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This is Lindsay Smith Rogers. Today, guest host Shelley Hearn, director of the Learner Center for Public Health

Advocacy, speaks to Anthemtha Williams, who leads the environment program at Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Under Williams direction, Bloomberg Philanthropy supports environmental initiatives to improve

the sustainability of cities around the world, accelerate the transition to clean energy, combat overfishing,

and protect coral reefs, and help businesses and investors better understand climate-related

financial risks and opportunities. They discuss how Bloomberg Philanthropies is using

data, storytelling, and grassroots campaigns to fight climate change and protect public health.

Let's listen.

Antho Williams, as the leader of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Environment Program, you,

my dear, have a lot on your plate.

I think, let's see, if I have enough fingers here, addressing sustainability for cities around the

globe, ocean protection, accelerating transitions to clean energy. And then there's that really

thorny one. Climate change. I love your work. And we're going to dive right into it because you all are not doing

these long drawn out, drawn out navel gazing exercises. You are burrowing in on the facts.

You're finding pragmatic, big, hairy, audacious ideas that actually work,

that move the needle on some of the most toughest intractable problems. So we got to get a little

of the inside skinny. We're going to open up the hood here. And the first place I want to start, one,

hi, Antha, how are you doing? And I gave you a moment there. I'm great. I'm so excited to be here.

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