Ecovillages: a new way of living with low environmental impact and high quality of life

Are you looking for a participatory learning experience about how to create a new way of living with low environmental impact and high quality of life, bringing together the four areas of regeneration: social, ecological, economic, and culture/worldview? Then this might just be for you. Originally combined into a one-month experience in an ecovillage, The…

ByMarc Domingos07/06/202215 minRead time

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Exposed: Fossil Fuel Giants “Carbon Bombs” Threaten Climate Goals Worldwide

A recent Guardian investigation finds that major oil and gas companies are quietly planning 195 projects ("carbon bombs") that could trigger catastrophic climate breakdown. A study, led by Kjell Kühne (Geography), published in the journal Energy Policy, found that just a few months after many politicians positioned themselves as climate leaders at COP26 in Glasgow,…

ByKanksha Chawla06/06/20229 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

OPINION: World Environment Day, The UN and Stockholm+50

5 June is World Environment Day, as designated by the United Nations, and this year is its 50th anniversary. 50 years: that's how long the world has been celebrating the environment and advocating for its preservation. Have we made any progress in the past half-century? And what is the UN's role in this? Let's survey…

ByKanksha Chawla02/06/202213 minRead time

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Do international conferences actually achieve anything? Understanding Stockholm+50

“It’s time for urgent action,” the Stockholm+50 website reads. Convened by the United Nations General Assembly, which is the UN's main policy-making organ, this meeting will see heads of states, diplomats, businesses and civil society leaders from all across the globe gather in Stockholm, Sweden from 2-3 June 2022. But just how effective…

ByKate Yeo01/06/20227 minRead time