We must wake up to the fact that if any one part of our global ecosystem is supported, it supports us all. If it is harmed, it harms us all.
I've added my name to this open letter calling on #G20 leaders to: Triple the Investment. End crippling debt. Make polluters pay. #DearG20 …

What a perfect book from Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac ; Let's start our #EWRI #WWN book club. See you soon, friends. #ASCE Women-Water Nexus #waterbooks #bestseller

Mother Earth has been around for 4.5 billion years. She was perfectly happy before we got here, and she will be perfectly happy if we’re ever foolish enough to pull the ejector seat and leave.

Gratitude to Krista Tippett for sharing so deeply and meaningfully in this conversation 🙏 I'm an avid listener of her podcast The On Being Project and it was a great pleasure to interview her this time.

“In our own bodies we call it cancer.” We must free ourselves from thinking growth in itself is good.
Catch more from Kate Raworth (and many other incredible guests) in our recent miniseries  #OurStoryOfNature .
Wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
#doughnuteconomics #postgrowth

Costa Rica, once home to rampant logging, has now almost doubled the size of its rainforest. They turned it all around within a generation. It can be done.

Protect people and the planet. #ActOnClimate

#biodiversity #deforestation #rewilding #solutions

We welcomed a fellow optimist Hannah Ritchie to the podcast this week. She asserts that there is fundamental data that proves that a sustainable world possible - not guaranteed, but possible. I absolutely agree.

Out now: Christiana Figueres presents a bold and utterly necessary call-to-action for our present and future.
With Paul Polman on the How To Academy podcast. Listen now:
howtoacademy.com/podcasts/diplo…

The very same interaction, the very same experience can be either mundane or spiritual. The only difference is how we choose to live it.

⚡️NEW EPISODE⚡️ How should we raise children in these times? Should it be compulsory for leaders to learn about biodiversity? How do we communicate to inspire climate action, while acknowledging grief?
Your questions answered.
🎧bit.ly/3TIhRh5 #ourstoryofnature

ICYMI: We awarded the #AlbertMedal 🎖️ to Christiana Figueres last night.💙 A leader on global climate change, she is credited with forging a new brand of collaborative diplomacy that led to the historic Paris Agreement of 2015.

Watch the full address here: thersa.co/3T7K5QQ

The only guarantee we have around 1.5C is that giving up on it now means we lose this critical chance to rectify our course, with severe consequences for all. #Cop29 is a key moment: Azerbaijan must be the anchor for 1.5C. My piece in The New Statesman
newstatesman.com/spotlight/sust…

Honored and humbled to be awarded the The RSA Albert Medal Award yesterday - thank you to Andy Cohen Haldane and all at the RSA for the honor and for a wonderful evening.

Deeply honoured to be receiving the The RSA Albert Medal tonight which recognises creativity and innovation since 1864. To be in the company of previous winners Marie Curie, Stephen Hawking & Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert is humbling indeed. Live stream: youtube.com/watch?v=Tp8RP_…

Wonderful as always to talk to the force of nature that is Gina McCarthy, this time bringing us essential insights into Biden's vision on climate and more.

A pleasure to catch up with Paul Polman this week for How To Academy podcast. We talked about the schism between political dogma and rationality; how we can approach #COP29 - and my favourite English tea (which was what powered us through the Paris Agreement in 2015 by the way)!

We are thrilled to announce that the Albert Medal will be awarded to
Christiana Figueres. A leader on global climate change, she is credited with forging a new brand of collaborative diplomacy that led to the historic Paris Agreement of 2015. Book your ticket now: thersa.co/4byFzTE

In Season 3 of the Force of Nature podcast, 'Confessions of a Climate Activist,' I speak to friends about the stuff that doesn’t get talked about.

Burnout.
Fear of getting cancelled.
The ethical compromises of making money.
Imposter syndrome.
Alienating friends.

... and much more.

Good news: UK emissions in 2023 fell to lowest level since 1879

The UK’s GHG emissions fell by 5.7% in 2023 to their lowest level since 1879 according to Carbon Brief

BUT drop was due to reduce gas demand and unrelated to deliberate climate action

carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-em…