via Noahpinion “For a while now, the media has been debating the cause of a wave of teenage unhappiness in the U.S. The other day, the Washington Post writer Taylor Lorenz posted a series of tweets in which she argued the main reason teens are unhappy is simply that they realize the world around them is a “hellscape”: Now, […]
OBI’s Climate Justice Principles
The Climate Crisis is Fueling Othering The climate crisis is a multiplier that exacerbates unjust conditions and suffering. For example, people who already are living without housing are more exposed to smoke from wildfires. The costs of recovering from hurricanes and super storms are much easier to afford for people with higher incomes and savings. […]
Puerto Rican Towns Sue Big Oil – Truthout.org
A group of 16 Puerto Rican municipalities has sued Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and other fossil fuel giants for alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court and described by plaintiffs as a first-of-its-kind RICO case, accuses Big Oil of colluding to deny the climate-wrecking impacts of […]
Critically endangered tiny gecko comes back from the brink
A species of critically endangered gecko, which is brightly coloured and the size of a paper clip, has nearly doubled in number since 2018, thanks to conservation efforts in collaboration with local residents. The remaining reptiles live in a 50-hectare patch of ancient forest, making them especially vulnerable to human activity. So in 2016, the […]
Opinion: The Good Future – By Anne Lise Kopp
Hello, I’m Anne-Lise, a Senior Sustainability Advisor. I am French, from the border with Germany and I now live in Rome, Italy. I grew up in a small village near the mountains eating the vegetables and fruits my father was cultivating behind our house. I am an Industrial Engineer, with a Masters in B2B Strategy […]
Toward a sustainable, inclusive, growing future: The role of business
To make the world as sustainable and inclusive as we hope, a certain kind of economic growth will be necessary—and companies will play a vital role in generating it.
Yeah, We’re Gonna Need to Leave That Shit in the Ground
A new report from climate research organization Oil Change International has found that almost half of the fossil fuels that could come out of existing coal mines and oil and gas fields need to stay untouched, if we’re going to stop warming at less than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Oil Change International researchers […]
Our Amazing Clean Energy Future Has Arrived
Its attention consumed by pandemics and politics, the world has overlooked an undeniable silver lining: the arrival of the green future. Almost without exception, renewable energy is now cheaper than that produced from fossil fuels. Prices of battery packs for electric vehicles and solar panels continue to plunge, and adoption is increasing exponentially. The 2020s […]
More-than-Human Food Futures Cookbook
This cookbook contains eleven experimental food futures recipes that aim to provoke imagination and inspire critical thinking on how human-food practices could be different, supporting sustainable flourishing.
The Shift To A Circular Economy: How Tech Is Shaping The Future Of Sustainable Retail
Consumers are increasingly pushing for sustainable business practices in retail, driving businesses to reassess what they produce — and how. From ingredient upcycling to plastic alternatives to smart trash cans, we look at the technologies placing sustainability at the center of retail products and processes.