Radically rethinking urban planning in (and from) the Global South
At a time when the spaces we inhabit determine our chances to survive a deadly virus, it is crucial to challenge canonical urban planning and its deep failures in the Global South.
Apoorva Dhingra
Which countries are historically responsible for climate change?
In this article, Carbon Brief looks at national responsibility for historical CO2 emissions from 1850-2021, updating analysis published in 2019.
The future of water in the U.S. West is uncertain, so planning and preparedness are critical
Water authorities in the Western U.S. don’t know what the future will bring, but they are working collaboratively and with scientific rigor to make sure they’re prepared for anything.
It’s meant to hurt: allowing our feelings on climate will promote action and reduce conflict
Such transformation can go much further than cutting emissions, drawing down carbon or simple adaptations. It can even go beyond changing our mindsets. It could transform what I call our “heart-set”, so that whatever comes next, we will face it with an unwavering and universal love.
Seeds For Hope On Pellworm Island
Seeds for hope were sown this summer at the Seeds4all seminar, when cereal farmers and breeders from several countries gathered on the island of Pellworm in July to discuss the future of local organic seed production.
Why Citizens and not Workers
What can help us move in the direction of a genuine social emancipation is not the passive belonging to a certain social stratum, be it economic or other, but the active stance and praxis in everyday life.
How one organization is keeping the spirit of Occupy Wall Street alive
While many see Occupy as a failure or victory for the left, Momentum understands it as a lesson that needs to be dissected and understood.
Growing bigger prickly hedges can reduce the chance of extreme weather – and a lot more
In highlighting how Britain lost half its hedgerow network in only 75 years following the post-WWII move to modernise farming, a recent report from the Council for the Protection of Rural England points out how hedgerows can reduce climate warming by naturally helping to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere.
Peter Barnes: Protect Commons Assets through ‘Universal Property’
Can property law be used to reclaim our common wealth and transform capitalism in the process? Peter Barnes, a socially minded entrepreneur and commoner, believes it can.
What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 55 William Ury
William Ury, co-founder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, is one of the world’s best-known practitioners of negotiation and mediation. He addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?”
Community orchards bear more than fruit
From community building to free food to preserving heirloom varietals, community orchards bear more than fruit. No surprise that the free fruit movement thrives.
Revealed: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’
Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by DeSmog.
