Game Changers: Environmental Policies that Work for Working Americans

For more information, visit https://GameChangersPolicy.org America needs bold, new environmental policies that work for working people: --Policies that guarantee a clean and safe environment for all. --Policies that replace hazardous, long-lived chemicals with safer, biodegradable ones. --Policies that phase down fossil fuels while safeguarding family energy security and making polluters shoulder a fair share of the costs of extreme weather events. During this webinar, the panelists discuss how the post-Trump era could offer a historic opportunity to make these policies a reality. PARTICIPANTS Bill McKibben, Founder, 350.org and Third Act “Prospects for Bold Environmental Policies in the Post-Trump Era” Michael Ash, Economist, PERI & Prof. of Economics, UMass Amherst “A Clean and Safe Environment for All” James Boyce, Economist, PERI & Prof. Emeritus of Economics, UMass Amherst “Climate Policies for the People” Joel Tickner, Prof., Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences, UMass Lowell “Chemicals Without Harm” This webinar was sponsored by the Political Economy Research Institute, the Better Futures Project, Third Act, and the Energy Transition Institute, UMass Amhest. This webinar is one of eight weekly seminars, highlighting policy proposals developed by more than 40 experts on the Game Changers: Economic Policies for a Working America, team.The Game Changers project offers 30 bold, new ideas to build a stronger, fairer, greener, and more inclusive economy for all Americans.