Our research in climate change adaptation and mitigation is exploring how to measure change in current development paths, and the nature of change. For change is contested, what some may consider transformative, others see as incremental or business as usual. We think it is important to begin the conversation on the nature and degree of nature necessary to move to a carbon neutral economy by 2050.
Watch below for an interview with Leonard Cohen from Norwegian talk show Skavlan in 2007. Cohen sits with singer Anjani Thomas, as well as Al Gore.
Citing climate as the “number one priority,” Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced plans to increase cycling lanes in 2017.
Happy New Year! Watch Bill Gates discuss solutions for clean and cheap alternative energy:
Video via YouTube; CNBC
My team has been exploring how to make data more accessible and how can we make research more central to how people make their day to day decisions. This article in the Guardian on obesity is brilliant showing the power of visuals to reveal how we are physically changing over time and the rising obesity epidemic.
The Ontario government is planning a total revamp of the province’s garbage-handling programs, aiming to reduce the amount of waste we make by 80 per cent over the next 35 years. Ironically when the blue box program was started in 1967, its main objective was not to create a recycling industry but to get people to think about their consumption patterns.
This TEDTalk discusses a solution to the violence of religious extremism that is devoid of life, vision and soul, by reclaiming the heart of the traditions of multi-faith communities. There are four common principles among many who are working in this burgeoning community:
In the midst of all the negativity, a positive forecast for 2017 for clean disruption of energy & transportation. An innovative talk on disruptive technologies and how when combined (energy storage, electric vehicles, self-driving cars, solar) will transform energy and transportation. I don't often say this, this is a must watch.
The clothing industry is second only to oil when it comes to pollution and negative impacts on the environment.
Russian photographer, Andy Seliverstoff, has captured the heartwarming connection and companionship between these "little kids and their big dogs". The unconditional love and compassion they have for each other is undeniable. Click here to view the full series.