From GreenTown:
This event features a welcome address by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and a keynote by Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program.
Sessions include:
Building a Flexible, Resilient and Adaptable Regional Food System
Carbon Neutral: Regional and National Strategies for Meeting IPCC Scientist GHG Reduction Recommendations
Climate Crisis Resiliency and Green Infrastructure
Clean Energy Tools and Financing for Communities
Waste Reduction and the Circular Economy
Wednesday, September 23 will be a morning session from 8:30am to 12pm.
Wednesday, September 30 will be an afternoon session from 1 pm to 4:30pm.
Sponsors include: Seven Generations Ahead, a5 Branding and Digital, and Forest Preserves of Cook County.