Deniz Ergun - Empowering Communities to Act
Promethea Rising
English - June 26, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 17.7 MBEarth Sciences Science energy literacy climate change climate action community energy energy efficiency climate emergency energy transitions Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Deniz Ergun’s interest in environmental issues began at an early age. Today, through her role at the Town of Oakville, she works with the community to make a difference on climate change.
Over 400 Canadian communities have completed a community energy plan over the last decade or so. However, getting to implementation can often be elusive. One of missing elements is the lack of innovative governance solutions to support long-term community action. In our conversation, we explore Deniz’s on-the-ground experience moving a community from planning to implementation – what has worked and what continues to be a challenge.
"If we really are serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting the Paris climate commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions below a point of reaching 2 degrees global warming, then we have to look at energy and we have to look at it at a community level."
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Music Credit: Andrew McPherson, Forest for the Trees