There is a growing effort and coordination happening today towards dealing with global emissions. Foremost in everyone’s mind is moving away from fossil fuel and into clean energy as we move to solar, wind, and geological sources of power. But how we get our energy is just one part of the solution. One other area…
During the late 1970s it became increasingly clear that the planet was warming, culminating in the landmark Charney report, published in 1979, The Charney Report: 40 years ago, scientists accurately predicted climate change https://phys.org/news/2019-07-charney-years-scientists-accurately-climate.html Topics discussed include, the scientific consensus, weather patterns, sea level rise, adaptation, climate actions, or the greenhouse effect. This 1984 documentary…
Sir David Attenborough explains how the switch to renewable energy could save polar bears and give us all clean air to breathe. A Netflix original documentary series and groundbreaking collaboration between WWF, Netflix and Silverback Films, Our Planet showcases the world’s natural wonders, iconic species and wildlife spectacles that still remain. We’re all a part…
The first time I went running during a heatwave was probably during my time in the San Diego California area. I was 16 at the time and stayed at a home of an active marine soldier, so one day I joined him on a track through a barren desert and scrub landscape. There wasn’t really…
An oil war is a conflict about petroleum resources, or their transportation, consumption, or regulation. The term may also refer generally to any conflict in a region that contains oil reserves or is geographically positioned in a location where an entity has or may wish to develop production or transportation infrastructure for petroleum products. Historically,…
Panel discussion on climate leadership at the World Economic Forum, January 24, 2019. Speakers Andy Serwer (Editor in Chief Yahoo Finance) Mark Rutte (Prime Minister of the Netherlands) Christian Mumenthaler (CEO Swiss Re) Feike Sybesma (CEO Royal DSM) Rachel Kyte (UN Sustainable Energy) Ma Jun (Chairman China Green Finance) According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel…
Special address by the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres at the World Economic Forum, January 24, 2019. Source, https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting/sessions/special-address-by-antonio-guterres-secretary-general-of-the-united-nations-e018d7ec-4526-4c72-bb33-45ecdb89f468
Robert Costanza (Australian National University), speaks about planetary boundaries and ecological economy at the Club of Rome 50th Anniversary Meeting in Rome, October 2018. Watch the full panel via https://www.facebook.com/clubofrome/videos/1885081848213161/ and https://50thclubofrome.com Parts of the talks slides can be viewed here in more detail http://www.idakub.com/academics/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2016_Costanza_SDGs-EcoEco.pdf and at http://www.robertcostanza.com/research-projects/ Modelling and measuring sustainable wellbeing in connection…
Johan Rockström (Stockholm Resilience Centre), talks about planetary boundaries and tipping points, “Living in the Anthropocene”, at the Club of Rome 50th Anniversary Meeting in Rome, October 2018. https://www.pik-potsdam.de/news/in-short/new-report-updates-201climits-of-growth201d-pik-experts-speak-at-club-of-rome-anniversary-conference And briefly outlines the report, “Transformation is feasible – How to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals within Planetary Boundaries” https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2018-10-17-a-smarter-scenario.html Source https://www.facebook.com/clubofrome/videos/321777088377685/ and https://50thclubofrome.com Johan Rockström…
Hans Joachim Schellnhuber (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), speaks October 2018 at the 50th Anniversary Summit of the Club of Rome, Aurelio Peccei Lecture, in Rome. The talk is titled, “Climate, Complexity, Conversion”. The talk briefly discusses the 2018 landmark study, “Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene” https://www.pnas.org/content/115/33/8252 , delves into societies…
Ugo Bardi (University of Florence), speaks at the 50th Anniversary Summit of the Club of Rome, October 2018. “Fortune is of sluggish growth, but ruin is rapid.” Toward a General Theory of Societal Collapse. A Biophysical Examination of Tainter s Model of the Diminishing Returns of Complexity – In this paper, we present a simple…
A thought provoking metaphor of how our collective is still helping to push the outcome of climate change. #FossilFuelBurning