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IN THIS EPISODE:

1. Green recovery from COVID? [min 1:14]
Fifteen months in to COVID-19, countries around the world have spent trillions on relief, corporate bail-outs and economic stimulus. Is that spending putting us on pace for a green recovery, or a historically dirty one?

Links:
- Tracker: “Vivid Economics ‘Greenness of Stimulus Index’”
- WRI Paper: “Lessons Learned on Green Stimulus: Case Studies from the Global Financial Crisis”
- Analysis: Smart Prosperity Institute on the 2021 Federal Budget
 

2. Canada’s new X-Prize winner [min 14:30]
Two weeks ago, Nova Scotia’s Carbon Cure took home the top prize in X-Prize’s latest $20-million competition. Jennifer Wagner talks about the company’s unique technology that plugs carbon pollution into concrete.

Links:
- CBC: “Halifax-based developer of CO2-injected concrete wins multimillion-dollar prize”
- Story: Smart Prosperity success story

 

3. 60-Second Report: “Energy Foundations: The Value Proposition for Financing Energy Efficient Homes in Indigenous Communities Canada-Wide” [min 21: 40]

Links:
- Check out the Report

 

4. “Five Other Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week” [min 22:52]

  • Mike Moffatt – Senior Director of Policy, Smart Prosperity Institute

Links:
- Read the blog on the “5 Other Things Happening in the Green Economy This Week


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Episode 14 includes music and clips from Eric Campbell, Audio Jungle and Zapsplat

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