Tag: global challenges
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Common Concern of Humankind
Common Concern of Humankind The Common Concern of Humankind (CCH) concept provides a framework for approaching global problems. Issues of common concern are those that inevitably transcend the boundaries of a single state and require collective action in response. The CCH model is particularly suited to environmental problems, which do not respect national boundaries. Addressing…
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Climate Funds
Climate Funds Dedicated to addressing challenges associated with climate change, climate funds represent financial resources designed specifically for projects, initiatives, and activities that contribute to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. These funds play a pivotal role in mobilizing resources to combat the impacts of climate change, steering us towards a more sustainable and low-carbon…
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Climate Clocks
Climate Clocks The Climate Clock counts down the critical deadline for achieving zero emissions (referred to as our “deadline”) but also charts our progress along the vital solution paths (referred to as “lifelines”). It draws its power from a collective force of scientists, artists, educators and activists from all over the world. The next seven…
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Climate Change
Climate Change Climate change refers to the long-term variations observed in weather conditions due to the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. These variations include changes in temperature, precipitation, wind patterns and other aspects of the climate system. Although natural processes, such as the solar cycle or massive volcanic eruptions, can contribute to these changes, human…
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Climate Action Tracker (CAT)
Climate Action Tracker (CAT) The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) is an independent scientific body dedicated to monitoring and evaluating governments’ decarbonization initiatives in alignment with the Paris Agreement’s objectives; to restrict global temperature increases to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with efforts to limit the rise to 1.5°C by the end of this century.…
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Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint As stated by Mike Berners-Lee, author of The Carbon Footprint of Everything, a carbon footprint is the “total sum of all the greenhouse gas emissions that had to take place in order for a product to be produced or for an activity to take place”. Each of these activities and products has its…
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Buckminster Fuller Institute
Buckminster Fuller Institute The Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to continuing Fuller’s legacy by promoting comprehensive approaches to addressing complex global challenges such as sustainability, environmental stewardship, social justice, and technological innovation. Buckminster Fuller developed the new discipline of Comprehensive Anticipatory Design Science to support a whole systems approach to “make…