This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The small Himalayan country of Bhutan, mainly known for measuring national happiness instead of GDP, is the only carbon-negative country on the planet. Believe it or not, it has only had one…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than 50 years ago, despite a storm that was brewing in Memphis, an overflow crowd of hundreds gathered to hear a rousing speech from Martin Luther King, Jr., who…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Everything is connected, and there’s no longer any such thing as solving for only one challenge.” That was the emerging theme of Global Washington’s annual Women of the World event,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Like the air you breathe, you may not spend a lot of time thinking about the land you live on. But for many communities and individuals in low- and middle-income…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study that suggests hat U.S. cities are undercounting their emissions. The study, published in the Nature Communications journal earlier this month, assessed the self-reported inventories of carbon dioxide in 48…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The most pressing issues of our time are often the most polarized, and this is certainly true of climate change. To get past the political gridlock, many environmental leaders urge…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Regional disparities in human and financial resources largely determine how they do their work. Although non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become powerful voices in world environmental politics, little is known of the…
Climate change is already affecting how, whether, and where people migrate. But environmental change is likely to become more extreme in the coming decades, unless the world takes serious action…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If it did nothing else, the emergence of Covid-19 a year ago underscored for all of us the importance of anticipating and preparing for — and, as appropriate, steering the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly becoming incorporated across all aspects of organizations, including business strategies, operations and product/service offerings. Recent global research of boards of directors by Willis Towers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Why climate smart agriculture? Climate-smart agriculture has three objectives that make it a holistic and equitable solution for poverty in the age of climate change: Increased adaptability of farmers to changing…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hip hop has been speaking to peoples’ struggles since it came out of South Bronx in the 1970s, whether it’s been about poverty, racism or gun violence. Why shouldn’t it…