A panel of experts has spent more than a decade deliberating on how, and whether, to mark a momentous new epoch in geologic time: our own. The official timeline of Earth’s history — from the oldest rocks to the dinosaurs to the rise of primates, from the Paleozoic to the Jurassic and all points before... Continue Reading →
Borrowing a page from the fossil fuel industry’s playbook, meat’s “merchants of doubt” are funding questionable research and lobbying to keep meat reduction off the table. For years, meat producers have worked furiously behind the scenes to keep meat reduction out of discussions on climate policy. The first draft of the 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on... Continue Reading →
How the Meat Industry Undermines Effective Climate Policy
Must Read or Watch Report in our opinion.. We speak with Guyanese environmental lawyer Melinda Janki about how she’s taking on the oil giant ExxonMobil to stop the company from developing an offshore oil field that would turn Guyana into a “carbon bomb.” Guyana is currently a carbon sink, but Exxon plans to produce more... Continue Reading →
“The Quest to Defuse Guyana’s Carbon Bomb”: Meet the Environmental Lawyer Taking On ExxonMobil
Organizing and Equity Principles We are in a climate emergency. Stop the Money Pipeline coalition accelerates the movement to end Wall Street’s complicity in destroying our planet and harming our communities by demanding that banks, asset managers, institutional investors and insurance companies stop financing, investing in, and insuring climate destruction. We seek to end the... Continue Reading →
Stop The Money Pipeline – (as shared by Bill McKibben)
Some big wins, and some big campaigns launching! The next phase of the climate fight is going to center on the big banks that fund the fossil fuel industry. It’s going to be big, loud, and important—and there are signs this week that it’s already starting to be effective. Climate activists have been taking on... Continue Reading →
Bill McKibben | Strap in! The fight against dirty banks heats up
Stories to Watch 2023 At this pivotal moment, WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta will share insights into our predictions for the big stories coming up in 2023, including what actions governments, businesses, institutions and people must take to get the world on the right path. The 20th annual Stories to Watch centers on one... Continue Reading →
World Resources Institute – Stories to Watch 2023
Forests around the world play a major role in curbing or contributing to climate change. Standing, healthy forests sequester more atmospheric carbon than they emit and act as a carbon sink; degraded and deforested areas release stored carbon and are a carbon source. Forests are a net carbon sink globally, but there’s huge variation locally. Our analysis... Continue Reading →
Indigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks
Spirituality & Sustainability Conference 2023 – Contemplation & Action for Social and Ecological Renewal! Rome & Assisi, Italy The 10th Spirituality & Sustainability Conference will be held in Rome and Assisi from 4 to 11 June 2023. The Spirituality & Sustainability Global (SSGN) is a co-convenor of this conference, and they are inviting members of... Continue Reading →
Earth Charter Announcements – January 2023
“Climate Solutions is shining a light on a better way forward: a clean energy future with broadly-shared prosperity, free from the ravages of fossil fuel dependence. And the brighter they shine that light, the closer it gets.” Van Jones, Co-Founder, Rebuild the Dream Our climate solution is simple: believe in what’s possible stop what doesn’t work... Continue Reading →
Climate Solutions (website)
Climate Central’s Program on Sea Level Rise strives to provide accurate, clear and granular information about sea level rise and coastal flood hazards both locally and globally, today and tomorrow. Anchored in rigorous primary research, our work distinguishes itself by its user-friendly maps and tools, extensive datasets, and high-quality visual presentation. The program dedicates its... Continue Reading →
Surging Seas | Climate Central Sea Level Rise Analysis
Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. We want forests and biodiversity to thrive, fossil fuels to stay in the ground and corporations to prioritise the interests of people and the planet. We want justice for those disproportionately affected by the climate crisis: people in the global south, indigenous communities and communities... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 