Eliminate climate costs in trade
International trade is cooperation through the everyday economy. To make the everyday economy work for everyone, while building durable efficiencies, trade needs to be aligned with climate resilience.
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Earth system data will shape markets
Nearly all areas of human activity are lacking adequate embedded desision-related insights about the health and stability of Earth system functions, relative to products, services, and living conditions.
The joy of being human
Pope Leo has called on the world to honor the values of sport. The UN Refugee Agency has made soccer balls from young people's art, to recall the plight of refugees and honor our common humanity.
Food security climate risk profiles can open access to finance
Climate dynamics impact food supplies and prices, and the health of whole populations. The right combination of incentives and risk management measures can drive investment toward food security.
Wildfire smoke is limiting human freedom
This month the U.S. celebrated 250 years since its founding as a republic devoted to the defense of universal rights and freedom. Political sabotage of climate solutions is limiting human freedom.
The Magic Formula
Climate progress is possible, if we focus on common-sense goals that improve lives, and give people a role in shaping the world-building innovations of our time.
250 more years of liberation is our shared task
In the summer of 1776, the people of what is now the United States of America decided to end the rule of monarchs and aristocracy.
Infuse climate progress into existing services
The most significant factor in determining whether climate policies turn into real-world benefits is their ability to support everyday economic activities. “Mainstreaming” is the process of connecting climate policy to local needs and priorities and the activities of small and medium-sized enterprises, which comprise the majority of economic activity.
The New York Knicks have won the NBA Championship with grit & creativity
The New York Knicks have won their first NBA championship since 1973. That 53-year wait has defined the culture of a diehard fan base that never gives up on their team.
Living on a Living World
Policy & strategy note for 195 nations gathered in Bonn for midyear climate negotiations – Emphasizing cooperation, innovation, regenerative food systems & participatory adaptive design.