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Episode: Addressing the Housing Shortage and Policy at Scale with the "Economic Handyman" George Benson, Vancouver Economic Commission | EP94
Description: Send us Fan MailIn this episode, James and Christian are joined by George Benson from the Vancouver Economic Commission. George, known as the “Economic Handyman,” brings his expertise in construction adjacent roles and urban planning to this wide-ranging conversation, shedding light on the complexities of the economy and the need to find gray zones in the policy. The discussion shifts to embodied carbon and specifics around refrigerant gases, the production of steel and batteries in electric vehicles, and China's efforts in battery recycling before digging into everyone’s frustrations with the carbon tax. The conversation then shifts...