Climate Fieldnotes

The Tipping Points

A “tipping point” in climate science refers to a critical threshold where small changes lead to significant, often irreversible impacts on the environment. As reported…
This is the Critical Decade to Work on Climate

Johan Rockström is a Swedish scientist, internationally recognized for his work on global sustainability issues. He is joint director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate…
The Five Scenarios

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, enabling thousands of scientists and…
How Can You Help?

The Knowledge-Action Gap First of all, there’s something we need to learn from climate change deniers. Climate deniers are congruent, they don’t believe in Climate…
Unequivocal Evidence

As reported by Columbia University Climate School, the favored refrain of climate deniers and those who oppose climate policies is that “the science is not…
The Real Cost of a Hamburger

I must admit it, I love hamburgers, but these facts make me ponder more what I eat: See this food carbon footprint comparison chart from…
Prof. Brian Cox: A Galactic Responsibility

Paraphrasing Brian Cox, English physicist and professor of particle physics at the University of Manchester: The Earth is one planet orbiting one star among 400…
Gus Speth: The Top Global Environmental Problems

I used to think the top global environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate change. I thought within 30 years of good science…
We Don’t Need to Save the Planet

A reflection on humanity’s urgent responsibility to protect life as we know it. “Save the planet!”—it’s a rallying cry we’ve all heard. But does the…
An Intergenerational Turning Point

“We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it.” Barack Obama