The SDGs are a hot topic. They unleash a lot of enthusiasm, but when it comes to making real progress- there’s still a lot of work to be done. Linda shares 3 principles which companies, governments and ordinary citizens can apply to make a real and lasting positive impact on the SDGs. Source...
Billions of dollars are spent every year on climate resilience projects across the globe. As the impacts of climate change continue to grow, decision makers in governments, financial institutions, and the insurance industry need targeted risk information to ensure that limited resources are being used to safeguard people, their livelihoods, and to build a more... Continue Reading →
CORVI: Understanding and Measuring Climate Risk
What to do when Climate Change feels unstoppable…
...climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset.
The Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions (FACS) was formed to create opportunities for people to act together effectively from their values, moral, spiritual, and religious beliefs. The faith community’s ability to organize large numbers of people who might not otherwise engage in advocacy makes it a critical asset to advancing climate justice solutions. Many people... Continue Reading →
Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions
Get Your Ticket for Our 2-Day Festival! Oct 7-8, 2021 — 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. PT / 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. ET Celebrate our 25th anniversary at this online festival—two days of lively discussions about the solutions and ideas that go into building a more equitable and sustainable world. Inspiring speakers and panelists... Continue Reading →
Yesmagazine’s – A Better World Rising Festival – Register Now for Our 2-Day Festival!
Better World Filmfestival 7.–11. September 2021 The Festival The first Better World Film Festival (BWFF) from September 7–11, 2021, will invite filmmakers from all over the world, who seek solutions in an eroding world. All genres are admitted. There will be no time limit and no limitation of the production year. The selection will be made... Continue Reading →
Can Films change the World?
Unfettered free trade helped get us into the climate crisis. Perhaps there’s some poetic justice if restricting it can help with the solution. . The disastrous flooding in Europe last week is another reminder that the climate crisis is no respecter of borders: carbon (and wildfire smoke) floats above them and roaring rivers crash through... Continue Reading →
Can a Border Tax Help Slow a Borderless Crisis?
Our mission: To nurture a welcoming, connected, and leaderful climate community, rooted in the work and wisdom of women, to grow a life-giving future. The problem: the climate crisis is a leadership crisis. The science is clear: to have any hope of a livable future, we must rapidly, radically reshape society this decade.¹ We know... Continue Reading →
Resources for working with climate emotions
The Climate Psychology Alliance welcomes anyone and everyone to its membership who wants to engage in addressing the psychological aspects of the climate emergency. The Climate Psychology Alliance welcomes anyone and everyone to its membership who wants to engage in addressing the psychological aspects of the climate and ecological emergency. Whoever and wherever we are... Continue Reading →
The Climate Psychology Alliance
NRDC senior program advocate Sasha Forbes explains what it means to be displaced by climate change and why cities must invest in long-term housing affordability—and a self-sustaining future—for their low-income communities and communities of color. The cycle is all too familiar: Affluent residents move into lower-income neighborhoods in cities and make their mark on the... Continue Reading →
What Is Climate Gentrification?
The population of kelp forests, which help clean the air, has fallen dramatically. That has environmentalists worried. ANACAPA ISLAND, Calif. — Frank Hurd gently parted the curtains of giant kelp that reached upward through the cold waters of the North Pacific, looking for signs of life. Kelp forests cover a quarter of the world’s coastlines,... Continue Reading →