[…] Sustainability or sustainable development has been described in many ways: ‘Meeting our needs while not compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs’ (Bruntland Commission), ‘Living well within the limits of nature’ (Mathis Wackernagel), author of Sharing Nature’s Interest) or simply ‘Not cheating on our children’ (former Environment Minister John Gummer). Regardless of... Continue Reading →
Climate Smart Agriculture…
Le Foll takes a deep breath and lets his eyes settle on me. “If nothing happens,” he says, “I fear we will have a forceful expansion of the desertification of soil. Global water and wind erosion of soil will be catastrophic. Secondly, I fear if we don’t move concretely forward with this project,... Continue Reading →
Many view climate change as the most pressing issue of our time. But how, specifically, is it going to affect us and our planet? Is there still time to make a difference? And what does it mean to believe "both sides" of climate change science? CBC's Bob McDonald weighs-in. »»» Subscribe to The National to... Continue Reading →
Climate change: what to expect and are there really two sides?
Already, there are hundreds of videos available on the Sustainable Development Goals. Here, Colm Regan presents his top 5. 1. Leave No One Behind 2. We the people 3. No Point in Going Halfway 4. Hurdles 5. Action towards 2030 One of a series of TED talks on SDG related issues and a good place to start. ... Continue Reading →
5 videos on the Sustainable Development Goals worth a view
climate and weather are two different things
To understand what climate is, it can be helpful to understand what it isn’t. Perhaps the most common misconception about climate is that it is what’s happening outside your window right now. That’s weather: a day-to-day reflection of our climate where we live. To establish global climate normal, we basically average local weather... Continue Reading →
One of the morbidly fascinating aspects of climate change is how much cognitive dissonance it generates, in individuals and nations alike. The more you understand the brutal logic of climate change — what it could mean, the effort necessary to forestall it — the more the intensity of the situation seems out of whack with the workaday... Continue Reading →
No country on Earth is taking the 2 degree climate target seriously
irrationality exists worldwide…
Irrationality exists worldwide, involving most people, governments, and the media. Skimping on worthwhile and essential projects, nations spend huge amount of money on armaments and hostilities. When we look at all the misery and costs of war it makes no sense not have eliminated it, but we haven’t. The automobile, air conditioning, and ever... Continue Reading →
2030- SDG 2- Zero Hunger- Ted talks
A selection of Ted talks to understand how we can end hunger in the world. The second sustainable development goal for 2030. Source...
most toxic substances find a home in the bodies of the world’s poor
We eat hamburgers made from beef gazed on lands cleared from tropical forests that once contained vast amounts of carbon. When those forests are burned, that carbon is released into the atmosphere as CO2. In addition, the animals destined for our hamburgers produce huge amounts of methane, which is twenty-three times more powerful than... Continue Reading →
spends himself in a worthy cause
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who... Continue Reading →
the shallowest person
“Only the shallowest person believes that they can attain true happiness by maximizing their wealth at any cost. In absence of morality, ethics, and a sustainable philosophy to guide us in an ethical search for happiness, we will always perceive life’s random countervailing forces of adversity and unpleasantness as inflicting a great personal injustice upon us.... Continue Reading →
