Here are 9 top megatrends as seen by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Tag: climate change mitigation
MIT’s Look at Civilization’s Megatrends
Tagged with: climate change mitigation, climate crisis, destroying public education, massive disinformation campaigns and denial of science, sustainability means meeting our own needs in a manner in which future generations are able to meet theirs, Water a stressed resource, water shortage and drought
Trump Appalling? Isn’t That the Entirety of His Brand?
This morning, the President of the United States sent a tweet to his followers mocking Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old girl with Asperger’s, who stands at the center of the rally for climate change mitigation. Thunberg was named Time magazine’s Person …
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Bill Gates on Climate Change Mitigation
I just signed up to receive Bill Gates’ newsletter on fighting climate change. It’s always good to know what the planet’s most powerful people are thinking and doing, and we’re all certainly better off when the multi-billionaires out there are …
The Greatest Threat To Human Civilization
This is good, but I look at it a bit differently. I would add “climate change mitigation” to the list of things everyone wants. (I would add “universal healthcare” to the list too.)
The Dutch Are Making Sure Sea Water Stays Where It Belongs
As we’ve discussed, there are two fundamental strategies in dealing with climate change: mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions that are causing the problem), and adaptation (dealing with rising temperatures and their effects).
What Will We Live to Experience?
My 64th birthday tomorrow sets my mind in motion as to what I’m going to experience in the remainder of my life, and what I’ll miss. Several items in particular threaten our sustainability:
When It Comes To Driving Climate Change Mitigation, Oregon Is Stuck in Neutral
Here’s a sad story on climate inaction. If we’re having trouble getting ‘er done in Oregon, it’s hard to know where else to turn. What’s especially tragic is that experts agree that the bill in question would bring jobs along …
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Plant Trees
Here’s another post featuring the work of Italian artist Maurizio Rega, who, as far as I can tell, features trees in every piece. And my Lord is this guy prodigious. He cranks out several of these every week, normally announcing …
Tagged with: climate change mitigation
World Freedom Rankings: Mixed Review for U.S.
As shown here (larger version below), the United States comes in #53 in the Freedom House world freedom rankings this year. This report offers some interesting reading as to how this was derived.
Tagged with: climate change mitigation, corporate and government whistleblowers, defunding of public schools, Freedom House world rankings, global warming and other forms of ecologic destruction disproportionately affect the poor, healthcare is a basic human right, obstruction of justice by the U.S. president, overturning the "Citizens United" decision
Infinite Growth Required for a Planet of Finite Size: What Could Go Wrong?
As we approach the 50th anniversary of The Limits of Growth by Donella Meadows et al., it’s interesting, albeit disturbing, to note all the newly emerging factors that conspire to worsen the prognosis of the survival of humankind since the …
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