Vice President Kamala Harris visited South Florida on Wednesday, taking part in the Aspen Ideas Conference in Miami, Fl. Miami-Dade has been offering solutions to heal the environment and expand ideas on sustainability through multiple startups aiming to “combat climate change.”
Miami singer-songwriter, Gloria Estefan took the stage at the New World Symphony Center to interview the vice president on the Biden administration’s work to combat the “climate crisis.”
“With the infrastructure law, with the Inflation Reduction Act, with the CHIPS Act we are looking thus far in the two years of our administration at about one trillion dollars that’s going to hit the streets of America on the issue of Climate,” Harris said.
Harris has been a key lead for the Biden administration on water policy, including its goal to remove all toxic lead pipes. The latest appearance is just one of a few events Harris has headlined on the climate crisis all over the world.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava joined the panel on Wednesday morning, participating in conversations with environmental women leaders and CEO President of the International Center for Research on Women, Peggy Clark.
“I am extremely proud to be the first woman mayor of Miami-Dade County. And I hope that this does make sure that little girls and bigger girls everywhere know that there are paths to achieve whatever they dream is possible,” she said.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber also joined the conference, singing praises of the steps taken to alleviate damages.
“From a remediation point of view, look we have solutions in our city that work. We have raised our roads and installed a pump system with our water management. We do not have flooding anywhere close to what was before, so we’ve managed it. If you go down to the Keys, there are places where they haven’t done anything yet with 90 days of saltwater flooding at some intersections. Imagine living in a community where there’s two feet of water right outside your door for three months,” Gelber said.
Miami-Dade County has just approved $9 million of public and privately matched funds for the innovation authorities to make this happen. What do these include? Housing, climate, health care and more. The application for startups aligning with these efforts open in the coming months.
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