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Ahead of COP26 climate summit, world remains on a dangerous trajectory and financial pledges are falling short
"Global greenhouse gas emissions are on a catastrophic trajectory and developed nations will fall short of a pledge made more than a decade ago to mobilize $100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing nations transition to greener economies and adapt to climate...
At the World Expo Pavilions, Future Visions Combine Past and Present
"The countries with pavilions in the three districts of this year’s World Expo in Dubai — Sustainability, Mobility and Opportunity — are each presenting their visions, combining elements of the past, the future and today. Singapore is sharing its green living...
The Storytelling Genius of Jane Goodall and Why Intellectual Arguments Don’t Change Behavior
Facts never did change hearts. But until the era of alternative Facebook-style facts, it was a bit easier to pretend that we humans were logical creatures. Our inability to accept inconvenient truths is not news to Dr. Jane Goodall, the legendary naturalist....
The fate of the planet will be negotiated in Glasgow, Scotland
Almost every country in the world signed the 2015 Paris climate agreement, a monumental accord that aimed to limit global warming. But it was forged on a contradiction: Every signatory agreed that everyone must do something to address the urgent threat of climate...
‘Water & Sanitation key to attaining sustainable development goals’
A Senior Programme Officer (SPO) for Environmental Impact Assessment at the National Environment Agency (NEA) has outlined that water and sanitation are ranked sixth in the Sustainable Development Goals, which he said, are interlinked to global goals designed to be a...
‘It’s like scoring a hat-trick’: how sport is aiming to drive sustainability
Shoreham FC have made changes ranging from vegan pasties to carbon offsetting while Play It Again Sport is removing financial barriers in south Wales... Click to read...
Sustainability and Resilience: Not Quite the Perfect Relationship
People seem frequently to assume that the terms “sustainability” and “resilience” are synonyms, an impression reinforced by the frequent use of the term “climate resilience”, which seems to enmesh both concepts firmly. In fact, while they frequently overlap, and...
UNLEASH is going to India in 2022!
OCTOBER 10TH, 2021 Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, and Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Shri Narendra Modi, has unveiled that the next edition of UNLEASH will take place in India. The two Prime Ministers delivered a joint statement noting that...
Study finds marginalized communities bear brunt of U.S. climate crisis
Disadvantaged communities in the U.S. are enduring the worst consequences of the climate crisis, as extreme weather conditions continue to exacerbate existing social and racial inequalities, a new study has found. The vulnerability of communities to global heating —...
It’s time for a new leadership playbook
BY JESPER BRODIN AND HALLA TÓMASDÓTTIR We are in the most important decade for humankind. With eight years remaining to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and deliver on the promise of the Paris Climate Agreement, we know all too well that too little action...