Survey reveals young people’s climate anxiety (Gerd’s high-lights)
In the survey, nearly two-thirds of respondents from Nigeria said that their feelings about climate change had negatively affected their daily life.
In the survey, nearly two-thirds of respondents from Nigeria said that their feelings about climate change had negatively affected their daily life.
In this workshop I outline what the next 10 years may bring, and what the opportunities for Greece might be. I present my scenarios for a with/post-covid world, and explore how Greece could seize the opportunities that are arising.
I'll be teaming up with Shivvy Jervis in what promises to be a riveting conversation about 'the good future' and 'circular economy' for the opening of the 'Zero Waste Conference' in Vancouver.
As the world is changing I had to change my presentations into what I call 'keynote television'. Allowing me to work for different engagements around the world, without leaving my studio in Zurich. At the same time, I am very excited to finally go back to large REAL-LIFE events. Here's a compilation of some of those 2021 events recorded with subtitled (or dubbed) versions.
"We will discuss the main points of the CEO Initiative Forum to be held on November 23 in the UK, and we will co-shape the agenda, delving into four major challenges: Climate crisis, capitalism, technological change, human aid."
The number of countries announcing pledges to achieve net-zero emissions over the coming decades continues to grow. But the pledges by governments to date – even if fully achieved – fall well short of what is required to bring global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 and give the world an even chance of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 °C.
I am here to tell the story of The Good Future. I believe in a future where the power of human ingenuity, science and technology solves our biggest problems. I also believe that humans are basically kind and capable of collaboration (read 'human kind' by Rutger Bregman! )
What can we expect for 2021, and beyond? Amidst massive ...
Must-read on Climate Change Action.
As the first step, Herald Corp. will launch H.eco Forum, an annual forum on environmental issues, on June 10 to provide a platform for governments, businesses, and individuals from all over the world to exchange insights and set a direction for a more sustainable future.
The inaugural session for the Fork Talks took off with me and Glen Heimstra as hosts, featuring presentations by Brenda Cooper, Philip Kotler, David Houle and Bronwyn Williams.
"Climate change because of greenhouse gas emissions is well under way, but at a speed measured in decades. As a result, it is almost impossible to cover climate change as a pure news story." Says Tim Harford...
The Fork In The Road Project is growing quickly. We are now starting to create events that will further expand our audience, and as one of the initiators of this project, I am happy to announce our first ForkTalk!
Covid-19 Has Accelerated the Demise of Traditional Capitalism 2019 was a year of great prosperity and innovation, with stock markets booming, democracy thriving (well, maybe not quite in the US;), and unemployment at near record lows throughout much of the developed world. But then, Covid-19 struck and changed everything as half the world went into lock-down, economies and supply chains ground to a halt, unemployment skyrocketed, and the world suffered its greatest health/humanitarian crisis since World War II.
Today, I am delighted to invite all interested readers, friends, ...
2020 was a disruptive and massively confusing year for everyone, personally, and for every business and every organization, as well. 2021 will hopefully see a rebound of a sort - yet I think we are not going back to 'normal', ever.