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    Unit 6: Making It Happen

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    What to do with roughly 80 global, sector-spanning solutions to climate change? Shift them from concept to reality in three important waves. As Climate Solutions 101 comes to a close, hear more about deploying cost-effective solutions, changing our infrastructure, and innovating new technologies across sectors. By now you know that reaching drawdown is only possible through bold action. What role will you play in building a better future?

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    Ibrahim AlHusseini
    Ibrahim AlHusseini

    Founder and Managing Partner, FullCycle

    AlHusseini is a renowned venture capitalist, sustainability-focused entrepreneur, and philanthropist with more than 25 years of experience in operations, sales, and finance. Raised in Saudi Arabia, he dedicates much of his career to helping angel investors find clean technology and natural resource investments that advance social change around the globe—all while  producing significant returns. As founder of FullCycle, AlHusseini focuses on reversing the effects of climate change by accelerating the deployment of climate-restoring technologies. Follow him on Twitter and visit him online.

    Hear more about bold climate investing in Unit 6, which covers efforts to activate investors with an eye on global change.

    Join AlHusseini, renowned venture capitalist, sustainability-focused entrepreneur, and philanthropist, for an exploration of climate solutions in the modern investment world. From COVID-19 to the importance of climate-positive voting, AlHusseini talks brand-new investment opportunities in a complex world.

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    Tracey Holloway, PhD
    Tracey Holloway, PhD

    Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Holloway is the Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, jointly appointed in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences. She is a leading air quality scientist, working at the intersection of air quality, energy, climate, and public health. As Team Lead for the NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team, Holloway connects NASA data with stakeholder interests in air quality management and public health. She is an award-winning leader and mentor who co-founded (and led) the Earth Science Women’s Network—a group supporting the scientists of today and welcoming a diverse community of scientists for tomorrow. Follow Holloway on Twitter and visit her online.

    Hear more about cost-effective climate solutions in Unit 6, which covers changing infrastructure and innovating new technologies for a brighter future.

    Join air quality expert Holloway as she digs into the intersection of pollution, energy, and public health. Hear more about why shifting our cars, electricity, and home heating technology is just one part of changing our collective carbon footprint.

    28:52
    Ibrahim AlHusseini
    Ibrahim AlHusseini

    Founder and Managing Partner, FullCycle

    AlHusseini is a renowned venture capitalist, sustainability-focused entrepreneur, and philanthropist with more than 25 years of experience in operations, sales, and finance. Raised in Saudi Arabia, he dedicates much of his career to helping angel investors find clean technology and natural resource investments that advance social change around the globe—all while  producing significant returns. As founder of FullCycle, AlHusseini focuses on reversing the effects of climate change by accelerating the deployment of climate-restoring technologies. Follow him on Twitter and visit him online.

    Hear more about bold climate investing in Unit 6, which covers efforts to activate investors with an eye on global change.

    Join AlHusseini, renowned venture capitalist, sustainability-focused entrepreneur, and philanthropist, for an exploration of climate solutions in the modern investment world. From COVID-19 to the importance of climate-positive voting, AlHusseini talks brand-new investment opportunities in a complex world.

    27:30
    Tracey Holloway, PhD
    Tracey Holloway, PhD

    Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Holloway is the Gaylord Nelson Distinguished Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, jointly appointed in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences. She is a leading air quality scientist, working at the intersection of air quality, energy, climate, and public health. As Team Lead for the NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team, Holloway connects NASA data with stakeholder interests in air quality management and public health. She is an award-winning leader and mentor who co-founded (and led) the Earth Science Women’s Network—a group supporting the scientists of today and welcoming a diverse community of scientists for tomorrow. Follow Holloway on Twitter and visit her online.

    Hear more about cost-effective climate solutions in Unit 6, which covers changing infrastructure and innovating new technologies for a brighter future.

    Join air quality expert Holloway as she digs into the intersection of pollution, energy, and public health. Hear more about why shifting our cars, electricity, and home heating technology is just one part of changing our collective carbon footprint.

    28:52

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    The Drawdown Review

    Project Drawdown's 2020 publication is the first major update to the research and analysis of climate solutions since Drawdown, its 2017 best-selling book. See pages 76 – 79 for more on accelerating solutions for the road ahead.

    Your Personal Action Guide for the Environment

    As you’ve learned throughout your Climate Solutions 101 journey, solving our biggest environmental challenges requires widespread changes in policy and business practices. Personal actions can help too—here are some places to start.

    "Seeing the Whole Board" to Stop Climate Change

    Foley explores similarities between climate action and playing chess in this Medium piece from 2021. “We need to use all the pieces, employ multiple strategies, and see the whole board. But, unlike chess, we have to play this game collaboratively to win.”

    We Need Four Waves of Climate Action

    Read more from Foley’s Medium site about four parallel waves of climate solutions. These waves, he says, unfold on different timelines and are all essential to stopping climate change in its tracks.

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    Unit 2: Stopping Climate Change
    Unit 3: Reducing Sources
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