101. A Fund for the Earth with Andrew Steer

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week, the Nature Agenda. A</span> <a href= "https://trilliontrees.org/highlight/mapping-forest-regeneration"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> forest the size of France</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">has regrown since 2000 and The Biden administration introduced its</span> <a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/05/06/biden-conservation-30x30/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">“America the Beautiful” plan</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. In it, they plan to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s land and water by 2030, calling it the country’s first-ever national conservation goal. Long overdue, but on the table.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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. ‘A Fund for the Earth’ as it were.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.  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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And an absolute smash this week in music from Marie Spaemann. Listen in!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christiana + Tom’s book</span> <a href= "https://globaloptimism.com/the-future-we-choose/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">‘The Future We Choose’</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is available now!</span></p