Ari Matusiak is CEO of Rewiring America, a growing nonprofit working to launch a movement that electrifies everything, starting with our 121 million households. We are motivated by the fact that 90

Ari Matusiak is CEO of Rewiring America, a growing nonprofit working to launch a movement that electrifies everything, starting with our 121 million households. We are motivated by the fact that 90 percent of all emissions in the U.S. are energy-related, and 42 percent of those energy emissions come from the decisions we make in our homes: how we heat our air and water, cook our food, and dry our clothes, and what kind of cars we drive. Ari is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Purpose Venture Group, a social impact advisory firm, and incubator that builds community-centered ventures to address climate and economic inequality. He has almost a decade of executive leadership and operational experience in renewable energy and household electrification. Ari served in the Obama White House as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Private Sector Engagement. He focused on economic policy related to jobs and competitiveness and oversaw the relationship between the Administration and the private sector. He is Co-Founder and Chairman of Young Invincibles; a national nonprofit focused on delivering economic opportunity to young adults. Earlier in his career, he was the senior executive responsible for strategy and impact investing at the Rhode Island Foundation, one of the country’s oldest and largest community foundations. His efforts resulted in over $1 billion of affordable housing and thousands of new, local jobs. In addition, Ari was a fellow at the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University. He graduated cum laude and as a Public Interest Law Scholar from Georgetown University Law Center, and is a magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University. He lives with his wife, two daughters, and puppy in Southern California. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith delivers a keynote address at the BSR Conference 2017. Smith highlighted the need for the technology sector to think about embracing technology

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith delivers a keynote address at the BSR Conference 2017. Smith highlighted the need for the technology sector to think about embracing technology as a cause to protect people.

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Bianca Faith Johnson, President of Push to Walk, at SDG Digital 2024 using a self-balancing exo-skeleton developed by Wandercraft. A Digital Future for All is one that is inclusive and meaningful,

Bianca Faith Johnson, President of Push to Walk, at SDG Digital 2024 using a self-balancing exo-skeleton developed by Wandercraft. A Digital Future for All is one that is inclusive and meaningful, and that will leave no one behind. It also makes the most use of digital and emerging technologies to create value, promote inclusivity, and provide a safe, satisfying, enriching, and productive online experience where everyone has the capacities and skills to thrive. Find out more: https://www.itu.int/initiatives/sdgdigital2024/ #globalgoals #sdgdigital #ourcommonfuture

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Explore how seafood differs from other types of food because it’s one of the last food sources that we harvest straight from nature at an industrial scale. To watch more talks from the

Explore how seafood differs from other types of food because it’s one of the last food sources that we harvest straight from nature at an industrial scale. To watch more talks from the TEDxDalbergCatalyst series visit: https://surprisingpowerofsmall.com Nima Tisdall is one of two founders of Blue Lobster. She has been recognised on Forbes “30 under 30” list, and is a European Leaders fellow with the Obama Foundation. Nima has a passion for environmental and social sustainability, with a strong belief in building impact driven for-profit companies to solve some of the world’s biggest issues. In 2019, she was named as one of the “100 most influential Danish women". This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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As we gear up for reintroduction of carbon-fee-and-dividend legislation in the new Congress, we heard from economist Dr. Noah Kaufman, lead author of the 2019 Columbia University assessment of the

As we gear up for reintroduction of carbon-fee-and-dividend legislation in the new Congress, we heard from economist Dr. Noah Kaufman, lead author of the 2019 Columbia University assessment of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. The study confirmed the effectiveness of the bill from both an environmental and economic perspective. Dr. Kaufman is Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia, leading research focused on climate change policies. He also teaches a course on Energy Decarbonization. During the Obama administration, he served as the Deputy Associate Director of Energy & Climate Change at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

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With the inauguration of President Joe Biden, America now officially has a new federal administration. A new Congress is also underway, with the final two senators swearing in yesterday. Still,

With the inauguration of President Joe Biden, America now officially has a new federal administration. A new Congress is also underway, with the final two senators swearing in yesterday. Still, we’re beginning 2021 with “a precariously balanced Congress, and a wildly unsettled politics,” as CCL’s VP for Government Affairs Danny Richter puts it in this video. Danny weighs in about what the new administration and new Congress mean for our work on climate change, and what actions you can take right now to take advantage of upcoming opportunities. “Despite the uncertainty, there is a lot of hope for big action on climate this Congress,” said Danny.

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