Episode 39: Equity and the Energy Transition with Lauren Shum

How do we ensure the energy transition we have is equitable? Why is this a piece of the transition that is so frequently left out of the conversation? In this episode, join Lauren Shum as she talks about the many different ways equity needs to be addressed.

Lauren --- who's recently published white paper on sustainable aviation has influenced the Biden Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- draws on many international examples when discussing the importance of equity, and gives us tools with which to learn and research industry organizations' practices on our own.

This is an incredibly important episode to listen to in order to ensure equity is always part of the conversation.

Keynotes:

- Tackling the energy transition starts with ensuring equitable practices

- Strategies to determine if a company is engaging in equitable practices or not

- The health impacts of lead-based aviation fuels

Check out the following links:

Resources about the DRC: 

•https://resourcegovernance.org/sites/default/files/documents/no_time_to_waste_governing_cobalt_amid_the_energy_transition.pdf 

•https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354092905_The_Real_Effects_of_Conflict_Minerals_Disclosures

•https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2018/mukwege/lecture/

•https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/nov/06/i-cant-explain-how-i-am-still-alive-dr-denis-mukwege-on-risking-his-life-to-save-african-women

Lauren's policy paper:

• https://uploads.dayoneproject.org/2021/06/16112047/Support-Electrification-at-Regional-Airports-to-Preserve-American-Competitiveness-Improve-Health-Outcomes.pdf 

The things that became of this paper include...

White House Sustainable Aviation Fact Sheet:

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/09/09/fact-sheet-biden-administration-advances-the-future-of-sustainable-fuels-in-american-aviation/ 

FAA's notice of proposed rule-making for engine efficiency mandates:

• https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-proposes-requiring-more-efficient-jets-and-turboprops-lower-climate-impacts

EPA's final endangerment finding:

• https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-determines-lead-emissions-aircraft-engines-cause-or-contribute-air-pollution

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