A million plastic bottles are bought around the world every minute and the number will jump another 20% by 2021, creating an environmental crisis some campaigners predict will be as serious as climate change. New figures obtained by the Guardian reveal the surge in usage of plastic bottles, more than half a trillion of which […]
“Our World in Data” has collected information regarding the actual costs of global damage due to climate change. As the explain: “Total economic cost of damages as a result of global natural disasters in any given year, measured in current US$. Thisincludes those from drought, floods, biological epidemics, extreme weather, extreme temperature, landslides, dry massmovements, […]
Extremely hot days, when temperatures soar to 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, can be miserable. Crops wilt in the fields. Electric grids strain to keep pace with demand. People are at greater risk of dying. And those hot temperatures are expected to be much more frequent in the coming decades. For the full article and […]
Unbelievable graphics show the extreme changes that could come as a result of climate change. What are the risk areas? What will this new earth look like? The New York Times shows just how much of the USA will become submerged as a result of rising sea levels. Maps show coastal and low-lying areas that […]
Gapframe is the culmination of 18 months’ work by a group of Sustainability Thought Leaders, driven by the desire to make it easier to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals. The GAPFRAME translates the 17 Global Goals into relevant and measurable issues for each nation and presents them in a visual multi-dimensional world map. Gapframe takes […]
Global Opportunity Report Series Identifies and ranks 15 sustainability opportunities according to public and private sector interest and potential impact on societies and business. The report aims to demonstrate how global sustainability challenges and risks can be seen as opportunities. The 2017 report stems from a survey of 5,499 business, Government and social leaders across […]
We need to pick up the pace. That is the imperative on everyone’s mind as representatives arrive in Bonn, Germany for the COP23 climate negotiations. At COP23, governments are convening to discuss next steps for implementation of the Paris Agreement, which aims to achieve net-zero global greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. To accomplish that, world […]
Just weeks after 12 C40 mayors signed the C40 Fossil-Fuel-Free Streets Declarationin an effort to curb air pollution and improve the quality of life for urban dwellers while tackling climate change, the mayors of 25 pioneering cities have pledged to develop and begin implementing more ambitious climate action plans by 2020 to deliver emissions-neutral and climate-resilient cities by 2050. […]