Climate change is unfair. While rich countries can fight against rising oceans and dying farm fields, poor people around the world are already having their lives upended -- and their human rights threatened -- by killer storms, starvation and the loss of their own lands. Mary Robinson asks us to join the movement for worldwide... Continue Reading →
Can the world meet the challenge of climate change? After more than three decades of global negotiations, the prognosis looks bleak. The most ambitious diplomatic efforts have focused on a series of virtually global agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 and the Paris Agreement of 2015. With so many diverse interests across so... Continue Reading →
How to Fix the Climate
Humility, transparency and urgency are the keys to successfully steering an organization -- big or small -- through the challenges that come your way. Leadership expert Amy C. Edmondson provides clear advice and examples to help any leader rise to the occasion. Source...
How to lead in a crisis…
10 years to transform the future of humanity — or destabilize the planet
"For the first time, we are forced to consider the real risk of destabilizing the entire planet," says climate impact scholar Johan Rockström. In a talk backed by vivid animations of the climate crisis, he shows how nine out of the 15 big biophysical systems that regulate the climate -- from the permafrost of Siberia... Continue Reading →
Since the Chernobyl disaster nearly 35 years ago nature has been recovering and has reclaimed the irradiated territory now referred to as the ‘exclusion zone’ once occupied by man. The speed and magnitude to which this natural recovery has taken place not only demonstrates the negative impact humans had on the surrounding environment, but also... Continue Reading →
Chernobyl demonstrates man’s hold over nature, but also its resilience if given time to recover
Sustainable Development Goals The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. They are a call to action for peace and prosperity by 2030. Australia was one of the 193 United Nations members that agreed to the SDGs. The goals address population growth, income growth, climate change, environmental... Continue Reading →
Sustainable Development Goals
A clear, certified home compostable mailing film has been created in Adelaide by local manufacturer BioBag World Australia for Direct Mail Centre of Australia as an alternative to single-use plastic that breaks down into microplastics. BioBag World Australia Director Scott Morton said the Compostable Wrap is an opportunity for a better environmental outcome because... Continue Reading →
New home compostable wrap leaves no microplastics
The emergence of COVID-19 suggests that global warming may present an even graver threat to human welfare than many recognize. As indicated in the scientific literature, not only could the current warming of our planet increase the likelihood of an air-borne pandemic such as COVID-19; it could also damage our health and welfare. Let us... Continue Reading →
We cannot ignore the links between COVID-19 and the warming planet
The US will take action on greenhouse gases and engage with other countries on the climate emergency despite Donald Trump’s rejection of international cooperation, a delegation from the US Congress has told the UN climate conference in Madrid. Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, struck a defiant stance on Monday, declaring: “Congress’s commitment to... Continue Reading →
US Congress commits to act on climate crisis, despite Donald Trump
Climate Emergency – Marianne Williamson
Democratic Presidential Candidate Marianne Williamson speaking at the National Press Club in Washington DC on October 24, 2019. Source
The five years from 2015-2019 are going to be the warmest five year period on record according to the World Meteorological Association (WMO) which comes as no surprise given the “symptoms” we have experienced during this period, including sea-level rise, ice loss, and extreme weather. This grim news that climate change is accelerating was made public... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 