Jan 9, 2019 | Climate & Planet Stewardship, Health & Human Security
Walking to the Pittsburgh Convention Center along the Allegheny River in early October, I crossed the span of the Rachel Carson Bridge. Alone on the quiet riverfront I heard the distinctive honking of geese in flight and turned to see a small flock in v-formation...
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...
Dec 15, 2017 | At Work, Blog, Cities, Climate & Planet Stewardship
As a commitment to green and healthy city streets, C40 Cities has launched the Fossil-Fuel-Free Streets initiative; an effort from 12 mayors from across the C40 network to initiate a global shift to truly livable streets. This commitment specifies procuring only...
Nov 15, 2017 | Blog, Cities, Climate & Planet Stewardship
Two weeks of climate talks in Bonn this month made little progress on the disputes that have been lingering since the Paris Agreement of 2015. The UN annual conference that year culminated with a nearly unanimous agreement to voluntarily limit greenhouse gas...
