This year millions hit the streets across the world to protest the Climate Crisis in this op from special ops 2 prominent activists from indigenous communities around the developing world whether were winning or losing the battle against Climate Change. Its an issue often overlooked by politicians in the media but the United Nations says Climate Change poses a potential threat to the very existence of Indigenous Peoples well indigenous Mexican American activist tina as has been campaigning against Climate Change since he was 6 years old as a teenager hes given speeches at the u. N. And headlined a town hall with senator Bernie Sanders and is even suing the u. S. Government over it in action on Climate Change and he also helped organize the september 29000. 00 Global Climate strikes which brought together almost 8000000. 00 people and he joins me now from boulder colorado she says come on tina thanks for joining me on the front youve called the Climate Crisis the bottle of our generatio
Also coming up the witness who fled repression in china for a life in exile in turkey. Talk of my presence or imprisoned my System Center cannot if i get out of a debt or a life i dont know. According to an election was a gamble for Boris Johnson hes predisaster theresa may try the same tactic and lost seats and over the same vexed issue that it caused a constitutional log jam in Britains Parliament brecks it the u. K. Voted to leave the new 3 years ago and has seen 3 Prime Minister since bread set deadlines and deals with brussels of come and gone in fact this Prime Minister even voted against a recent maize deals but after winning thursdays election on a promise to get it done the ball is now thoroughly in mr johnsons court. For the man who called it this election was an all or nothing gamble do or die in the end narratives gave way to relief as he and his conservatives looked on course for a historic night. Was the unlikeliest rock star welcome to the far story of the result. Their
Evening everyone. Welcome to the commission meeting. Anthony, roll call. This is the meeting of the tran04 tran02. It is tuesday, september 24, 2019 and the time is 5 01 p. M. A note and the ringing and use of cell phone and Electronic Devices are prohibited at this meeting. Plea please be advised that any person may be removed for the ringing of any electronic device. A note to the public, there is a Public Comment on every item on the agenda, as well as an opportunity for general public, for items that are not on the agenda. Also an opportunity for general public, that is during item five. We ask that you fill out a speaker card and handed to me and ill hand them to you also have a right to speak anonymously. After we call all the speaker card, i will call up folks if they want to speak anonymously. I one, call to order and. [roll call] there is a quorum. Item 2, president s welcome and items for discussion. Good evening everyone, and thank you for being here tonight on this very war
Sector. The next one here is to increase outreach to other city agencies, apartment owners and managers, associations about this onestop shop. And ill stop there for that one. The next performance area is to streamline the process for energy upgrades. Again establish a d. E. R. Ombudsman program, really that goes to the onestop shop recommendation. The next one is that public interfacing agencies promote these programs that exist. You know, so someone approaches, you know, another department, they learn about, you know, what s. F. Environment and sfpuc arounds efficiency, to meet the goals of the Climate Action plan. The next one here is increasing the flexibility of Historic Preservation requirements, so that windows, doors, exteriors, et cetera, can be made for more efficient and less expensive materials. And here we collaborate with the Historic Architectural review board to update these requirements. The next one here is to create shared learning for Energy Efficiency and workforce
Public comment on every item on the agenda, as well as an opportunity for general public, for items that are not on the agenda. Also an opportunity for general public, that is during item five. We ask that you fill out a speaker card and handed to me and ill hand them to you also have a right to speak anonymously. After we call all the speaker card, i will call up folks if they want to speak anonymously. I one, call to order and. [roll call] there is a quorum. Item 2, president s welcome and items for discussion. Good evening everyone, and thank you for being here tonight on this very warm evening. We at least two appear to have some air conditioning. We have a very full agenda, and we will looking at an issue that is key to our environmental success. Electrification. We will consider two resolutions from the policy committee. How the city is going to electrify its buildings and Transportation Systems . As we consider electrification initiatives, efficiency must always be the Guiding F