Does the Amazon hold the key to reversing climate change? "Many scientists point out that because the forest sequesters carbon dioxide while producing oxygen on such a grand scale, it “plays a critical role in the global carbon cycle that helps to shape the world’s climate,” leading scientists to dub the Amazon as ‘the lungs of the world.’ "A new theory suggests that the value of the rainforest is still being understated. The latest research proposes that the Amazon is also the beating ‘heart … Continue reading
Stubborn Optimism: Christiana Figueres Interview
At the end of last year, Christiana Figueres, Former Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and architect of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, visited the ethical bank, Triodos, to share some wisdom and inspiration on how to 'be a leader of the change you want to see'. Tridodos happens to be the bank used by the Findhorn Foundation and Christiana will be one of the keynote speakers at Findhorn's 2019 Climate Change & Consciousness conference. Christiana's sage … Continue reading
13-yr-old Hallie Turner proves that anyone can help lead the fight against climate change
"TURNER: “We’re going to be affected most by the issue and I think it’s incredibly important for us as the youngest generation to make our voices heard. And to know that we can stand up and we can make a difference.” "That’s Hallie Turner, a climate activist from Raleigh, North Carolina. It may not sound like it, but Turner is only 13-years-old. And she’s proving that young people can help lead the fight against climate change. Her interest began in fourth grade, when she read a children’s … Continue reading
Grief and Carbon Reductionism | Charles Eisenstein
"Here is what I want everyone in the climate change movement to hear: People are not going to be frightened into caring. Scientific evidence-based predictions about what will happen 10, 20, or 50 years in the future are not going to make them care, not enough. What we need is the level of activism and energy that we are seeing now in Flint. That requires making it personal. And that requires facing the reality of loss. And that requires experiencing grief. There is no other way. "I am grateful … Continue reading
This Buddhist Monk Is An Unsung Hero In The World’s Climate Fight
"The architect of the historic Paris climate negotiations credits the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh with helping broker the deal. "One of the guiding forces behind the scenes of the Paris climate agreement is an 89-year-old Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. "Christiana Figueres, who led the climate talks, has credited Thich Nhat Hanh with having played a pivotal role in helping her to develop the strength, wisdom and compassion needed to forge the unprecedented deal backed by 196 countries." Watch … Continue reading
Kid Warrior Paris: A Generation’s Call to Action
"Change is coming. We are rising with the oceans. "Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is not your average teenager. As Youth Director of the non-profit Earth Guardians, Xiuhtezcatl (pronounced shoe-tez-cat) is leading an army of teens in over 50 countries to demand sustainable policy from our world leaders. Through his work on the front lines of the climate change movement, he is assembling a teen army to the save the planet. "Check out his adventure in Paris during the United Nations Conference of Parties … Watch video
Life in Syntropy
"Life in Syntropy" is the new short film from Agenda Gotsch. It tells the story of Brazilian farmer Ernst Gotsch, who bought 1,200 acres of completely deforested land on the edge of the rainforest in 1984 and transformed it into a remarkably biodiverse working farm that reverses climate change by sequestering carbon. Watch video
Only a Revolution of Love can Save the Climate | Charles Eisenstein
"I am certain we will not “save our planet” (or at least the ecological basis of civilization) by merely being more clever in our deployment of Earth’s “resources”. We will not escape this crisis so long as we see the planet and everything on it as instruments of our utility. The present climate change narrative veers too close to instrumental utilitarian logic — that we should value the earth because of what will happen to us if we don’t. "Where did we develop the habit of making choices based … Continue reading
Rob Hopkins reports from COP21 in Paris
Rob Hopkins, Findhorn Fellow and co-founder of Transition Town Totnes and the Transition Network, reports from COP21 in Paris.... "Today was the most thought-provoking day, at times viscerally so. The logo for COP21 says ‘Tous ensemble pour le climat’, or “all together for the climate” (see right). Yet today was a day when the battle lines felt clearly drawn, or rather the two extremes on display here came into stark, and alarming contrast. Out at Le Bourget, the negotations continue. Big … Continue reading
Bhutan most ‘carbon negative’ country in the world
"At this week’s Paris Climate Change Conference an underrated and unlikely champion of combating climate change was the little Himalayan nation of Bhutan." Read the full story.... Continue reading