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February 29, 2020

Published by Info @Valutus on February 29, 2020

Blame! The Worm Will Turn in 2020

In a world where many live in scarcity, one commodity – blame – is always in available in abundance. We expect climate-change blame to be in overdrive before 2020 is done, with activists, governments, and deniers alike howling for relief.

February 28, 2020

Published by Info @Valutus on February 28, 2020

Science Based Targets: The Consequences of Delay

We’ve developed a tool to help companies select science-based targets and plan for their achievement. It also demonstrates the value of starting quickly. Every year of delay comes with significant cost. You'll have to go faster and may run into the organizational equivalent of getting pulled over for speeding.

February 18, 2020

Published by Info @Valutus on February 18, 2020

Sand for Our Castles

Our roads and cities rise as our sand levels fall with 50 billion tons of sand harvested annually – not from deserts but from vulnerable riverbeds and beaches – all so we can make the most ubiquitous mixed material in the world: concrete.

February 14, 2020

Published by Info @Valutus on February 14, 2020

A Forest on the Corner: Moss, CO2 and City Trees

A simple, compact, and low-maintenance living agent that can do the work of a small forest - harvest CO2, fix nitrogen, pull many other toxins from the air and, crucially, give off oxygen - could transform the air quality in cities right where the worst pollution is found. As it happens, moss is does all of that and more.

February 14, 2020

Published by Info @Valutus on February 14, 2020

Davos Declarations

Prior to the 2020 WEF meeting, a letter from the chairman to his members read, in part, “We look forward to the Annual Meeting being a breakthrough moment for business action on climate change.” Many seem to have taken that seriously. Here are some of the commitments that struck us most forcibly.

January 3, 2020

Published by Info @Valutus on January 3, 2020

“…I’m Glad I Know You, George Bailey!”

Happily, many of us just had a short break, a breather, a catnap away from the fretting and the struggling and the urgency and foreboding that comes with working on sustainability. As you rise and turn to your overcoats and galoshes once more, take stock of your own impact, of what your contributions mean to us all. How? We suggest the George Bailey method: what would the world have been like if you had never been born?

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