Think again, china 2060
Think china's 2060 plan for coal is a reasonable goal ? think twice. I was recently watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Efc3_b0Mk First the good news, according to Dave...
What most people get wrong about “Planet of the humans”
“Never get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.”
Award, share, verify: Why ‘edubadges’ are the future of certification in online education
by Mindel van de Laar I’m involved in an exciting pilot project on ‘Open Educational Badging’ – and I must admit that it’s scary because...
Global summit for Climate change 2018
The global summit for climate change was held on Sept 13-14th in San Francisco, CA. Greeted by protestors, it was an auspicous multi-day event with representatives...
Opening remarks from the CivicLab’s second Civic Harambee
Here are the opening remarks from the CivicLab's second Civic Harambee which was held on Saturday, August 25, 2018: Remarks by Tom Tresser at the...
UNESCO gives sustainable development a boost; designates 24 new biosphere reserves
Protecting mangroves, tropical rainforests and other biodiversity hotspots, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) bumped up its World Network of Biosphere Reserves...
Plastic pollution: How one woman found a new source of warming gases hidden in waste
Young researcher Sarah-Jeanne Royer set out to measure methane gas coming from biological activity in sea water. Instead, in a "happy accident" she found that...
Moves to clean up chocolate industry are racing ahead
Cocoa-producing countries, policymakers and companies are coming together to halt child labour and deforestation
The climate change feedback loops are starting to kick in and it isn’t even 2c yet.
In the recent months, we are seeing a fire season that is more out of control than Donald Trump. These are creating feedback loops which...
After Nearly a Decade, A Step Toward Bipartisan Engagement in Congress on Climate Change
Today Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo introduced the Market Choice Act (co-sponsored by Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), which would charge for carbon emissions from fuel combustion...