Episode 047: Net Zero 2050, The Next Generation: Student Energy

Recorded on Zoom in late October 2021, episode 47 is the ninth in a series of podcasts seeking to unpack Canada’s Net Zero 2050 greenhouse gas target. For this episode, Meredith Adler, the Executive Director of Student Energy joins me to talk about the next generation of energy leaders and net-zero GHG ambitions. Student Energy is a global youth-led organization empowering young people to accelerate the sustainable energy transition through a variety of initiatives, some of which we talk about on this podcast. We also touch on generational differences, some of Student Energy’s priorities, the next generations expectations for GHG reductions and ED&I, and what to expect at COP26 in Glasgow. We close the conversation with some boom banter, and Meredith’s recommendation to add to the Flux Capacitor Book Club. The Theory of Change diagram mentioned i ...