Earth system data will shape markets
Nearly all areas of human activity are lacking adequate embedded desision-related insights about the health and stability of Earth system functions, relative to products, services, and living conditions. This creates risks, operational inefficiencies, and costs, that race through whole economies and undermine human security and wellbeing. It is not enough to “price in” risk estimates…
250 more years of liberation is our shared task
In the summer of 1776, the people of what is now the United States of America decided to end the rule of monarchs and aristocracy. In place of autocrats and oligarchs, they established a republic—a political system that belongs to the people, where elected public servants work for the people, instead of commanding and controlling…
Infuse climate progress into existing services
The most significant factor in determining whether climate policies turn into real-world benefits is their ability to support everyday economic activities. “Mainstreaming” is the process of connecting climate policy to local needs and priorities and the activities of small and medium-sized enterprises, which comprise the majority of economic activity. In remote areas, where most incomes are…
Burning oil facilities threaten health of millions
The ongoing aerial war against Iran is creating a toxic legacy that will threaten the near, medium, and long-term health of millions, if not tens of millions of people across the region. The destruction of facilities containing combustible carbon-based fuels is creating a far-reaching…
How local policy can support climate-smart trade
Meeting needs at the human scale creates opportunities for serving people across regions and internationally. Trade is the domain of national governments. In the European Union, it is largely treated as a supranational policy space. In the US, there is mainstream disagreement over whether…
Environmental safety informed by science is a human right
The Rescue Party aims to establish a movement of ordinary people and aligned public servants, from across the political spectrum, who will work together to restore sanity and decency to our civic space, who will oppose all forms of corruption and abuses of power,…
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