by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 29, 2020 | Climate Change, Climate Equity - Just Transitions, Climate Finance and Investment, Collaboration, Economics and Finance, Education, Entrepreneurship, Events, Get Local, Illinois, Jobs, Resilience, Sources of Funding, St. Louis Metro East, Women
Presenters and PanelistsA million thanks to our keynote presenter and our panel of experts! Listen to author and economist Michael H. Shuman discuss local community investment strategies. Michael Shuman is an economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, and a...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Feb 24, 2019 | Clean Energy, Collaboration, Community, Education, Entrepreneurship, Get Local, Illinois, Jobs, Land Use and Agriculture, Resilience, Southern Illinois, Transition Towns
Regenerative Agriculture Local Food Ecotourism The First Climate Economy Kickoff Event: The Climate Economy in Southern Illinois – Creating Resilient Businesses, Jobs and Communities – June 12, 2019 Overview Original event description: This event will provide...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Jun 6, 2017 | Cities, Clean Energy, Climate Finance and Investment, Resilience, Security
TheClimateEconomy.com has been closely watching for the Trump administration’s “decision” regarding the Paris Climate Agreement. There are two things we feel are important to know about it at this point: At TheClimateEconomy.com we prefer to follow...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | May 5, 2017 | Cities, Community, Entrepreneurship, Resilience, Security, Start
Rising temperatures, increasingly extreme weather events, and melting ice caps leading to rising sea levels are just a few of the things that are happening right now that are going to bring about monumental changes in life for everyone on the planet. There were 15...
by Amy McMorrow Hunter | Apr 3, 2017 | Decarbonization, Electric Vehicles, Illinois, Transportation
Just today we’re hearing: Tesla Passes Ford by Market Cap Before Musk Delivers Model 3. Ouch, who would’ve thought! Now you never know if that will stick but it’s a pretty substantial moment. Why should we be thinking about electric vehicles...
