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As water has allowed humans to thrive in the past, so it can continue to in the future

Telling the story of the Okjökull glacier in Iceland, Magnason explains why we need to start connecting to the future in a more intimate way.

Cities are leading on ensuring a safe and steady supply of water and setting an example for others to follow.

Cities around the world are looking to innovative solutions to combat rising temperatures in urban centres, as a way to improve health, save lives and reduce dependence on electrified air conditioning.

We need to build our way out of the social and financial crisis provoked by COVID-19, without losing sight of our net-zero targets.

At this critical juncture, we must speed up collaboration and accelerate the transition towards a responsible, net zero steel industry.

Citizens and cities can work together to promote healthy 1.5 degree lifestyles, writes ICLEI.

Chilean social entrepreneur and COP25 High-Level Climate Champion Gonzalo Muñoz on how the Race to Zero can be won. And he’s on a mission to bring a big list of business pledges to Glasgow in 2021.

The science is clear – in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, we must halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Business of every size, sector and geography has a role to play if we are to achieve our collective goals. 

As mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is committed to addressing her city’s challenges using an inclusive, data-driven approach to urban development.

What we do today will impact the type of world that future generations inherit. We have the power to create a world that is healthier and more resilient.

Microsoft’s “first-of-its-kind” initiative with Sol Systems ties the purchasing of renewable energy to environmental justice and equity in under-resourced communities.

If there’s one thing that the brutality of the COVID pandemic has taught us, it’s the importance of shared endeavour in the face of a disruptive shock.

Grappling with the impact of Covid-19, global leaders and health experts agree that investing in a green transition will strengthen public health, create jobs and make our society more resilient to future threats.

In Earthrise, Amanda Gorman – first ever American youth poet laureate – uses the power of her words to call on all of society to take action.

Let’s Go Zero 2030 campaign brings together students, parents, teachers, and school staff to create a more sustainable future, starting in the classroom.

We need to care for and live in harmony with the environment, says climate and gender activist Ernestine Leikeki Sevidzem.

“This decade is a moment of choice unlike any we have ever lived,” says Christiana Figueres, the architect of the historic 2015 Paris Agreement.

Covid-19 and climate emergencies demand huge political leadership, massive investment and clear corporate strategy. But we are beginning to see real evidence of a mutually sustaining loop of pressure between politicians, CEOs and the world of finance.

More and more companies are starting to become power generators by installing their own renewable energy systems on-site.

Companies with large agricultural supply chains can do something about the water crisis by joining the Ceres-WWF AgWater Challenge.