Change must come from the bottom and the top, and there's a real opportunity for employees to push leadership to do more on climate.
ClimateVoices · Episode 34 · 10-31-23
An interview with Catherine McKenna, the Chief Executive Officer of Climate and Nature Solutions and a crucial global leader on climate. She formerly served as Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change as well as Minister of Infrastructure. She chaired the UN Secretary General’s new High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments of Non-State Entities released at COP27 in Egypt in 2022, which set out criteria for net zero commitments of business, financial institutions, cities and regions. She is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Columbia University and founded Women Leading on Climate. She is also a frequent speaker on climate action, net zero leadership, and women’s empowerment.
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Catherine McKenna
Chief Executive Officer of Climate and Nature Solutions and a crucial global leader on climate.
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