THIS FRIDAY - Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference
Join 750+ policymakers, academics, researchers, & govt leaders to discuss why place, progress, productivity & decision-making in govt matter for economic recovery, resilience & prosperity.
https://t.co/QPQ0bWMzrl
The 2022 Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk #cccr2022 is about to kick off with a keynote from @LordMartinRees !
We'll be live-tweeting the whole thing, follow along and join the conversation
Effective climate change communication often relies on giving people a sense of hope.
...But where should we look to find it?
Climate Outreach's @xsusiewang will be speaking on this @HopeFTFuture panel at the @FestOfDebate.
Sign up here: https://t.co/gs47RzLlGY
It certainly is! Where should the costs fall though? On industries that increase the risk/impacts of pandemics? (BioLabs, air travel, forest & animal habitat clearing industries?) Or partly on taxpayers in general?
1/ We're thrilled to announce the FTX Foundation's Future Fund. We make grants and investments to ambitious projects to improve humanity's long-term prospects.
We plan to deploy >$100M this year, and potentially a lot more (in principle up to $1B).
https://t.co/kIWdm48LZ4
After a lack of progress at #COP26, Mary Robinson explores how Africa must stand as one ahead of #COP27 in Egypt this November to address their concerns on #adaptation and to limit global warming to 1.5° C.
Read more in @ProSyn: https://t.co/hHIAxpFjzC
A slew of interesting points and important observations in this @ProSyn Event with @TheElders. Well worth watching the whole thing! https://t.co/EkYmfSZTsW
Support for populist politics ‘collapsed’ during the pandemic but satisfaction with democracy also continued to falter, according to a new report by the Centre for the Future of Democracy, @unicam published today.
https://t.co/p2FHlnbUEd
Great to see that the Doughnut is one of the key inspirations behind Grenoble's ongoing ecological transition - this report (in French & English) has many inspiring examples of city- and community-scale action.
A reminder of this useful comparison tool drawing on Planetary Boundaries and the work of @KateRaworth plus the @DoughnutEcon team. It's not just C02 https://t.co/C4f1zVk1oZ
Climate policy must be fair, of course. But what does 'fair' mean to different people?
Here's @powellds on why climate advocates must get to grips with the many ways to understand 'fairness': https://t.co/cYw3WdJpOa
Photo credit: Abir Abdullah
🚨Two days left to apply to join Climate Outreach as a Researcher.🚨
Please get your applications in for 10.00 GMT this Thursday - and share the role with anyone who might be interested.
https://t.co/VRowGpp9FH
Who are the most trusted messengers for communicating COP26 in Britain, and where does the royal family fit?
Our 'Britain Talks COP26' audience research was picked up by @AmandinLondon for a French Sunday paper https://t.co/92L94e7b4Z
We are beginning another day at #ArcticCircle2021 in Iceland.🌄
As we watch the climate reality play out and the #Arctic ice diminish before our eyes, the Arctic Circle Assembly has never been more important.
#IceCrisis#GlobalChoices
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@_Arctic_Circle Intergenerational Wisdom, Climate Justice and the Arctic.
This session will host:
Mary Robinson, Chair of @TheElders
Sally Ranney, #GlobalChoices President
Marjorie Layden, Founder of The WEL Foundation
Iluuna Sørensen, Arctic Angel
🌎8.45am - 9.40am GMT🌏
We are delighted that our Founder and Patron will be on stage today at #ArcticCircle2021 for the session “Intergenerational Wisdom, Climate Justice, and The Arctic”, starting soon