go Ahead for over 20 years. He also holds a range of elected roles within Unite, one of the United Kingdom’s leading unions, and has recently been elected to the union’s national Executive Council.
Links:
European Transport Workers’ FederationC40 Good Green Jobs Campaign
The Future Is Public Transport
Public transport Global Coalition Statement
Spotlight On: Green Jobs and a Just Transition
How cities can make public transport inclusive, equitable and accessible for everyone
How to make public transport an attractive option in your city
Good green jobs: How to ensure an equitable, just transition for workers
Bogotá's 'La Rolita' project | Training women in public sector green jobs
Image credit: © Charlotte Ager - C40
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As we aim toward a 1.5 degree future, we need to fundamentally shift the way we lead our cities. One substantial change is that cities need to look to a new form of governance - one that places climate action at its heart. A critical tool for cities is a climate budget: a governance system that offers a way for cities to turn climate commitments into funded and measurable actions across their government. C40 recently worked with a group of international cities to adapt climate budgeting to their own unique urban and social contexts, and this in turn will support other cities who can more easily adopt the policy now that they can learn from these proven examples.
Featured guests:Catrin Robertsen is Head of Climate Budgeting at C40, a new programme supporting cities to improve their governance systems to operationalize and deliver climate targets. Before joining C40, Catrin worked for the Climate Agency for the City of Oslo as the lead technical advisor on Oslo’s climate budget. Prior experiences include national emissions inventories and impact assessments at the Norwegian Environment Agency. Catrin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and a Master’s degree in Economics, specializing in development and natural resource economics, from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
Trond Vedeld currently works at the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) at Oslo Metropolitan University as a research professor in urban and international studies. Trond does research in Political Economy, Public Administration and Urban Politics, Climate Governance, and Climate services and has published extensively on issues of political economy, public administration and urban politics, climate governance, and collaborative governance/co-creation in European and African cities.
Links for this episode:
C40 Knowledge Hub's Landing Page for all things climate-budget related
“Why New York and London are betting on climate budgets” by C40 Chair, Mayor Sadiq Khan of London and Mayor Eric Adams of New York City
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research
"How to lead collaborative governance for climate transformation: A guide for city leaders and decision makers", by Hege Hofstad and Trond Vedeld, Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy"Oslo is Demonstrating Ambitious Leadership through its Climate Budget" by Governing Mayor Raymond Johansen, Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy Image credit: © Rosanna Wan - C40
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Dali Carmichael and Peggy Whitfield.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
According to the UN, cities generate up to 75 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions - so we know that cities are the key to unlocking many of our much-needed climate solutions. While larger cities with greater population densities have bigger ecological footprints, emissions are being generated by all cities from around the world; small but mighty cities have a critical role to play too. We all share the same coastlines, and we all breathe the same air - and it might be time to look to smaller cities who are leading the way on climate change to see what else we can be doing.
Featured guests:
Mayor Melissa Blaustein was elected to the city council of Sausalito in 2020, and has been Mayor since 2023. Since becoming Mayor, she has pushed for Sausalito’s own climate action plan - which is vitally important for cities of any size, especially when you’re as close to the ocean as Sausalito. From addressing sea level rise, to electrifying the city’s transportation operations, Sausalito is proving beyond a doubt that they can keep up with their C40 neighbour, San Francisco.
Mayor Michael Cahill was elected as the 34th mayor of the City of Beverly, Massachusetts in 2013. Beverly might be a smaller, quieter suburb to the C40 city of Boston, but the city is driving some big sustainable ideas: from harnessing solar and geothermal technology, to petitioning the state to support much-needed green infrastructure, they’re another shining example of a small but mighty C40 neighbour who is leading the way on city climate action.
Links for this episode:
Better together: How cities can collaborate for faster, more effective climate action
Sausalito Low Emissions Action Plan
Redlining’s Legacy Of Inequality: Low Homeownership Rates, Less Equity For Black Households
Fossil gas research
Solar power in Beverly
Solved by David Miller
Climate Mayors Network
Image credit: © Lizzie Lomax - C40
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov, Peggy Whitfield, and Jessica Abraham.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Cities 1.5 is returning for Season 2 — and we’re STILL dedicated to maintaining rising global temperatures to a maximum of 1.5º Celsius.
Starting September 12th 2023, join host David Miller each Tuesday as he speaks to even more mayors, youth leaders, researchers, and urban climate defenders who are working toward transformative solutions to today’s most pressing climate challenges. We’ll be exploring topics like climate budgeting, innovations that are saving cities, case studies, the latest climate report findings, and more. The fight toward a resilient world is closer than you think — subscribe to Cities 1.5 so you don’t miss a single episode. And if you can’t wait until September, check out Season 1 of Cities 1.5 wherever you get your podcasts.
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Center for City Climate Policy and Economy, and is produced by the University of Toronto Press. Cities 1.5 supports the mission of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov, Peggy Whitfield, and Jessica Abraham.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Cities 1.5 is returning for a second season — and we’re STILL dedicated to maintaining rising global temperatures to a maximum of 1.5º Celsius.
Starting September 2023, join host David Miller each Tuesday as he speaks to even more mayors, youth leaders, researchers, and urban climate defenders who are working toward transformative solutions to today’s most pressing climate challenges. The fight toward a resilient world is closer than you think — subscribe to Cities 1.5 so you don’t miss a single episode. And if you can’t wait until September, check out Season 1 of Cities 1.5 wherever you get your podcasts.
Cities 1.5 is hosted by David Miller, Managing Director of the C40 Center for City Climate Policy and Economy, and produced by the University of Toronto Press. Cities 1.5 supports the mission of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov, Peggy Whitfield, and Jessica Abraham.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Global youth activists have emerged as the most inspiring voices in the climate movement. They have organized and campaigned to demand concrete and ambitious action from world leaders, and they have successfully put the climate emergency at the center of the global political agenda. Youth activists are rightfully challenging the status quo: showing us exactly how ineffective our current actions are and offering us solutions on what needs to be done today to ensure a climate-safe future…because it’s the only option left.
Featured guests:
Pamela Escobar-Vargas is an activist, speaker, and an environmental researcher. She graduated with a degree in international relations from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and has been an Adjunct Professor of Public International Law, Foreign Policy of Mexico II, and Constitutional law. Pamela has participated in forums such as COP26 and the Pre-Summit on Food Systems. She is currently a youth delegate for the C40 Global Youth and Mayors Forum. You can read Pamela’s article, “Keeping 1.5°C Alive in the Global South: Life or Death” in the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, volume 1, issue 1.
Betty Osei Bonsu is a circular economy enthusiast from Ghana currently pursuing her Masters degree at the United Nations University in Germany. She serves as the Uganda Country Manager for the Green Africa Youth Organization, implementing sustainable community projects while enhancing youth climate activism. She hosts the YouTube show B. Inspired with Stories from Africa, a storytelling platform focused on community values. She is a member of the C40 Global Youth and Mayors Forum. You can read Betty’s article, “The Grassroots Story: Why Keeping 1.5°C is Vital from the Global South Perspective” in the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, volume 1, issue 1.
Juliet Oluoch is an environmental conservationist and climate activist from Nairobi, Kenya. Growing up, Juliet saw the devastating impacts of flooding in the neighbouring community of Kisumu County, and was inspired to pursue a degree in Environmental Conservation and Natural Resource Management to find answers to pressing climate issues. Juliet has also been involved with the African Youths Initiative on Climate Change, first as a Communications Coordinator and now as the Deputy National Coordinator. She supports her activism with academic research, with a special focus on sustainable cities.
Esther Yealie Kamara is a gender equality and climate advocate born and raised in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Esther is a student at Sierra Leone Fourah Bay College studying Gender and Development Studies. She is involved with organizations such as Women Deliver, and supports food security initiatives like urban farming and seed banks in Freetown. She graduated from Hilance International Secondary School, and volunteers at the Planned Parenthood Association of Sierra Leone Youth Center, as well as in the Portuguese Town and Brookfields community.
Image credit: Youth © Courtney Ahn and C40
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov and Jessica Abraham.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
As the impacts of climate breakdown intensify, the cost of living crisis takes hold globally, and levels of inequality remain stubbornly high, it begs the question: is our economic system working to meet the needs of people and the planet? The climate science is unequivocal and clear - the 1.5 degree threshold is swiftly approaching, and we can no longer rely on conventional economic models that do not recognize the ecological limits of the planet. Cities around the world are leading the way in establishing innovative wellbeing models, to creating thriving, just and resilient urban environments. This episode unpacks why our current models aren’t working and how purposeful government led action at the city level can support shared prosperity.
Featured in this episode:“Global wellbeing is at risk – and it’s in large part because we haven’t kept our promises on the environment” UN Secretary-General António Guterres: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119532
Featured guests:
Katherine Trebeck is a political economist, writer, and advocate for economic system change. She co-founded the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and also WEAll Scotland, its Scottish hub. She is writer-in-residence at the University of Edinburgh’s Edinburgh Futures Institute and a strategic advisor to Australia’s Centre for Policy Development. She sits on a range of boards and advisory groups such as The Democracy Collaborative, the C40 Centre for City Climate Policy and Economy, and the Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity.
Saiorse Exton is an activist for climate and equality, based in Ireland. She founded her local branch of the 'Fridays for Future' movement and organizes nationally and internationally. For her Rise project, Saoirse rewrote Irish mythology from a feminist perspective – foregrounding the strong characters that traditional narratives tended to suppress. She ended her second term as Equality officer of the Irish Second-Level Students' Union in 2022, where she developed a passion for legislative and student-led activism. She is a member of the C40 Cities Global Youth and Mayors Forum, working with Mayors from around the world to implement change in sustainability policy.
Image credit: Equity © Erick M Ramos & C40
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov and Jessica Abraham.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
As vulnerable and marginalized communities bear the brunt of the impacts from climate change, ensuring they have an active role in climate solutions is critical. Mayors and cities are uniquely positioned to ensure marginalized groups are included in the solution. By taking an inclusive and equitable approach to climate action, cities can build trust with communities and in turn develop stronger, more effective climate policies. In addition to climate action led by cities, there are wider economic and systemic challenges that are driving inequality in cities. We will hear from a panel of experts on why approaching housing as a human right and climate action through a lens of equity can lead to better environmental, social and economic outcomes.
Featured in this episode:
C40 Climate Action Planning Guide: https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/guide-navigation?language=en_US&guideRecordId=a3t1Q0000007lEWQAY&guideArticleRecordId=a3s1Q000001iahcQAA
The Shift’s website: https://make-the-shift.org/
Featured guests:Jazmin Burgess is Deputy Director of the Inclusive Climate Action programme at C40 Cities and leads the Global Green New Deal work, which provides in-depth programme assistance and policy guidance to cities to deliver inclusive climate action and a just transition at the local level. Prior to C40, Jazmin worked for the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, leading the team responsible for the mayor’s Green New Deal for London and as Senior Adviser to the deputy mayor for Environment and Energy.
Pedro Rodrigo Rolim is the Manager of Sustainability and Resilience of the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An Architect and Urbanist, Pedro has developed numerous urbanization works in Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and Paraíba (Brazil). At the Municipal Secretariat of Urbanism (2008-2018), he worked on the review of the City Master Plan, the Rio 2016 Urban and Environmental Legacy Plan and was Head of Social Interest Programs, working with social and urbanistic orientations in favelas and informal communities.
Leilani Farha is the Global Director at The Shift, an organization committed to changing the narrative around housing rights and realizing housing as a human right across the globe. Previously, she served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing. Leilani has presented reports to the UN on the treatment of housing as a commodity and its consequences for poor and middle-class people, as well as issued reports to guide States and other actors in meeting their commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals.
Image credit: ©C40
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov and Jessica Abraham.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
The dirty truth about “natural” gas is that there’s nothing clean or green about it - in fact, it's as dirty as coal. From a carbon emissions perspective, the continued use of fossil gas is incompatible with the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Agreement, and it must be rapidly phased out. The global energy crisis we're currently facing has shone a light on our over reliance on fossil gas and the social and economic costs it imposes on society. Cities have a big role to play in the energy transition because they can influence the shift from fossil fuels to clean energy - but also because they directly benefit from the health, social, and economic outcomes the transition will deliver.
Featured in this episode:C40 Knowledge Hub: https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/
C40’s The Cost of Fossil Gas: The Health, Economic, and Environmental Implications for Cities report: https://c40.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#36000001Enhz/a/1Q000000ggOS/lFT5Gq0MZg95h1T6XPMFFSOVQ5FjGjByWuUt0IIgxvI
The International Energy Agency’s 10 Point Plan to Reduce European Union’s Alliance on Russian Natural Gas: https://www.iea.org/reports/a-10-point-plan-to-reduce-the-european-unions-reliance-on-russian-natural-gas
Featured guests:Rachel Huxley is the Deputy editor of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and is Director of Knowledge and Learning, C40 Cities. She is responsible for C40’s knowledge management and research strategy. Her research looks at the processes and practices of transition and decision making. As part of her work on sustainable cities Rachel established and led the Sustainable Cities Network, an informal network of leading UK cities to enable sharing of best practice and challenges.
Brian Motherway is the Head of the Energy Efficiency Division at the International Energy Agency and oversees a range of analytical and outreach programmes supporting energy efficiency globally. Prior to joining the IEA Brian was Chief Executive of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov and Jessica Abraham.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
In the global transition away from fossil fuels to a world fueled by renewable energy, new green industries and job opportunities are emerging. As new jobs in sustainable sectors continue to grow, employment opportunities linked to fossil fuels will diminish – which is why the energy transition must have equity at its core. A just transition is a vision for a greener, healthier, and more prosperous future for everyone, where no one is left behind. In this episode, host David Miller speaks to three guests: Jim Stanford is a Canadian labor economist who has been a leading voice in making fair and green jobs work over the last 20 years; Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix, Arizona, is leading her city to meet its goal to become the most sustainable desert city in the United States; and Is’haaq Akoon is a city leader from Ekurhuleni, South Africa, who is leading on a City Just Transition Commission to address these issues at an urban level.
Featured in this episode: A Just Transition: How to Make Action on Climate Change Fair and Inclusive in conversation with then International Trade Union Confederation General Secretary, Sharan Burrow,https://www.adb.org/news/videos/just-transition-how-make-action-climate-change-fair-and-inclusive-adb-insight-full Featured guests:Jim Stanford is a Canadian economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work. Jim is the Harold Innis Industry Professor in Economics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, and an Honorary Professor in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney. Jim has written, edited or co-edited seven books, and dozens of articles and reports in both peer-reviewed and popular outlets. Jim’s article, “Cities can lead the energy employment transition… but they must plan for it”, has been published as an advance access article online and will be featured in the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy volume 2, issue 1 in 2023.
Mayor Kate Gallego is the second elected female mayor in Phoenix’s history, and the youngest big city mayor in the United States. She graduated from Harvard University and earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Mayor Gallego has focused on three key policy areas during her time in office: diversifying the economy, strengthening infrastructure investment, and working to make Phoenix a leader in sustainability. Mayor Gallego is passionate about building a Phoenix that works for everyone and increasing the quality of life for all residents.
Is’haaq Akoon has been a dedicated employee of the City of Ekurhuleni since 2008. He currently holds the office of Senior Manager Climate Change and currently heads the City of Ekurhuleni - Resilience Forum, where all projects and programmes are discussed to ensure that the impacts and effects of climate change are adhered to. The direction and implementation of key mitigation and adaptation projects and programmes within the city.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov and Jessica Abraham.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
1.5 degrees Celsius is a vitally important figure. In the 2015 Paris Agreement, global leaders set a target to limit global warming and hold the overall global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Ever since, city leaders in the C40 network have helped the world recognize that this target is not only essential, but possible—as long as we act quickly. C40 cities are demonstrating what ambitious action looks like and what a future looks like where everyone can thrive. In this episode, we will hear about the latest climate science, the most ambitious city-led climate action, and one of the youth voices demanding we move climate action forward now.
Featured in this episode: COP27 World Leaders Summit Opening Speech by Mia Mottley, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J0egwAfO0w
Featured guests:Sir David King is the founder and chair of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group and is chair of the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge University. He previously held the position of permanent Special Representative for Climate Change from September 2013 until March 2017. He was the UK Government's Chief Scientific Advisor from 2000 to 2007, during which time he was instrumental in creating the Energy Technologies Institute. Sir David has published over 500 papers on science and policy, for which he has received numerous awards. He holds 22 honorary degrees from universities around the world. Sir David was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1991, a Foreign Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2002 and was knighted in 2003.
Governing Mayor Raymond Johansen was elected to the City Council of Oslo in 2015. He was Secretary General in the Labour Party from 2009 to 2015 and served twice as State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also served as Vice Mayor of Transport and Environment in the City of Oslo from 1991–1995. Mayor Johansen has extensive international experience, and has been Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Head of department in the Norwegian agency for International Development and Chargé d’Affaires at the Norwegian Embassy in Eritrea. Governing Mayor Johansen’s article, “Oslo is Demonstrating Ambitious Leadership through its Climate Budget,” was published in the first issue of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and can be read online.
Zainab Waheed is a youth climate activist from Pakistan. She is currently doing her AS Levels from the Lahore Grammar School Islamabad and has been representing Pakistan internationally at COP26 and COP27. Zainab believes that climate change is a social injustice issue, which requires each one of us to demand climate justice, finance, and accountability. Zainab’s article, “Accountability is Imperative to Keeping the Vision of 1.5°C Alive”, was published in the first issue of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and can be read online.
If you want to learn more about the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy, please visit our website: https://jccpe.utpjournals.press/
Cities 1.5 is a podcast by University of Toronto Press and is produced in association with the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy.
Our executive producers are Isabel Sitcov and Jessica Abraham.
Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/
Music is by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/
Welcome to the Cool it: City Climate Action podcast! Debuting October 31st, 2022, every Monday for 6 weeks join host David Miller as he speaks with the everyday urban climate defenders who are fighting for human-centered solutions to today’s most pressing climate challenges.