speaker announcement

Nicole capretz is attending green connections 2019

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Today we announce brilliant Nicole Capretz a one of the Speakers at Green Connections 2019. Ms. Capretz will become part of the 8th Annual Green Connections, which is a premier sustainability conference in San Diego, California. It follows the triple helix concept, inviting necessary parties from all over the globe. Read her interview below.

​What awoke your interest to pursue a career working towards creating a more sustainable world? 
Working in college 30 years ago for a clean energy activist who taught me about the connection between an oil-based economy and pollution, economic inequality, social injustice, colonialism, national security and  public health.  In other words, it was imperative that we get off Oil and onto clean energy to save our future. 
    What are the key aspects in creating a more sustainable business sector in the forth coming years?
We need everyone to vote and to get active politically so that decision -makers know they must prioritize clean air, clean energy and climate to reach a zero emission economy. ​
    Who has inspired you the most to chose the professional path that you are on? 
My boss and mentor in college.

    Have you observed any fascinating ”renewable trends”?
15 years ago, everyone said that rooftop solar would never last. That rooftop solar was too expensive and technology wasn’t ripe. Now San Diego is one of the world’s leaders in rooftop solar generation and it has created an economic and job boom.
    In what way do you believe that Green Connections could have a significant impact in accelerating the shift towards a more sustainable world? 
It will take all of us working together to get to zero emissions. We need everyone active and at the table fighting for a fundamentally different future. 
    Do you have any quote that inspires you? 
"Everything is impossible until it is done"
-Nelson Mandela ​​

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