{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Frbc-disruptors.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fclimate-part-4-1quqMYPQ","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Climate Conversations: Can Cities Save Our Planet?","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f17078a4-4277-4c0a-8a65-e1d7050657be/2e4965b0-44ed-4489-95c8-61918d42c743/disruptors-cover-20art.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"In our post-pandemic world, there is no more pressing issue than climate change. This fall, Disruptors, an RBC podcast, is exploring potential solutions to a warming planet—as well as some challenges in implementing them—in a multi-part series called The Climate Conversations. Co-hosts John Stackhouse and Trinh Theresa Do speak with a variety of innovators and market disruptors who are working to get Canada on a path to net-zero emissions. \n\nIn this fourth and final installment of The Climate Conversations, we look at the vital role cities will play in a lower-carbon world. In a special panel discussion, Jennifer Keesmaat—the former chief planner for the City of Toronto—and Brent Toderian, former chief planner for the City of Vancouver, discuss with John how a combination of smart planning and bold decision-making can help make our concrete jungles more sustainable. \n\nWe also hear from some of the business innovators who are making everything from transportation infrastructure to energy grids to building materials—each with a vital role in the cities of tomorrow. "}