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Degrees Episode 02: Chris Castro

EDF + Business

Chris on a Fleet Farm “Swarm” Chris Castro joined the city of Orlando as the Director of Sustainability and Resilience in 2016, but his title doesn’t even begin to capture Chris’s drive to fight climate change and environmental injustice. Chris’ daughter, Coraline, in the garden.

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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

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Chris Castro. Listen to Chris Castro on the EDF+Business podcast. Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 01:00. Cities also have extraordinary potential to enable change and the ability to find harmony between people, prosperity and the planet that creates a better future for all.

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Orlando’s journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

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Orlando’s journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience Chris Castro Thu, 03/11/2021 – 01:00 Cities are home to more than 50 percent of the global population and as a result are presented with ever-growing challenges, including finding a balance between social equity, economic vitality and environmental sustainability.

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8 cities share how racial justice is embedded into their climate plans

GreenBiz

Chris Castro, director of the office of sustainability and resilience. But the city’s 2018 Community Action Plan is on an even quicker timeline, establishing goals for 2040 that include getting the government's 232 buildings up to LEED code, planting 20,000 trees and increasing the electrical vehicle infrastructure. .

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8 cities share how racial justice is embedded into their climate plans

AGreenLiving

Chris Castro, director of the office of sustainability and resilience On creating programs that help low-income communities meet overall climate goals: Low- and moderate-income communities often are spending two and three times as much per square foot on utilities than more affluent communities.