101. A Fund for the Earth with Andrew Steer
This week, the Nature Agenda. A forest the size of France has regrown since 2000 and The Biden administration introduced its \u201cAmerica the Beautiful\u201d plan. In it, they plan to conserve 30 percent of the nation\u2019s land and water by 2030, calling it the country\u2019s first-ever national conservation goal. Long overdue, but on the table.
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Speaking of nature, later in the episode we discuss the role philanthropy can play in accelerating innovative actions and radical collaboration across movements to meet the impact of the climate crisis with the requisite attention. \u2018A Fund for the Earth\u2019 as it were.
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We invite Dr. Andrew Steer, formerly President and CEO of the World Resources Institute, and as of April 2021, the CEO and President of the Bezos Earth Fund, to talk us through the opportunities and challenges ahead for philanthropy as we begin to make the systemic transition to a green economy.\xa0 We ask how he will be looking to spend his whopping $10 Billion (with a B) budget to secure the SDGs by 2030 and create the biggest impact to accelerate various sectors towards their positive tipping points.
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And an absolute smash this week in music from Marie Spaemann. Listen in!
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Thank you to our guest this week, Andrew Steer!
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Andrew Steer
President & CEO, Bezos Earth Fund
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Our musical guest this week is Marie Spaemann!
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