Call for a green, just economic recovery agenda in Hong Kong

Nature-based Solutions Mitigating Emissions and Protecting Water Quality

Introducing the vital and wonderful work of the Action for the Climate Emergency...

The climate emergency is here. The world as we know it is running out of time and the window for small, incremental action has closed. Instead, we need an emergency-level response to avert climate catastrophe—and leaders with the courage and mandate to take bold action. Our critical window of opportunity to sound the alarm is ever-narrowing and the time to act is NOW.

We are meeting this moment with boldness and have changed our name to Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE) to better reflect the full breadth of our work. Our evolved mission is to educate, inspire and support young people to lead the fight for their future. We achieve our mission by reaching tens of millions of young people with our programs each year, training a new generation of leaders, amplifying youth voices to shift the narrative, and increasing diverse youth participation in our democracy. 

ACE was founded in 2008 with the visionary (and at the time fringe) belief that to halt a global crisis, the climate movement needed the engagement of young people. Back then, we were told again and again that young people were not a priority because they couldn’t or wouldn’t vote, and couldn’t be organized. How times have changed. With the failure of our leaders to act and an explosion of youth activism and visibility within the movement, our outlying belief in the power of youth is now common knowledge—and to many, our best source of hope.

We believe that ACE has a critical role to play in growing the power of the movement by amplifying the voices and values of young people. When young people call for climate justice, they do so with the moral authority of a generation that will have to live with the choices our leaders make today. Youth voices are not the only ones needed in the global climate movement, but without the power of youth, we simply cannot win.....One thing is clear: we have no time to lose. Leah Qusba, ACE Executive Director
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Perhaps climate change is mostly about home economics...

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive, to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius

The very air in which you live is an inspiration. William Henry

Air, an undervalued necessity, that earns your gratitude when you inhale it for the last time. Shaun Neil King

The earth is what we all have in common. Wendell Berry

The earth is the general and equal possession of all humanity and therefore cannot be the property of individuals. Leo Tolstoy

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. Aldo Leopold

The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land. Luna Leopold

Water is fundamental for life and health. The human right to water is indispensable for leading a healthy life in human dignity. It is a prerequisite to the realization of all other human rights. United Nations

The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else. Barry Commoner

Relationships are the core message of ecology. Frances Moore Lappé

Ecology is the overall science of which economics is a minor specialty. Garrett Hardin

The economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around. Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day Founder

The highest function of ecology is the understanding of consequences. Frank Herbert

Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place. Margaret J. Wheatley

We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force. Gregory Colbert

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. Margaret Mead

The earth is what we all have in common. Wendell Berry

Touch the earth, feel the earth, her plains, her valleys, her hills, and her seas; rest your spirit in her solitary places. Henry Beston

Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. Rachel Carson

An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment. David Attenborough

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman 
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One month left to submit Stockholm+50 blogs!

Environmental and sustainability experts, practitioners, and enthusiasts are invited to submit short contributions in the form of articles, opinions, editorials, etc., that can inform the discussion and build momentum toward Stockholm+50.

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Reducing value chain carbon emissions: a practical guide for enterprise businesses.

Normative has developed a comprehensive new guide to explain how to engage your value chain in carbon reduction.

Value chains play a key role in reducing emissions. 92% of an average company’s emissions originate in the value chain, according to CDP. Beginning to reduce the carbon emissions from your value chain can seem like a tricky process. But it’s well worth it, both for the climate and for your business. If you want to reduce your carbon footprint – and thus, your climate impact – then reducing your value chain emissions will make a sizable difference.

In the downloadable guide Enterprise Value Chain Carbon Emission Reduction, you’ll find six building blocks to measure and reduce your business’s value chain carbon emissions.

By following this guide, you empower your company to make the carbon reductions necessary to fight climate change while keeping your company competitive and compliant.

time to beat plastic pollution and back to the Nature to restore our Earth . we have #onlyoneearth and let's build #Greensociety starts with #fossilfree to achieve #SDGs

A lesson from the Pollinators...

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius

The key to success is action, and the essential in action is perseverance. Sun Yat-sen

The winds of heaven change suddenly; so do human fortunes. Chinese Proverb

Change your thoughts and you change your world. Norman Vincent Peale

Wherever wind visits, there it freshens the air; wherever wisdom visits, there it freshens the mind! Mehmet Murat Ildan

There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take one with a heart. Lao Tzu

Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be. Jim Britt

True enlightenment is nothing but the nature of one's own self being fully realized. Dalai Lama

Personal transformation can and does have global effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. Marianne Williamson

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius
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