Sustainability: Toronto. July 2, 2010. Yes it's possible says Dr. Peter  Victor, Professor and past-Dean of Environmental Studies at York University. Economic growth is the over-arching

Sustainability: Toronto. July 2, 2010. Yes it's possible says Dr. Peter  Victor, Professor and past-Dean of Environmental Studies at York University. Economic growth is the over-arching policy objective of governments worldwide. Yet its long-term viability is increasingly questioned because of environmental impacts and impending and actual shortages of energy and material resources. Furthermore, rising incomes in rich countries bear little relation to gains in happiness and well-being . Growth has not eliminated poverty, brought full employment or protected the environment. Results from a simulation model of the Canadian economy suggest that it is possible to have full employment, eradicate poverty, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and maintain fiscal balance without economic growth. It's time to turn our attention away from pursuing growth and towards specific objectives more directly relating to our well-being and that of the planet.

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Check out the AI generated video produced live on 21 September with the audience at UN HQ in New York during SDG Digital. The video depicts the results of the online survey conducted by SDG Digital

Check out the AI generated video produced live on 21 September with the audience at UN HQ in New York during SDG Digital. The video depicts the results of the online survey conducted by SDG Digital for the "A Digital Future for All" campaign. created by Lisa Russell.

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Follow Peter Cozad, a fly fishing guide in Viroqua as he explores a few of the many trout streams in southwestern Wisconsin. Learn why fly fishing is important to the economy of the region as well as to him personally, and how it may be threatened by climate change in this multimedia video produced by the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. Uploaded on Dec 22, 2010

More info and educational resources available at Climate Wisconsin.

Production Credits:
Finn Ryan -- producer, director, video
David Nevala -- photography, video, editing
Asche and Spencer -- music

 

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Sea ice is melting at both poles simultaneously. New technology reveals that the underside of the ice shelves in #Antarctica is rugged, allowing warm water to melt them more rapidly. Peter Wadhams

Sea ice is melting at both poles simultaneously. New technology reveals that the underside of the ice shelves in #Antarctica is rugged, allowing warm water to melt them more rapidly. Peter Wadhams and Patrick Hogan explain that, due to the loss of huge volumes of ice, the mass of the Earth is shifting, causing tectonic activity to increase, and ocean currents to be affected. It has huge implications for #SeaLevel rise. We can't think in linear terms when it comes to exponential changes in the climate system. We have to recognize the danger to coastal communities, and not keep rebuilding on the oceanfront after storms, which are only becoming more powerful. #Earthquakes may also be more likely. For more information on the state of our planet, visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library

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Dr. Peter G. Brown is a Professor of Geography at McGill University. In this discussion he calls out important points from his book, co-authored by with Geoffrey Garver, "Right Relationship: Buildng

Dr. Peter G. Brown is a Professor of Geography at McGill University. In this discussion he calls out important points from his book, co-authored by with Geoffrey Garver, "Right Relationship: Buildng a Whole Earth Economy.  Our current economic system—which assumes endless growth and limitless potential wealth—flies in the face of the fact that the earths resources are finite. The result is increasing destruction of the natural world and growing, sometimes lethal, tension between rich and poor, global north and south. Trying to fix problems piecemeal is not the solution. We need a comprehensive new vision of an economy that can serve people and all of lifes commonwealth.

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Beneath the #Arctic, a vast amount of #MethaneHydrate has been safely locked away. But the ice is thawing fast, and methane, 84 times more potent than CO2, is seeping out. If it reaches a tipping

Beneath the #Arctic, a vast amount of #MethaneHydrate has been safely locked away. But the ice is thawing fast, and methane, 84 times more potent than CO2, is seeping out. If it reaches a tipping point, the release of a huge amount of that gas will cause a spike in the already dangerous heating of the atmosphere. Can we prepare for such a catastrophic event? Peter Fiekowsky thinks so. He and Peter Wadhams discuss an exciting method of enhancing the natural oxidation of methane with Iron Chloride, which is explained fully in Fiekowsky's book, #ClimateRestoration, The Only Future that will Sustain the Human Race. Funding this life insurance for the planet is critically needed if we are to avert disaster. For more about the Climate Restoration Safety and Governance Board: https://www.crsgb.org/ To order Climate Restoration, The Only Future that will sustain the Human Race: https://www.peterfiekowsky.com/ For Peter Wadham's Ted Talk and Book: https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_wadhams_a_farewell_to_ice https://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Ice-Report-Arctic/dp/0190691158 For more information on the state of our planet, visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library

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Cities are one of the world’s main responsible sources for greenhouse gas emissions. They do not just need to be decarbonated — they can actively participate in decarbonating the environment.

Cities are one of the world’s main responsible sources for greenhouse gas emissions. They do not just need to be decarbonated — they can actively participate in decarbonating the environment. Peter Droege, architect and one of the world’s best-known experts in sustainable design and planning, offers ten points for immediate urban action. Peter DROEGE is an urban designer, expert in urban sustainability and director of LISD. This intervention was the introduction of our conference “The Architecture of Transition: buildings, cities and landscapes in the prism of the climate change”. Our built environment will be the cause, the effect and the stage of our future sustainable lives. Imagination, precision and agency of change are the indispensable traits of the creative consciousness that will power design thinking and practices. Find the other interventions here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDxTalks/search?query=braillard Professor, urban sustainability expert This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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