The Future of Risk: Christine Todd Whitman
Christine Todd Whitman, former Governor of the State of New Jersey and former Administrator of the EPA (2001-2003), shared her perspectives about creating common ground in communicating climate risks. “We are making gestures that seem to be industry friendly, but are we all–industry included–going to pay a very high price for the consequences,” Governor Whitman said. She added that environmental protection and economic growth is “not a zero-sum game.” Listen to Whitman’s perspectives on climate risks and her concerns that short term actions will have long-term negative consequences.
