New Episode of Resources Radio: "40 Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future, with Daniel Esty"
WASHINGTON, DC—Resources for the Future (RFF) today released a new installment of Resources Radio: “40 Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future, with Daniel Esty.”
In this episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Daniel Esty, a professor of environmental law at Yale University and a board member at RFF. Esty talks about a book he recently edited, A Better Planet: Forty Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future, which asks environmental leaders from diverse backgrounds to offer their best ideas for resolving our climate challenges. Reflecting on best practices from history and envisioning novel ideas for the future, Esty describes how a wide range of solutions—from innovation in clean energy to carbon pricing—is needed.
Notable quotes from the podcast:
- A suggested approach to crossing party lines: “There is a little bit of a wish in this book to think about how to get back to that point where we could get the parties to work together, where we saw protection of the environment not as an issue of left or right, but as an American issue … one where we really all have a common interest in moving toward a sustainable future.” (8:37)
- The issue most likely to mobilize bipartisan support: “I actually think that carbon pricing in one form or another will be part of the bipartisan pathway forward that emerges, probably not in the year 2020, but in 2021 … There’s a growing recognition that broad-based price signals are the ultimate green light.” (18:08)
- The need for an all-hands-on-deck strategy for climate change: “The response to environmental challenges is likely not to come from any one direction, but more likely to reflect a portfolio approach, where we draw from the best of thinking, from a range of underlying disciplines, a range of political perspectives, and a range of visions about what is important in life and how to get there.” (6:52)
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