Our Planet is a Watershed
Review of climate resilient future prospects after the COP30 negotiations in Brazil, for St. John’s University course: Economics of Sustainable Development. The COP28 in Dubai, in 2023, not only committed nations to…
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Mutirão: COP30 vision for cooperative climate rescue
Climate change cannot be ended by a piece of paper; this is the geophysical fact that haunts every Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climage Change.…
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Food systems can drive climate transformation
A sudden rise in food prices can create destabilizing political and economic shockwaves. Food prices were the spark that set off the mass protest movements across North Africa and the…
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Zero harm is the transformational goal
If your highest aspiration is easy to achieve, you are less likely to make transformational change. On an individual level, such easy asks can keep things comfortable, so long as all…
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Adaptive design thinking can rewire systems for success
There are many reasons why industrial climate disruption cannot simply be “solved” by one smart policy or by a coalition of the willing: Add to all of this the fact…
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COP30: A foundation for climate security & prosperity
We can achieve a world of security, prosperity, dignity, and freedom for all people. That project starts with reducing climate risk and related destabilizing effects, while supporting expanded investment in…
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Joseph E. Robertson, III 