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If you are looking for inspiration, check out the Sunrise Movement – a youth movement to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs…
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For those of us who are trying to change the world – or even a small part of the world – acceptance is one of…
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Our global challenges demand ‘a little less conversation, a little more action’. But what can each of us do? I have this little mnemonic to…
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As the world braces itself for ongoing climate protests, we need to celebrate and support social and environmental activist movements. Women are often at the…
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Humans are nothing if not adaptable. In fact, adaptation is probably our evolutionary edge as a species. We see adaptation in action every day in…
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While Trump trumpets ‘Make America Great Again’, evidence shows that – on key measures – the US is a laggard, compared with 25 other rich…
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As COP26 draws to a close, climate anxiety among young people is reaching fever pitch. The Lancet climate change survey of 10,000 16-25-year-olds in 10…
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Are we wrong to keep arguing rationally for a sustainable future? Yesterday I spoke at the climate change conference in Vaasa, Finland. In between the…
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We could all do with taking a Bathtubs 101 refresher course. I know you know how bathtubs work. But weirdly, when they take the form…
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There are 2,755 billionaires in the world with a collective net worth of $13.1 trillion. Besides the gross income inequality, it’s worth asking how they…
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Did you have a favourite baby blanket? Blankets have always been a symbol of comfort, safety and security. But sometimes they are more than that.…
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Sometimes, we need a boost – of energy, of encouragement, of hope. Joe Biden’s election as the new US President is just such a boost…
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At its best sustainability is like a bridge between the present and the future. It takes care of the present without compromising the needs of…
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Every day a woman fetches water from a river in two buckets, each suspended on the end of a wooden pole across her shoulders. One…
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I’ve been thinking about cathedrals lately. Not surprising, since Sagrada Familia got its building permit 137 years late and Notre Dame’s tragic fire raised €850…
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We are the champions my friends. Besides being a great Queen song, this is also how change happens. We recently celebrated our first cohort of…
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In Istanbul, you can still find ancient stone pillars, each slightly taller than a person. These are the enigmatic remnants of an old Ottoman tradition…
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Every year at Christmas, we celebrate the birth of a child. For some, it is the birth of a very particular child, Jesus, which holds…
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We say we care for our children, but our actions betray us. In a survey for Avaaz of 10,000 young people from 10 countries (Australia…
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It’s not only fresh fruit and veg that need refrigeration – so do COVID-19 vaccines. How will this be ensured in developing countries like Sudan…
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Are you living in a city that’s fit for the future? Depending on the index you choose, different cities top the tables: Oslo (UN City…
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When the festive season kicks into high gear this week, we enter celebration mode: last-minute shopping, family gatherings, eating and drinking, exchanging of gifts, sale-mania…
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The failure of sustainability is a failure to recognise our essential interconnectedness. We still see the world as a collection of islands – of countries…
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The biologist E.O. Wilson says that an ideal scientist must think like a poet, work like a clerk and write like a journalist. I believe…
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How can we navigate through complexity? This question emerged as an enquiry at the Globally Responsible Leadership (GRLI) AGM in Lisbon. In today’s world, it…
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I recently visited Cabbages & Condoms - one of my favourite restaurants in the world - and met its inspiring founder, social entrepreneur Mechai Viravaidya.…
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Conflict – whether between people, nations or religions – is always the failure to see through the eyes of the other. When our own sense…
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We need positive conspiracies – but not in the way you think. Conspiracy – from Greek – literally means to breathe together. And now, more…
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We should consume less. But we won’t. This is one of the biggest dilemmas we face in sustainability. The economic and political system is geared…
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We are entering a perfect storm. A powerful convergence of changing economic models, societal norms, environmental conditions, technology advancements and human capacities are going to…
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