January 2014 BLOG POSTS

Climate change: Look past rhetoric and act now

Rachel Kyte | Group Vice President and Special Envoy, Climate Change | The World Bank Group | January 28, 2014

When you know a dangerous storm is coming, you prepare, right? You seal your doors and windows and make sure your loved ones are out of harm’s way. If you’re building a home on the coast, you think about those storms in advance and pay attention to sea level changes and the risk of storm... Read More >

Six steps closer to a sustainable world

Alan D. Hecht | Director, Sustainable Development, Office of Research and Development | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | January 21, 2014

Many organizations like the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation have long recognized the urgency of and need to achieve more sustainable management of global society, and have been valuable in advancing the science of sustainability both within and outside government.   History provides an... Read More >

A sustainable planet: Seeking our true north

The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation | January 14, 2014

"I have people ask me all the time: George, why in the world are you so interested in sustainability? And I quote Buckminster Fuller: 'If you can’t make the world work with six billion people, then how will you make it work with ten billion people? And, what are you going to do about it?' And... Read More >



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