VX2022: Where Clean & Green Tech Marketmakers Meet to Optimize Opportunities for Truly Transformational Climate Infrastructure Investments
VX News excerpts City of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, LADWP General Manager Martin Adams, District 11 City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, on why LADWP customers can limit watering to twice a week, instead of just once, and other measures LADWP and the City of LA is taking to incentivize conversation and water efficiency.
Councilmember Paul Krekorian discusses Valley projects and City initiatives after the recent approval by the LA City Council on the $11.8 billion budget for 2022-23.
VX News spoke with CEO and Founder Myrna Bittner on RUNWITHIT Synthetics and how the woman-led company is delivering live, at-scale 3D modeling.
With the Metropolitan Water District and the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power announcing mandatory cutbacks to some parts of Southern California come June 1, VX News interviews General Manager Adel Hagekhalil who discusses the necessity of developing new tools and innovation for enhancing local water supply and management strategies adaptable to conditions wrought by the climate crisis.
Per Joshua Schank, Metro’s former Chief Innovation Officer, more than capital is needed. Schank, in this interview, notes that in addition to capital investment, the LA County agency needs to continue to seek creative solutions to solve the region’s mobility problems. Schank explains that not being afraid of failure and tapping more into the potential of public-private partnership are two ways Metro can move forward successfully, especially with appropriated funding from the State and Federal governments expected and on the way.
VX shares an excerpt the introduction to the Executive Summary of California Air Resources Board's 2022 Draft Scoping Plan, released Tuesday, May 10, which is meant to provide meaningful and concrete steps to achieving a future of clean air in California.
California has released its new 2021 Climate Adaptation Strategy. In response, VX News excerpts the roundtable of Wade Crowfoot, California's Natural Resources Secretary; Lauren Sanchez, Senior Climate Advisor to the Governor; Alice Reynolds, California Public Utilities Commission President (Pictured); Christina Curry, Cal Office of Emergency Services Deputy Director; Dee Dee Myers, Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development Director.
In this interview as part of the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit, London Mayor Sadiq Khan gives updates on some of the city’s ambitious climate targets, how they are going to get done, and for what purpose.
