Living on a Living World
Earth is a living world. When we talk about “the planet”, we are not talking about some marginal part of human existence that interests scientists and climate advocates. We are talking about everything human beings depend on and aspire to. Nothing is possible without the living systems that make Earth…
SB64: Risk & Opportunity
The SB64 round of UN Climate Change negotiations will provide important opportunities for nations to reduce risks from destructive practices and maximize opportunity related to sustainable, climate-resilient development. While the process is highly technical and bureaucratic, nearly all areas of human activity can see increased risk if the talks do…
No to reckless destruction, yes to cooperative stewardship
When we talk about the health and wellbeing of our planet, we are talking about our planet’s ability to provide conditions for our health and wellbeing. Earth is under unprecedented stress from unsustainable industrial activities, which overconsume nonrenewable resources and degrade natural systems. As we reported this week: Climate change,…
The Triple Planetary Crisis is a driver of local conditions
The Triple Planetary Crisis is a shorthand term that is used to describe three major threats to Earth’s ecological health—climate change, Nature loss, and pollution. The term is also used to reference the many ways in which the ripple effects of these interacting crises undermine human health, security, and opportunity.…
For a future of resilient prosperity
Earth Civics is inspired, in part, by the Artemis II mission around the Moon, which reinvigorated public interest in understanding Earth as a planetary system. Our project builds on more than a decade of work to establish open civic spaces, where information moves freely and empowered citizens support best-case decision-making for our local,…
The Boundary Waters stand for human health & safety
The Boundary Waters are a pristine wilderness on the border of Minnesota with Canada. Their conserved, clean, and natural state is one of the great achievements of American civics, democracy, and economic development. Now, they face potential permanent contamination. The ability of a society to preserve, protect, and defend, such…
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