Climate Correction™ Podcast

This panel will discuss the health impacts of climate change, with a focus on the effects of extreme heat. It will be moderated by Bonnie Schneider, Founder of Weather & Wellness LLC and author of the book "Taking the Heat: How Climate Change is Affecting Your Mind, Body & Spirit, and What You Can Do About It." (Simon & Schuster). Bonnie's expert panelists are Shauna Junco, Pharm.D., BCPS, a Clinical Pharmacist specializing in adult infectious diseases, and Dr. Martin Derrow, MD FACP, a retired internal medicine specialist and member of Florida Clinicians for Climate Action. The discussion will shed light on the vulnerability of low-income and minority communities to heat-related illnesses and the potential for increased infectious disease outbreaks. Plus, it will address the importance of taking action to mitigate the mental and physical health impacts of climate change and share the panelists' perspective on the role of local and federal policy in reducing climate-related health hazards. Gain valuable insights and knowledge from these renowned experts and learn how we can work towards protecting our personal health and build more resilient and sustainable communities.

Speakers:

Bonnie Schneider, Author, Simon and Schuster

Bonnie Schneider is a meteorologist and author of the new book, Taking the Heat: How Climate Change is Affecting Your Mind, Body & Spirit, and What You Can Do About It, (Simon & Schuster ). Bonnie founded Weather & Wellness©, successfully launching its original video content focusing on climate change and health. Nationally recognized as an on-camera television meteorologist, Bonnie's shared her insight and expertise on everything from hurricanes to snowstorms for MSNBC, CNN, HLN, Bloomberg TV, and The Weather Channel. Following her recent move from NYC to Florida, Bonnie is a Sustainability and Climate Tech Contributor for Techstrong.tv, a media platform featuring thought leaders in technology and digital transformation. Bonnie has over 260k followers on her social platforms.

Martin Derrow, Florida Clinicians for Climate Action

Dr. Derrow practiced Internal Medicine in Central Florida from 1986 until his retirement from active practice at the end of 2020. A graduate of The Ohio State University and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Dr. Derrow held leadership positions with Physician Associates and Orlando Health with an interest in population health. Since retirement, Dr. Derrow has been active with Florida Clinicians for Climate Action and believes climate change is the greatest public health challenge we face today.

Shauna Junco, Advocacy Committee Co-Chair, Florida Clinicians for Climate Action

Shauna Junco is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Adult Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship. She earned both her Bachelor of Arts in English and her PharmD from the University of Florida. After completing her PGY-1 residency in Hospital Practice at Grady Health System and her PGY-2 in Infectious Diseases from West Virginia University Hospital she moved to Orlando, where she has spent the last 10 years in clinical practice at Orlando Regional Medical Center/Orlando Health, which has earned and maintained recognition as a Center of Excellence for Antimicrobial Stewardship from the Infectious Diseases Society of America. She currently serves as the Florida Clinicians for Climate Action Advocacy Committee Co-Chair, ORMC's Mitigation and Resiliency Committee Co-Chair, and as a member of the East Central Florida Regional Resilience Collaborative Heat & Health Task Force.

In this final episode of Season 2 of Climate Correction Podcast, we're coming to you live from our offices in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Today, it's my pleasure to introduce our talented and very diverse team. Just for fun, this episode is presented in Spanglish. We sat down for a casual conversation and each person shared why he or she is passionate about working for climate solutions. We also talk about how they see the climate changing around them.

To learn about our team – and to put faces with names – visit our website here: https://volofoundation.org/mission/

Now kick back, relax and enjoy the show.

Climate change stands to shake up the way we live, and the costs associated with maintaining our lifestyles. Climate change will introduce challenges in all the top polling topics of 2022, and as such, it is a threat multiplier, but it is also an opportunity multiplier. It will spur new industries with the potential to create new jobs. This is key and would not happen without such an overwhelming challenge.

Today we are joined by Chris Schnyer, a data analyst, and consultant on policy and strategy, who serves the Voloridge Investment Management CEO as Chief of Staff.

He is here to tell us about the midterm elections, and how your votes made a difference in the election outcome. He will share with us what happened in Florida and beyond and let us know what the results mean for our climate.

He reminds us that with every passing year we do not address mitigation - by stopping the release of greenhouse gases – the risks of environmental degradation are greater.

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Amy Harder is the Executive Editor of Cipher by Breakthrough Energy. Cipher is an online climate news source backed by Bill Gates. Amy is a journalist well-known for her ability to break down complex energy and climate issues, and communicate truth in digestible and easy-to-understand ways.

Amy also worked for Axios at its inception in 2017 and has worked with the Wall Street Journal. While originally covering general topics, Amy began to take a special interest in stories related to climate change. She decided to focus her niche on energy and climate journalism. Since that transition, she has become a widely renowned journalist for covering climate and energy issues. With a goal of simplifying the data, information, and policies, she attempts to break things down in a way that even people with limited knowledge of specifics can become informed.

In this episode, Amy discusses:

• Her journalism journey in Washington
• Her transition to climate and energy
• Important U.S. and world climate information
• How listeners and activities can become more informed on what's really going on in Washington

Resources Mentioned in Episode:

• David Roberts Podcast
• Bloomberg Green

A Chief Sustainability Officer's job is to generate, provide, and initiate an organization's policies and actions regarding sustainability. At General Motors, this task has been taken on by Kristen Siemen. As the CSO for GM, Kristen Siemen has direct insight and knowledge of the current direction, future plans, and their commitment to fighting climate change.

In January 2021, GM committed itself to become carbon neutral in its products and operations by 2040 and eliminating tailpipe emissions by 2035. GM prides itself on being and becoming a frontrunner in climate sustainability and making a real difference to combat climate change. Their slogan is "EVerybody in." GM is proudly dedicated to bringing electric vehicles to everyone. From luxury to commercial to standard markets, GM plans to make EVs affordable, comfortable, and sustainable for every driver. GM is excited to develop complete and total electric vehicles instead of just focusing on hybrids. The team believes this is the only way to make a significant difference and real change in the climate impact of vehicles.

In this episode, Kristen Siemen explains GM's goals, directions, plans, and actions and how the company plans to continue its fight for climate and sustainability.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• GM climate change equity plan
• 5 years ahead of schedule - 100% renewable energy
• GM Renewable Energy Journal

Representative Anna Eskamani flipped her legislative seat in 2018 and was re-elected in 2020. She has declared her candidacy for the Democratic party race scheduled for August 23, 2022. Rep. Eskamani has made pledges to not take money from fossil fuel companies and has a strong presence in the climate change community in Florida. She has continuously pushed for climate change bills and has not stopped, even as political opposition continues to delay change. Rep. Eskamani discusses her political career and her goals for the state of Florida. Providing protections to the environment, teaching colleagues about real climate statistics, and the struggles of gaining momentum in the current political atmosphere are all discussed in this episode. Find out more about the Legal Rights of the Environment bill in 2021 and 2022. Follow the path that Rep. Eskamani and her team plan to take for the State Renewable Energy Goals bill and its path in the House.

Today I am joined by Dawn Shirreffs from Environmental Defense Fund. As EDF's Florida Director, she works to integrate, enhance and scale the impact of EDF's scientists and economists in Florida. She works with a growing Florida-based team to mobilize key influencers and constituencies to reach and build relationships with members of Congress and key in-state constituencies.

Highlighting links from this episode:

• People First Report Card
• Contact Your Supervisor of Elections

From Florida Climate Week 2022 - https://floridaclimateweek.org/

Quality parks and green spaces are a fundamental requirement for sustaining healthy, equitable, and climate resilient communities. Importantly, natural solutions help people translate climate concern into real, close-to-home opportunities to act on climate. In addition, climate conservation provides a range of other benefits from coastal protection to improving air and water quality to cooling increasingly dangerous temperatures in our communities. During this session, speakers from the Trust for Public Land will use a mix of case studies to highlight the power of natural climate solutions and share lessons learned about how to maximize the climate, health, and equity benefits that these solutions provide. The presenters will also train attendees on how to use a new publicly available geospatial tool called the Conservation Carbon Map. This tool was developed with input from experts around the country and identifies areas with high potential for protecting carbon-rich landscapes. For users in Florida, the map identifies: 1) carbon storage and sequestration by state, county, watershed, and parcels over 100 acres; 2) threats to these carbon stocks from development, disease, and wildfire; and 3) where conservation can deliver additional co-benefits by protecting important habitats, rare ecosystems, and water supplies.

Learn more about Trust for Public Land.

Speakers

1. Brendan Shane(Speaker)Trust for Public Land, Climate Director, Land and People Lab

2. Taj Schottland(Speaker)Trust for Public Land, Associate Director, Climate Program, Land and People Lab

3. Kate Brown(Speaker)Trust for Public Land, Senior Project Manager

4. Brian Tavernia(Speaker)Trust for Public Land, Project Manager, Geospatial Science

Ashley Hollern is an experienced teacher, educational technology expert, and STEM professional. She is also the Founder of Authentic Exploration Matters. She has taken a stance on teaching educators how to weave up-to-date climate science and solutions into curriculums to arm the current generation of youth to be aware of the climate problem that will challenge their future. She encourages them all to think about how they can be part of the solution.

As the climate crisis gets increasingly urgent, young people have become more aware of the need for action. Gen Z Alphas and Gen Alpha students have so much information at their fingertips, so it is becoming more difficult to teach by telling them things. Instead, teachers should pose conundrums and questions, urging students to use the resources around them to find solutions. They can also teach by motivating these students to take action on social change issues. Ashley Hollern discusses how you can get students interested in climate issues and empower them to become change agents as individuals, in their communities, and as global citizens.

In this episode, Ashley discusses:

• The teaching and learning styles that are most effective with Gen Z and Gen Alpha students

• Methods for parents and teachers to get students interested, engaged, and involved in climate topics

• The different actions students can take once they get involved in climate topics

After running a public and media relations firm for 12 years, Carlos Curbelo got involved in his community in 2010 with the Miami-Dade County School Board. In 2014, he was elected to Congress and served until January 2019. Congressman Carlos Curbelo represented Florida's 26th Congressional District. In Congress, Carlos Curbelo was often ranked as one of the most bipartisan members. Being a child of political refugees from Cuba and being born in Miami, Florida, Carlos Curbelo had high goals for climate change policy, immigration reform, tax policy, and gun safety. Congressman Curbelo did his best to generate a cooperative relationship regardless of political affiliation. He co-founded and co-chaired the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus. Due to this effort, Congressman Curbelo was honored by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation with the New Frontier Award for his work on environmental policy through bipartisan cooperation. In 2018, he was associated with the Market Choice Act, ambitious legislation that invested nearly 1 trillion dollars into American infrastructure while reducing greenhouse gas emissions through carbon pricing. Currently, Carlos Curbelo co-leads Vocero and serves as an on-air analyst for organizations such as NBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo.

In this episode, Carlos discusses:

• his proposals to mitigate climate change
• how the effects of climate change impact hot-button topics such as immigration and economy
• insight that can be useful in mindset for upcoming and future elections

Associated Links: Energy Foundation - Board of Directors - Carlos Curbelo https://www.ef.org/person/carlos-curbelo/ Congress.Gov - Carlos Curbelo https://www.congress.gov/member/carlos-curbelo/C001107