A Circular Concept: How Businesses Can Speed Their Climate Work
Building a Sustainable Supply Chain Enhances Earth-Friendly Efforts Businesses, unlike governments, are uniquely positioned to move fast to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — especially when they partner with other businesses that share their commitment to sustainability. Environmental policies can take years, sometimes
Facing Climate Change: A Guide for Local Authorities
It is apparent that climate change is spreading across the globe and even though we have known about its science for decades now, action and adaptability have been slow. Scientists and environmentalists have made it clear that the extreme environmental
2018: A Watershed Year: Will 2019 Finish the Job?
2018 was a watershed year. The geopolitical table turned: The world changed from order to disorder. True, the ordered world we had known since the end of World War II till 2016 was far from perfect. It had many problems
Climate Change Threatens Food Security – Now!
Countries Need to Take Concerted Action, at Home and Beyond Zero Hunger by 2030, this is the target countries set as part of the Agenda 2030. Zero hunger can only be achieved if concerted action is taken to address climate change
San Francisco, CA: A Livable Future Despite ‘The New Abnormal’
This September, San Francisco served as the host for the Global Climate Action Summit, an international gathering of mayors, business leaders, investors, activists, and artists who came together to set aggressive climate goals. Most of us left the closing ceremony
G20 Surprise Show: Truce with China, Summit Shaped by Europe
The big news from the G20 meeting that just closed in Buenos Aires is the 90-day truce in the U.S.-China trade war that has rattled financial markets and threatened global growth. The smaller news is that Trump did not pull
Populism in Europe: Can the New Left Defeat it?
Trump is the face of populism in America and the midterms have shown that a Democratic “blue wave” could stop and even defeat it. How about populism in Europe? After the traditional parties on the left collapsed and the center
ART 2030: Art for a Better World
Founded in Copenhagen, ART 2030 is a non-profit organisation that aims to merge art with the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The organisation believes that through art, they can open people's heart and minds and ignite their imagination, sparking
The Bottom Line: An interview with Janelle Barone
Janelle Barone is an Australian-based digital illustrator and designer, known for eye-catching drawings on social issues, film and everything in-between. With a deliberate use of colour, her work evokes powerful emotions, inspiring a sense of intimacy and intrigue about the
Finally, an Easy Fix for Climate Change!
How many attention-grabbing headlines like the one above have you read, and then nonchalantly clicked on the next article? Let’s not lie. There is no easy fix. Climate change is a knotty systems problem, requiring long-term commitments from government and