Ahead of COP26, Eliot Whittington, Director of the Corporate Leaders Groups (CLG), interviewed Peter Simpson, CEO of Anglian Water. Their discussion focused on the challenges and opportunities

Ahead of COP26, Eliot Whittington, Director of the Corporate Leaders Groups (CLG), interviewed Peter Simpson, CEO of Anglian Water. Their discussion focused on the challenges and opportunities within the net-zero transition, alongside desired outcomes from the landmark climate summit.

Since its 2005 founding under HRH The Prince of Wales, the CLG has significantly shaped the UK's business response to climate change. It has built consensus across the UK business community, championed the Climate Change Act, and now represents progressive business voices globally. The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) convenes the CLG, leveraging its world-leading sustainability expertise and deep understanding of the political landscape.

Join the Center and the Thoreau Society for a special Earth Day event exploring resistance and extinction. We'll discuss how 19th-century naturalist Henry David Thoreau's works relate to today's

Join the Center and the Thoreau Society for a special Earth Day event exploring resistance and extinction. We'll discuss how 19th-century naturalist Henry David Thoreau's works relate to today's fight against the extinction crisis.

Speakers include Thoreau Society President Rochelle Johnson and Executive Director Michael Frederick; Laura Walls, author of *Henry David Thoreau: A Life*; and Center for Biological Diversity Founder Peter Galvin and Senior Scientist Tierra Curry.

The Thoreau Society preserves Thoreau's legacy, advocates for natural world preservation, and inspires a deliberate life.

SMEs are vital for achieving a net-zero economy, comprising over 90% of global businesses. A COP26 session on November 3rd in Glasgow explored the challenges and opportunities for engaging SMEs in

SMEs are vital for achieving a net-zero economy, comprising over 90% of global businesses. A COP26 session on November 3rd in Glasgow explored the challenges and opportunities for engaging SMEs in climate action, highlighting efforts by government, finance, and businesses.

The session also introduced the SME Climate Hub, a new tool launched by BSR and CISL. This free online platform provides global SMEs with essential training to decarbonize their operations, supporting their commitment to climate goals.

Glaciers are vital for global cooling and freshwater, but they are rapidly shrinking worldwide. Accelerating ice loss, particularly in the Himalayas, Alps, and at both poles, causes severe events

Glaciers are vital for global cooling and freshwater, but they are rapidly shrinking worldwide. Accelerating ice loss, particularly in the Himalayas, Alps, and at both poles, causes severe events like avalanches and flash floods, exacerbating disasters such as Pakistan's 2022 monsoons.

Professors Detlef Stammer (University of Hamburg) and Peter Wadhams (Cambridge University) will discuss these disappearing glaciers, their impacts, and potential conservation measures.

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Greenland’s ice sheets hold enough freshwater to raise sea levels over twenty feet. While not an immediate threat, recent research shows glaciers are shrinking seven times faster than a few

Greenland’s ice sheets hold enough freshwater to raise sea levels over twenty feet. While not an immediate threat, recent research shows glaciers are shrinking seven times faster than a few years ago, losing an average of 30 million tonnes per hour.

This influx of freshwater into the ocean significantly impacts the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which is vital for maintaining global weather patterns. Experts like Peter Wadhams and Paul Beckwith are studying these critical changes.

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Josh Wharton, an accomplished alpinist, faces new challenges from fatherhood and a warming climate. When he and Vince Anderson attempt Peru's Jirishanca via the 2003 Italian route, they confront

Josh Wharton, an accomplished alpinist, faces new challenges from fatherhood and a warming climate. When he and Vince Anderson attempt Peru's Jirishanca via the 2003 Italian route, they confront unprecedented risks. Discover their story, with photos by Drew Smith, originally published in the Spring 2023 Patagonia Journal.

Read the full ascent story: patagonia.com/stories/jirishanca

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Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share insights on the future, urging consideration for coming generations. They emphasize optimism and proactive

Four visionaries—Kevin Kelly, Peter Schwartz, Ari Wallach, and Tyler Cowen—share insights on the future, urging consideration for coming generations. They emphasize optimism and proactive engagement as essential for overcoming challenges, advocating for long-term thinking ("Longpath"), gradual progress ("Protopia"), scenario planning, and urgency.

Their collective message stresses empathy, transgenerational thinking, and diverse futures, highlighting that the future is a continuous creation requiring proactive, collective action.

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Labor unions increasingly support carbon pricing, recognizing its potential to drive business innovation and job creation. Join us to explore this policy and learn how to build relationships with

Labor unions increasingly support carbon pricing, recognizing its potential to drive business innovation and job creation. Join us to explore this policy and learn how to build relationships with labor unions.

Our speakers include John Braxton, Co-President Emeritus of AFT Local 2026 and a founder of US Labor Against the War, who helped originate AFT's climate change resolutions. Peter Knowlton, former General President of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE), brings 35 years of union leadership. Keon Liberato is President & Principal Officer of BMWED-IBT Local 3012. Arlene Grant, an artist and founder of ArlieSpeaks Media, has extensive experience in labor and employment disputes, and actively promotes environmental and social justice.

Three applied economists present on overcoming current sustainability challenges in agricultural and urban systems. This international session features 15-minute talks, each followed by a Q&A

Three applied economists present on overcoming current sustainability challenges in agricultural and urban systems. This international session features 15-minute talks, each followed by a Q&A segment.

Hope Michelson discusses "Low Fertilizer in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Insights Into an Old Problem." Peter Christensen explores "What Can Ride-hailing Experiments Tell Us about Sustainable Transportation Challenges in Developing Countries." Catalina Herrera-Almanza examines "Natural Disasters, Mitigation and Human Capital Outcomes in Developing Countries."

This session is sponsored by the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson, stresses the fundamental connection between a healthy ocean and a healthy planet. He asserts that a thriving planetary ecosystem is unattainable

UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson, stresses the fundamental connection between a healthy ocean and a healthy planet. He asserts that a thriving planetary ecosystem is unattainable without a robust ocean ecosystem.

Thomson calls upon countries, companies, and individuals to significantly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. This urgent appeal supports SDG 14, "Life Below Water," and the global movement to #SaveOurOcean.