Many of us living on Miami Beach and in Miami are witness every day to the impact that climate change has on our beautiful city. The City of Miami Beach has developed its own Climate Action Plan: Miami Beach Rising Above, to address and mitigate the increase in flooding streets, extreme weather, and rising seas.

And now for the second year, the City of Miami Beach is playing host to the Aspen Institute’s global climate conference Aspen Ideas:Climate from March 6 to March 9. Ticket and Registration info HERE.

The agenda for Aspen Ideas: Climate includes panels, book talks, workshops, field trips, and in the evenings from 8:00 p.m., programming will be “Wallcast” onto the side of the New World Center, with the public invited to watch Aspen Ideas: Climate for free from SoundScape Park each evening.

Following up last year’s inaugural conference, Miami Beach is again host to this important conference featuring some of the most exciting innovators and leaders together with the public to engage with local and global climate solutions with the potential to reshape our world.

More than 150 speakers from across policymaking, science, business, technology, art, architecture, education, food, journalism, and more will attend.

Progamming includes mainstage and breakout discussions, a tech expo and climate solutions “pitch fest,” public art performances, and excursions around Miami Beach, this event promises to be an inspiring and dynamic exploration of our collective future on this planet.

Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to attend the Wednesday, May 8th evening program in conversation with Miami’s own, Gloria Estefan.

Full schedule can be viewed here

Our MIAbites nonprofit, Food Rescue US- South Florida will again be joining in this mission to find solutions to climate change by rescuing unused/surplus edible food from the Miami Beach Convention Center , Sodexo Live! and other venues hosting the conference attendees. With 40% of all food wasted, decomposing food in landfills produces harmful methane gas that impacts our climate.

The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Founded in 1949, the Institute drives change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most important challenges facing the United States and the world. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.