Dancing toward Net Zero: Greening New York Citys Nightlife, with Amer Jandali

Published: April 14, 2023, midnight

In this week\u2019s special Earth Day episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Amer Jandali, founder and CEO of Future Meets Present and a consultant to the New York City Office of Nightlife, about climate solutions for the nightlife industry in New York City. Jandali discusses how major metropolises can promote sustainable practices in the service industry and advocate for climate policy, how the New York City Office of Nightlife is engaging nightclubs in climate efforts, and the climate solutions that the nightlife industry in New York has been pursuing to date.\n\nReferences and recommendations:\n\n\u201cClimate Solutions at Work\u201d from Project Drawdown; https://drawdown.org/publications/climate-solutions-at-work\n\n\u201cNew York\u2019s Scoping Plan for Climate Action, with Maureen Leddy\u201d from the \u201cResources Radio\u201d podcast; https://www.resources.org/resources-radio/new-yorks-scoping-plan-for-climate-action-with-maureen-leddy/\n\n\u201cLeave Looking Up\u201d podcast; https://www.leavelookingup.com/\n\n\u201cAtomic Habits\u201d by James Clear; https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits\n\n\u201cWe need the right kind of climate optimism\u201d by Hannah Ritchie; https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23622511/climate-doomerism-optimism-progress-environmentalism