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A New Story of Climate Change – Charles Eisenstein at New Frontiers

11 June 2018 Leave a Comment

Charles Eisenstein, author and philosopher, outlines a new narrative for the way we look at climate change, suggesting we begin with ourselves and pause before jumping to solutions. "Humanity right now is entering into what I see as an initiation, an ordeal that will bring us to another level of our evolution. What is being offered to us is a completely different relationship to the rest of life on Earth. The planetary crisis that we call climate change is meant to bring us to that realisation, … Watch video

Costa Rica plans to ban fossil fuels in bid to become world’s first decarbonised country | Positive News

12 May 2018 Leave a Comment

"The new president of Costa Rica has announced a plan to ban fossil fuels and become the first fully decarbonised country in the world. Carlos Alvarado, a former journalist, told a crowd of thousands during his inauguration speech on Wednesday this week: “Decarbonisation is the great task of our generation and Costa Rica must be one of the first countries in the world to accomplish it, if not the first.” He added: “We have the titanic and beautiful task of abolishing the use of fossil fuels in … Continue reading

It’s time for a new age of Enlightenment: why climate change needs 60,000 artists to tell its story

14 February 2018 Leave a Comment

"Communicating the climate message to inform, but also engage and influence behaviour has proven intensely difficult. Over a decade of research on this issue has highlighted the need for communication to engage with people’s “deep frames” – beliefs formed over a lifetime, which are mostly subconscious. "How is this to be done? The world must turn to its artists: storytellers, film-makers; musicians; painters and multi-media wizards, to name a few. "Under the global Future Earth initiative, a … Continue reading

Drawdown with Charlie Rose, Paul Hawken and Gisele Bündchen

22 May 2017 Leave a Comment

According to renowned scientist and environmentalist, Paul Hawken, we can reverse global warming within 30 years! Charlie Rose interviews Paul along with environmental advocate, Gisele Bündchen, who has teamed up with him to promote his new book Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. Watch video

Earth Hour 2017: Ten Years of Impact

25 March 2017 Leave a Comment

WWF's Earth Hour shows us how each of us can be heroes for our planet, our home. Our actions today can change our tomorrow - together, let's #ChangeClimateChange. Join the movement at http://www.earthhour.org/ClimateAction/ today. Earth Hour 2017 will take place on Saturday 25 March 8:30 p.m. local time. Let us know what country you are in and how will you be celebrating by posting in the comments below. Watch video

Bill McKibben: What Winning the Climate Change Battle Looks Like | Bioneers 2016

23 March 2017 Leave a Comment

"The most influential climate activist of our era, Bill McKibben, a founder of the extraordinarily effective 350.org grassroots campaign, describes the immense groundswell of global citizen engagement rising to challenge the "dirty" energy industry. Find out where we are scientifically and politically in the transformation to end our reliance on fossil fuels, while lighting the pathways toward a clean-energy future." Introduction by Clayton Thoma-Muller, 350.org Bill will be one of the keynote … Watch video

Stubborn Optimism: Christiana Figueres Interview

14 March 2017 Leave a Comment

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

Zero Carbon Britain: Making it Happen

3 March 2017 Leave a Comment

In this 2-minute video clip, Findhorn Fellow, Paul Allen, tells us how Zero Carbon Britain is catalysing change to meet our climate challenges. Paul is the Centre for Alternative Technology's (CAT's) Zero Carbon Britain Project Coordinator.... The UN Paris Agreement states that humanity must reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the middle of this century. This is a big shift, but we have no option other than to succeed if we are to avoid really dangerous climate change. Previous Zero … Watch video

Findhorn Fellow Paul Allen Presents Zero Carbon Britain Research at UN COP22 in Marrakech

8 November 2016 Leave a Comment

Findhorn Fellow, Paul Allen, will be reporting live from COP22 in Marrakech. Paul is the Centre for Alternative Technology's (CAT's) Zero Carbon Britain Project Coordinator and will be presenting research to help increase ambition after Paris.... "I have, so far, been invited to present findings from CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain research in the following side-events: "In the official Blue Zone I will be presenting at ‘Improving NDCs: Ecovillage development, energy access and zero carbon societies … Continue reading

16-year-old Xiuhtezcatl Martinez addresses Presidential candidates

25 October 2016 Leave a Comment

16-year-old climate change activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez of Earth Guardians addresses Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to demand #ClimateActionNow. Watch video