Translating Ideas Into Action
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Former banker and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and ELI Vice Chair Ben Wilson

COLLOQUY ❧ Former banker and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson took the stage at the annual dinner and responded to questions from ELI Vice Chair Ben Wilson about environmental protection in China and environmental policy in the United States and internationally. Paulson’s conclusion based on his decades of experience: It takes business, NGOs, and government working together to get things done.

Local-Wise
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Ed Washburn - Environmental Protection Agency
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CENTERPIECE ❧ Environmental law is informed by science, but policymakers are beginning to understand — and embody in habitat protection regimes and responses to crises like climate change — sources of local and indigenous knowledge, often passed down orally from generation to generation.

A Virtuous Circle
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Mathy Stanislaus - Environmental Protection Agency
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CENTERPIECE ❧ We live in a material world. The unsustainable consumption of natural resources translates into environmental degradation and increased business risk. Economic growth and raw materials need to be decoupled. Fortunately, there is a path forward.