What links the Paris Agreement, Barbie and Arnold Schwarzenegger? The answer is this week’s guest on Cities 1.5!

As a key architect of the Paris Agreement, Catherine McKenna - Canada’s former Minister for Climate Change and the Environment - reflects on why cities are now the true engines of delivery. There’s also a powerful exploration of Catherine’s new memoir, Run Like a Girl, and a firsthand account of why we cannot solve the climate crisis while leaving half the world’s population out of the corridors of power. It’s time to lead like a girl.

Featured guest:

Hon. Catherine McKenna, Chair of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments of Non-State Entities and host of Women Leading on Climate podcast

Audio clips:
Environment minister tells Rebel Media reporter to stop calling her 'Climate Barbie' - CBC News

Links:

What justice for women in Afghanistan? - Swiss Info

Inside the C40 World Mayors Summit - Cities 1.5

It’s Grand Ol’ Bargain, Alright - Hot Takes

Canada’s former climate minister on making a change, ‘aloof’ Trudeau and sexism - The Guardian

Integrity Matters: Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities - United Nations website

Paris climate deal - The Guardian

Breaking the Tragedy of the Horizon - Mark Carney speech

Meet the young climate activists behind Mathur et. al. v. His Majesty - Ecojustice

Why would anyone hate Catherine McKenna? - Maclean’s

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Writing and executive production by Peggy Whitfield.

Narrative and communications support by Chiara Morfeo.

Produced by Jess Schmidt: https://jessdoespodcasting.com/

Edited by Morgane Chambrin: https://www.morganechambrin.com/

Music by Lorna Gilfedder: https://origamipodcastservices.com/