Posts in category climate
Just four steps to reverse climate ch...
“Momentum towards a climate-safe future is now unstoppable”, reassures Christiana Figueres. But there’s a catch, she warns. “We must avoid distraction: keep our eyes on the road … the direction of travel has been set.”
After more than two decades of international climate efforts are we now finally on the ri [...]
Climate rescue starts here – wi...
The task of climate rescue can feel daunting. Where do you start with the new policy, infrastructure and lifestyles urgently needed to switch humanity from wrecking to restabilizing the climate? This big switch should and could be made quickly but it’s controlled by a small switch in our heads that’s stuck. Our minds rebel against [...]
Why don’t climate summits work?
Everyone knows that decades of international climate summits haven’t worked. Greenhouse gas emissions, concentrations and impacts all rise as if no discussion or agreement had ever been attempted. Yet climate conference agendas never include the question “why isn’t this working?”. Are big climate events doomed to fail [...]