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We face many challenges in our society with some so big that the sheer size can make them difficult to comprehend. When a giant challenge is also complex, finding how to respond can be even more overwhelming. Aimee ChrIstensen, from Sun Valley Forum, has been working on clean energy and environmental impact for over 30 years. Christensen has her finger on the pulse of climate and brings that knowledge to Sun Valley every year, broadly, from her consulting firm and concentrated at the Forum.
\nChristensen hails from Sun Valley proper as her family has been here for generations. She started the Forum back in 2015 just after launching her nonprofit, Sun Valley Institute for Resilience, now helmed by Amy Mattias. The Institute is a community-focused think tank of activists who educate and invest in the resilience of communities. They\u2019re active in Sun Valley and well regarded for making lasting impact with their beloved educational events and project investment.
\nChristensen\u2019s 30 years in climate and clean energy has taken her right to the heart of policy and international law. Early in her career, she persuaded Al Gore to let her activist group open for him at a climate conference where he was speaking as head of the congressional delegation. It was successful and led to Christensen working on Gore\u2019s vice presidential campaign and, after election, on the transition team. She would be invited to intern in the White House on environmental policy and continue working in government and law for the next few decades, with a massive list of accomplishments, acting as special adviser to the UN Secretary General in 2012. Christensen has a number of firsts, including negotiating the first U.S. bilateral climate change agreement while she was with the Department of Energy for Latin American Energy Policy.<\/p>\n
Community Resilience<\/strong><\/p>\n Highly decorated, Christensen is also a speaker and moderator, sought after for her wide-ranging experience and expertise. She lives and breathes climate and her everyday focus is on sustainable and clean living. With her own consulting firm, Christensen Global Strategies, in downtown Ketchum, she works to help clients advance climate solutions and sustainability. Forum Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n The Forum\u2019s 2024 incarnation, Restoring Harmony with Nature, marks the ninth annual event and the lineup is a who\u2019s-who of climate conscious, environmentally studious leaders from a huge swathe of industry. Hear keynotes from Xiye Bastida \u2013 Re-Earth Initiative, Dr. Sylvia Earle \u2013 Mission Blue & National Geographic Explorer, Jenna Johnson \u2013 President of Patagonia, Shannon Wheeler \u2013 The Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. \u2013 the Hip Hop Caucus and many more. Registration and Volunteering<\/strong><\/p>\n You can find a value for any level of participation you prefer from streaming online to mainstage only to full VIP passes at https:\/\/www.accelevents.com\/e\/u\/checkout\/sunvalleyforum\/tickets\/order BY ISAIAH FRIZZELL Sun Valley Forum We face many challenges in our society with some so big that the sheer size can make them difficult to comprehend. When a giant challenge is also complex, finding how to respond can be even more overwhelming. Aimee ChrIstensen, from Sun Valley Forum, has been working on clean energy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21144,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,7,86,18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-21142","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment-2","8":"category-event","9":"category-event-preview","10":"category-ketchum","11":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21145,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21142\/revisions\/21145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cWhen the Beaver Creek fire happened, I just decided I really needed to work on a community resilience effort here and make us more resilient to climate impacts given the threats it\u2019s causing to our local economy.\u201d
\nThe Forum exists to educate, inspire and invest in uplifting everyone, from the patio gardener to heads of local industries. \u201cIt\u2019s become a community over the years and I have returning participants and advisors who I just adore. But the goal of the forum is to be an accelerator, to uplift with information and help have the conversations we need to be having to understand this better and enable anyone in the room to find their role.
\n\u201cWhether they\u2019re an individual who votes and buys, and so they have that power, or somebody with a philanthropic organization, a foundation, a business, investors\u2014what is their role? How is the best way to live? So we always have four key topics. The major one is on finance. How to get money invested in the right way to have better outcomes for our climate and a healthy, stable planet with more resilient communities.
\n\u201cIt takes everybody and we all have a role to play. Climate is an all-encompassing issue. It is unequal in its impacts, hurting, more, the people who have contributed pollution the least. We believe everyone can be part of the solution and want to make it accessible to everyone. It\u2019s a really nice mix of folks coming from different perspectives, including storytellers and communicators.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nEnjoy trail hikes, rafting, breakfasts, dinners and discuss incredible ideas for solutions from all over the world, including leaders of some of the largest climate companies. The Forum is wide open to the public and there are a number of options on how to participate, whether in person or streamed online. From Monday, July 15, through Wednesday, July 17, the event takes place at The Argyros in Ketchum. Thursday, July 18, is adventure day with an early morning hike, a rafting trip on the Salmon River and a finale biking\/hiking event at Galena.<\/p>\n
\nThe mainstage-only day passes are $100 per day or $300 for the mainstage plus lunch and evening receptions\/meals. They also offer $50 day passes for those who might only want to catch the keynotes and for $150 you can watch the keynotes and join for dinner reception at the Limelight.
\nThere is much room and need for volunteers who want to become involved on a deeper level. Visit www.sunvalleyforum.com to volunteer, check out the speaking agenda or register tickets for the event.
\nGuaranteed to be an engaging educational event, the Forum is largely catering to business and investing to help understand the nuances of sustainability policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"