This Wednesday I'm talking buildings, emissions, and climate solutions (10am Pacific/1pm Eastern).
I want to give some examples of a climate paradox: Each problem contains the kernel of a possible solution, and each solution contains the kernel of another environmental problem.
This event is for everyone—no special knowledge of buildings required, although I hope you will leave with a new interest in learning more!
Register FREE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lrwse--tQeSzpmX1Sfrs2g#/registration
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Built This Way: Why residential and commercial buildings are key to addressing climate change. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
How much do residential and commercial buildings contribute to climate change? And what can we do to reduce their impact? We know buildings must reduce fossil fuel use to move toward a healthier planetary future. However, until now we’ve lacked clarity on how we need to transform our buildings to alleviate environmental problems. In our first Drawdown Ignite presentation of 2024, Amanda D. Smith, Project Drawdown senior scientist for the built environment, will explore how buildings contribute to climate change – including processes you may not have connected to the buildings around you. Smith will explain why climate solutions and climate problems are tricky to untangle in this sector. And she’ll offer suggestions for choosing and implementing solutions that can help dramatically reduce emissions while also keeping us healthier, more connected to each other, and more connected to the earth. Whether you are an architect, construction professional, building manager, homeowner, or renter, you’ll come away with a better ability to judge how your actions will reduce buildings’ greenhouse gas emissions. And if you live, work, eat, sleep, or recreate indoors, you’ll come away with a new understanding of how buildings came to be the way they are, why they’re driving our climate crisis, and what we can change. ----- This webinar is part of Project Drawdown’s monthly Drawdown Ignite webinar series. Drawdown Ignite provides information and inspiration to guide your climate solutions journey. Visit drawdown.org/events for updates on future webinars.
