Feb 5, 2018 | Blockchain Governance, Climate
Blockchain technology is a leading breakthrough to tackle climate change. The UNFCCC Secretariat has helped create the Climate Chain Coalition to encourage use of distributed ledger technology (DLT). The DLT blockchain technology, can continually update climate action...
Jan 6, 2018 | Climate, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Environment & Sustainability
Hurricanes, and wildfires are more frequent, more devastating, or both. In 2017, high-category hurricanes battered the US and wind-whipped fires scorched the West. Deviating from normal tracks, hurricanes even traversed the North Atlantic to create disaster conditions...
Aug 7, 2017 | Climate, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Knowledge Networks
Forests are the heroes of solving climate change. They have been absorbing fossil fuel emissions, and have the potential to absorb more. But when forests are cleared, they are as bad as smokestacks. Cut forests release carbon back into our challenged environment. The...
Nov 2, 2016 | Advocacy Networks, Climate, Climate & Planet Stewardship, Environment & Sustainability, Policy Networks
Hidden in the chaos of the US presidential vote are climate change issues, and public utility legislation, that have potentially long-reaching implications. National Geographic has released several new documentary pieces that demonstrate that they have held their...
Aug 12, 2016 | Cities, Climate, Employment & Prosperity, Health & Human Security
A New Age of Global Problem Solving At the forefront in tackling global issues is the challenge of obtaining funding for research and for solution delivery. Modern philanthropy is evolving to adapt to this need. Unlike the early years of industrialists funding local...
May 19, 2016 | Climate, Climate & Planet Stewardship
Getting the public to believe in climate change may be getting easier, but encouraging action, even among people who report that they are the most concerned about the problem, is a primary occupation for scientists and activists. A study published this week in the...
