PLANETARY LIMIT #4 OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: 3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CO2 EMISSIONS AND OUR OCEANS
By Jane Fiona Cumming 1. What is ocean acidification? Increasing CO2 in the atmosphere due to human activities not only affects the...
ST2: 6 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NATURE, BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND OUR MENTAL HEALTH
By Article 13 With a definite whiff of Spring in the air we wanted to reflect on the positive impact of nature and biodiversity on our...
98% OF SOCIAL IMPACT TARGETS FOR EDUCATION ARE MISALIGNED WITH WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS
By Anne Millar-Durrant and Jane Fiona Cumming Young people are a collective voice for global action. The strength of this voice is wholly...
SOCIAL THRESHOLD #9 - SOCIAL EQUITY. WHY YOUR ‘GREEN’ RECOVERY PLAN ALSO NEEDS TO ADDRESS INEQUITY
By Jane Fiona Cumming and Anne Millar-Durrant Doughnut Thinking[i] states that the 9 planetary limits and 12 social thresholds need to be...
PLANETARY LIMITS AND SOCIAL THRESHOLDS: WE ARE PROUD TO JOIN THE COUNTDOWN COMMUNITY – ARE YOU?
10.10.20 sees TED launch its Countdown movement, a global initiative to champion and acceleration solutions to the climate crisis,...
PLANETARY LIMITS AND SOCIAL THRESHOLDS: A SAFE AND JUST OPERATING SPACE FOR SCOTLAND
As part of our 9th year of research on planetary limits and social thresholds, we are showcasing how nations are using doughnut...
EARTH OVERSHOOT DAY – A QUESTION OF INTERNATIONAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
The 22nd of August marks Earth Overshoot Day for 2020, the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given...
98% OF SOCIAL IMPACT TARGETS FOR EDUCATION ARE MISALIGNED WITH WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS
Today marks International Youth Day and the opportunity to amplify the engagement of young people as a collective voice for global...
What's the difference between a +1.5°C and a +4°C World?
*In 1880 – the average temperature of planet Earth was 13.7°C *In 1990 – it was 14.3°C *In 2019 it was 14.9°Cⁱ That means in the past 200...
SOCIAL THRESHOLD #9 GENDER INEQUALITY: CAN YOU HELP AVOID A ‘PINK-COLLAR’ RECESSION?
Our recent review of 240 of the world’s largest companies found that only 4% of the companies reviewed had targets set at a scale to...
