June 3, 2022

As we know, the problems we're facing on Earth require us to come together and work collaboratively to discover and implement solutions. In this issue, we're highlighting virtual events this month that you can attend to learn more about actions - all around the globe - that people and communities are taking collectively to create a more sustainable future.

The Global Council for Science and the Environment (GCSE) is holding its Annual Conference on June 21-24 with the themes of Biodiversity, Conservation Science, and Climate Change. The focus will be on exploring the complex interactions between biodiversity and climate change, and how these complexities factor into conservation strategies to protect global biodiversity. This is an opportunity to hear from experts all across the world on these crucial issues! Read more about it below.

Transitioning to a circular economy is another vital step we need to take together.

Circulair Friesland - a leading organization for circular economy efforts in Europe - will present their experiences and best practices working in the Netherlands. Along with key stakeholders from the Northern Virginia region, this

90-minute webinar will explore how to develop circular economies in our own regions. We anticipate a lively and highly informative discussion. On June 16th.

The DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) Circular Economy Working Group will meet on June 8th. If you want to help make the DMV more circular, or gather ideas to apply in other communities, join our virtual meeting.

Let's get started.

The theme of their 2022 Annual Conference is Biodiversity, Conservation Science, and Climate Change. This conference aims to identify successful and sustainable conservation strategies to accelerate the pursuit and implementation of science- and evidence-based solutions, to help preserve global biodiversity for current and future generations of our planet.

The GCSE is also making a point to address the inherently socio-political and economic aspects of conservation strategies, keeping in mind the importance of partnering with Indigenous peoples and local communities.

Featured speakers include top experts from the United Nations, international governments, think tanks, plus iconic environmental activists like Paul Ehrlich and Jane Goodall and more. The conference will honor the legacy of Thomas Lovejoy, who made long standing, seminal contributions to the study of biodiversity, conservation biology and climate change.

The Circulair Friesland Association is working in the Netherlands to make the Friesland region the most circular in Europe by 2025.

On June 16th, we are co-hosting a 90-minute webinar where Circulair Friesland will present on the success of their programs in bringing community stakeholders together to collectively create a circular economy. Our aim is to learn from their work and see how we can apply the lessons of North Friesland to our communities. In partnership with the Northern Virginia Regional Commission, George Mason University’s Business for a Better World Center, and the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce, join Leaders in Energy for this webinar to learn mutually beneficial lessons on the circular economy.

NOTE: Register for the event, even if you can't attend live, to receive the recording.

The Circulair Friesland Association, a group of over 100 local governments, schools, and businesses, is dedicated to creating a more circular economy in Friesland. These groups that are a part of Circulair Friesland interface with each other with the goal of continuing to make Friesland a global leader in circularity.

Their work finds its fundamental principles in Metabolic's Seven Pillars of the Circular Economy and is focused on 5 important sectors: plastics, water, agriculture, and construction. Circulair Friesland hopes that they can find local solutions for these problems that will one day be applied at a global scale.

June 8th - Monthly Virtual Meeting. The Leaders in Energy Circular Economy Working Group is dedicated to building a circular economy in the DMV area.

A crucial step in creating a more circular world is understanding the ways that we can make changes in our communities, whether it be through policy levers, activism, or simply providing information that people may not have had access to otherwise.

The group is currently focused on gathering data that will be used to make recommendations for a regional circular economy roadmap. We invite people who are interested in the circular economy, in this region or other regions, to attend.

The Council on Women in Energy and Environmental Leadership (CWEEL), a division of the Association of Energy Engineers, is conducting Mastermind Power Circles. These are 12-week personalized small group coaching programs designed to drive your career goals forward in partnership with a powerful, trusted alliance of energy professionals.

Get high-value feedback and be supported by nurturing accountability to fuel your continued success! If you're ready to thrive with a powerful network of like-minded women in energy, this program is for you!

Energy Program Manager, Baltimore City Department of General Services, Baltimore, MD

Senior Associate - Transportation Electrification, The Cadmus Group, Arlington, VA

Senior Project Manager, Conservation International, Arlington, VA

Executive Director, ICF Climate Center, Fairfax, VA and Augusta, Maine

Energy Specialist (Management Analyst), Office Of Environmental & Energy Coordination, Fairfax County Government, Fairfax, VA

Associate Director - International Climate Policy, Ocean Conservancy,

Washington, DC

Senior Level Energy Programs Economist, Prosidian, Washington, DC

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