{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Speaking Municipally","title":"Big goals, small change","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2607,"description":"We speak with Mike Mellross of Alberta Ecotrust about Edmonton's updated climate priorities and the important decisions coming up during the four-year budget. We talk climate ambition, competing pots of funding, and why good city building might be climate action, too.\n\n\nHere are the relevant links for this episode:\nMike Mellross\nMike Mellross at Alberta Ecotrust\nMike Mellross on LinkedIn\nThe Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler\nClimate priorities\n2027 Update - Climate Implementation Priorities: Council agenda and attachments\n2027 Update - Climate Implementation Priorities council report\nCity to debate $114.58 million in climate mitigation actions in four-year budget talks\nReport finds top 3, bottom 3 priorities for Edmontonians ahead of budget talks\n2021: Countdown to 2050: Explaining Edmonton's carbon budget\n2024: Report suggests Edmonton's emissions are decreasing too slowly\nAlberta Ecotrust\nEmissions-Neutral Buildings Information Exchange (ENBIX)\n2026 Alberta Municipalities Convention & Trade Show\nENBIX three-year anniversary\nThis episode is brought to you by LitFest, Canada's original nonfiction festival, celebrating the power of true stories. From Oct. 14 to 18, downtown Edmonton becomes a creative hub for readers and writers. Discover your next favourite books and authors through readings, panel discussions, and workshops inspired by this year's theme: Nonfiction shows us who we are. Learn more and get tickets\n\nSpeaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton. We deliver reliable intelligence about the Edmonton region. Sign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free!\nWant to reach the smartest, most-engaged people in the Edmonton region? Learn more about advertising with Taproot Edmonton!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mUtN74o21l0bnRqQ1zHLbXde-IrosiO1iUlYtjEJ_Oc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1My8xNTMzMjQz/MTA3LWFydHdvcmsu/anBn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}