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Moving the world from sustainability to regenerative design

April 30, 2016 Leave a Comment

Communication is the tool we use to navigate change in this perishable, impermanent world. We talk about what’s happening and what’s coming. We use words to rally and activate citizens; to inform and educate people; to alleviate or aggravate fears, depending on our intentions. Humans use language to make sense of things — even those things that are happening at a scale beyond … [Read more...]

More immediate steps needed for effective climate action

December 13, 2015 Leave a Comment

World governments finalized a global agreement today in Paris that lays a foundation for long-term efforts to fight climate change. More effort is needed to secure a path that would limit warming to 1.5C. This new agreement should be continuously strengthened and governments will need to go back home and deliver actions at all levels to close the emissions gap, resource the … [Read more...]

COP19 a “missed opportunity” for governments

November 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

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As has become the tradition in the UN climate talks, the last day of the annual Conference of Parties (this year, COP19) stretched into the weekend. And as has become a tradition after the gavel’s sound marked the end of formal negotiations, our feelings couldn’t be more at odds with the relieved cheers and congratulatory remarks of exhausted government negotiators. Our … [Read more...]

Japan to be nuclear-free by 2030

September 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Greenpeace Africa commends the announcement by the Japanese government that they are committing to phase out nuclear energy by 2030 and increase renewable energy by 30% in the electricity mix. Japan now joins countries such as Germany and Switzerland in turning away from nuclear power. Greenpeace Africa urges the South African government to demonstrate similar leadership and … [Read more...]

Home-based transitions: a space of grace

April 26, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Next up in our Green Afterlife series, we have a story by a transition facilitator who works with the dying to ease their journey. A few years ago I had the enormous privilege of assisting my mother through her transition. She was critically ill, and had expressed a strong desire to die in her familiar environment. We made a decision as a family to respect this wish, and … [Read more...]

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