“Most of these CO2 capture proposals and experiments are ineffective and untested! In our Green Transition Scoreboard 2018: “Capturing CO2 While Improving Human Nutrition & Health“ we identify all the more effective, viable and sustainable methods of capturing and re-using CO2 and all the investors and start-up companies leading the …
Creating Hope Together Through the Power of Dialogue – October Dialogue Nights Recap!
Creating Hope Together: What is the Role of Dialogue? True to the name of our series, the eighth Dialogue Nights event, held Friday, October 19, focused on genuine, transformative dialogue. Throughout the evening, more than thirty Boston-area students and young professionals engaged in dialogues ranging from one-on-one conversations to a …
WRI Digest: Air Pollution and Climate Change | Lessons from Dockless Bikes in China
WRI Digest Curbing Air Pollution and Preventing Climate Change Go Hand-in-Hand Methane and black carbon have a powerful global warming impact. They and other climate pollutants also harm your respiratory system, leading to more than 7 million premature deaths every year. Katherine Ross and Jessica Seddon highlight the common …
BIREC 2018 Press Release
“The future is still bright for renewable energy in Brazil” Rosa Elswood, Green Power Conferences “Brazil is at a crossroads. The electoral debate is heating up, but the renewable energy movement shows no signs of slowing down.” according to Rosa Elswood from Green Power Conferences. “In the last few days, …
Trends and Challenges for European Companies on Sustainability Goals Integration and Sustainability (CR) Impact.
“Ethical Markets recommends this report by our partner, the Center for Sustainability & Excellence. ~Hazel Henderson, Editor” Trends and Challenges for European Companies on Sustainability Goals Integration and Sustainability (CR) Impact Surprising Findings revealed by CSE’s research on Sustainability (CR) and Non Financial Reporting in Europe The Centre for Sustainability …
Controlling pollution raises K-12 school rankings
We can fix our schools without messing with teachers In the area of North Carolina where I live, the four school systems around me all score in the bottom half of all the state’s school systems on standardized tests.[1] Our state ranks 23rd in the nation[2], in a country that ranks …
GGKP Knowledge Update – 2nd Global Forum on Green Economy Learning, Resource Efficiency in G20 Countries, the Future of Work in a Changing Environment and more
KNOWLEDGE UPDATE October 2018 – Issue 7 Global Forum on Green Economy Learning to be held in conjunction with Sixth GGKP Annual Conference How can countries build up a critical mass of professionals that understand the risks and opportunities of the green transition? How can we strengthen policymakers’ capacities …
SDG Update – 25 October 2018
GUEST ARTICLES G-STIC 2018: Connecting Technological Innovation to Decision Making for Sustainability Veerle Vandeweerd, G-STIC Policy Director G-STIC is entirely focused on market-ready integrated technological solutions to achieve the SDGs. Integrated technological solutions not just deal with one sustainable development challenge at a time, but aim to achieve substantial social …
Our Children’s Trust campaign
Take to the streets with us on Monday, October 29, and stand for justice. The United States Supreme Court’s temporary stay on trial proceedings in Juliana v. United States, the constitutional climate lawsuit brought by 21 young Americans, has yet to be lifted. The youth plaintiffs will not begin …
Meet the Next Generation of Biomimicry Leaders
MEET THE NEW CERTIFIED BIOMIMICRY PROFESSIONAL COHORT It’s an understatement to say that the latest Certified Biomimicry Professional cohort is a diverse, multidisciplinary group. They come from around the world—Finland, Columbia, Lebanon, Singapore, and Romania to name a few—and are biologists, engineers, social innovators, designers, entrepreneurs, strategists, and educators. We’re …