A top-down approach underpins much of organizational development, strategic planning, and operational norms within many nonprofits. However, in rapidly changing and shifting environments where problems are systemic, adaptability and fluidity are essential to effectively maneuver. Here, centralized leadership falls short.
If air travel continues to expand at its current pace, it will soon consume one-quarter of the Paris agreement’s total planetary carbon budget. Those of us who attend gatherings and conferences can alter our behavior to change that trend.
Looking at the past 140 years of documented history, the past five years have been earth’s five warmest years, and the 18 warmest have come since 2001.
A comprehensive 1,600-page report put together by 13 federal agencies details both the current and likely future costs of climate change. The scale of the disruptions outlined should give us all pause.
A study by internationally preeminent scientists finds that time is running out to dial back climate change. Estimated costs from a rise in global temperatures of a half-degree Celsius alone are $54 trillion—three times the current annual US gross domestic product.
Making “the market” concede that business must ultimately bend to the goals, values, and the eventual survival of society is the ideological contest of our time.
In less than three weeks, four major hurricanes have occurred in the Atlantic Ocean. Nevertheless, the head of the EPA says this is no time to talk about the effects of climate change on these storms. Pope Francis begs to differ.
Following the leak of a draft of a major government report on climate change, the Trump administration announced they will disband the federal advisory panel that reports on climate change.
Al Gore takes us on a worldwide tour of climate destruction in his latest documentary. But he also leaves us with a glimmer of hope, as he trains thousands of committed activists and uses his influence to broker a crucial deal at the Paris climate talks.
A new online project called “Atlas for the End of the World” is a collection of maps and graphics that help viewers see where and how urbanization is in conflict with biodiversity.
