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Aug 24th, 2021 |
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By Geoffrey Holland, writer for Transition Earth. If we ruin the Earth, there is no place else to go. ~ Carl Sagan, Son of the Cosmos ‘Code Red’ for humanity – that’s the deeply troubling conclusion of the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). There is no greater authority
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Tags: Climate Change, Common Home for Humanity, Population Growth, public health
Jun 29th, 2021 |
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By Geoffrey Holland, writer for Transition Earth. Existential means consequential, on a global scale. By various estimates, there are ten massive threats looming over all of humanity. In concert, these threats pack more than enough punch to destroy civilization on Earth. ***** Humanity faces an existential crisis consisting of ten, interconnected, mega-threats all bearing down
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Tags: Anthropocene, Climate Change, Council for the Human Future, Our Common Future
Jun 4th, 2021 |
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By Suzanne York. It seems likely that humans will learn the hard way that we are not the center of the planet, much less the universe. As a species, we act as if we can plunder and have our way with the Earth and ignore the consequences. Or worse, push any contentious problems onto future generations.
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Tags: Climate Change, rights of nature, World Environment Day
Apr 22nd, 2021 |
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By Suzanne York. We humans are running a very curious experiment on how much we can take from the planet before Nature tires of our exploitation. Whether we survive to see the end of this experiment is the big question. There is a constant stream of news, reports, videos, tweets and discussions on the problems modern society
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Tags: Climate Change, Council for the Human Future, earth day, extinction, fossil fuels, Population Growth
Jan 27th, 2021 |
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By Suzanne York. The threats to the planet by human actions have been studied and reported for decades. Almost every day now sees reports of the latest research on the fraying of planetary health, for nature and for humans. We can’t plead ignorance at destroying the Earth. One such study, released earlier this month, addresses the
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Tags: biodiversity loss, Climate Change, planetary health, Population Growth
Nov 16th, 2020 |
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By Suzanne York. ‘Day Zero’ – it’s a term so applicable to our times of environmental overreach. If you aren’t familiar with the term, it came into vogue a couple of years ago when Cape Town, South Africa, was facing a water crisis of fairly epic proportions. Day Zero was the city’s term for the
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Tags: Climate Change, Consumption, day zero, drought, water scarcity
Sep 19th, 2020 |
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By Suzanne York. It feels like a moment of truth for humans and nature. It’s obvious we are in ecological breakdown and need to change course, but will we do it? The weather is becoming increasingly erratic and harsh, from heatwaves in Europe to floods in South Asia. Antarctica’s “doomsday” glacier is breaking. There are
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Tags: biodiversity loss, Climate Change, extinction, Global Biodiversity Outlook, Living Planet report
Aug 9th, 2020 |
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By Geoffrey Holland, guest writer for Transition Earth. Over the years, I have tried to be a student of good planetary stewardship. The ultimate prize is a humanity that functions in harmony with nature. This is what comes when what we take from the biosphere balances out with what we give back to it. In
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Tags: Climate Change, overconsumption, planetary health, rights of nature
May 14th, 2020 |
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By Suzanne York. We could call it the “COVID-19 void” or some such name, the period when so many important issues, reports, conferences and more fell to the wayside due to the overwhelming need to deal with the novel coronavirus. One such report was released last month that didn’t seem to garner much attention, which
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Tags: Climate Change, Commission for the Human Future, extinction, Population Growth
May 3rd, 2020 |
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By Geoffrey Holland, guest writer for Transition Earth. All humans require nourishment. No exceptions. The future of food may reside in multi-story urban structures, built out with hi-tech hydroponic or aeroponic crop growing systems. Another name for this is vertical farming. There’s a lot to like about vertical farms. They require about 90% less water
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Tags: Climate Change, Commission on the Human Future, food security, urban farming, vertical farming