Posts in SHAPE THE SYSTEM
They used to embrace drilling for oil and gas, mining for uranium. Now, Greenland’s new government is standing in the forefront of climate activism
What's a "landscape partnership"? Like a bioregion, or a CAN, it uses technology to bring humans and nature into alignment
"Do we need a Parallel Polis?"—the question A/UK asked of Helsinki's Untitled festival/community. Here's the full video
If the UK assumed a "fair carbon budget", net zero by 2050 would bust it completely. We have to go “down the slide”
Solar panels on half the world’s roofs could meet its entire electricity demand, says new research
There are widening gaps between nation-states as they respond to global challenges. Polylateralism fills them in, and transcends them
"Ascend The Summit": the UN Foundation's report gives us a hopeful path out of COP26, to 1.4C of warming,
Talk about "scaling up" can imply that good practice is merely about copying, not creativity. "Seeding" may work better
The "Convention Citoyenne" delivered some strong climate recommendations to President Macron. But the assembly could have gone a lot better
We're at an "inflection point" with artificial intelligence. We have to consciously steer and design it to empower all people
A/UK at Demos Helsinki’s “Untitled” event. Engaging both imagination and experimentation makes for real change
Eco hi-tech can speed us to our climate targets - but the resources they need can immiserate many. The conundrums of "green" growth
A salt and sugar tax, doctors prescribing veggies, farmers regenerating land... The National Food Strategy uses the pandemic to propose big changes
Alternative Editorial: That's Football
“Loosen the chains that bind us to a dysfunctional prison of our own making”. Tim Jackson on getting beyond consumerism
By doubting the population’s capacity for solidarity and rational judgement, governments weakened our response to the pandemic
From “Zagreb is OURS!” in 2017, to "We Can!” in 2021 - meaning a victory for municipalists and community power in Croatia’s capital city
Solving Plastic: Yes! Magazine tackles what is the most pervasive challenge of zero-carbon living. What's our alternatives?
BUILD THE ECONOMY, 4TH SECTOR, ENVIRONMENTALISTS, EQUIP FOR THE FUTURE, INGENUITY, SHAPE THE SYSTEM, TELL THE STORY, A BETTER MEDIApat kaneplastiglomerates, plastic, pollution, sustainability
Gen X and ReGen A will be more concerned with human rights - not just as activists, but also by “lying flat” (or tang ping)
Ticking towards climate midnight: we may have breached six of nine planetary boundaries. And the leaked IPCC report will stiffen your spine