Mapping Climate Change and Knowledge

See the data and the effects of carbon on our planet! It’s easy to dismiss the numbers that scientists throw around when you can’t actually see what they mean. After all, we aren’t all scientists, and data like “400 ppm” or “2°C...
Sustainability and the Year Ahead

Why 2°C?

Why is 2°C the threshold for maximum temperature change for global warming? According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change global warming of more than  2° Celsius would have very serious consequences. It would increase the frequency of extreme climate...
Sustainability and the Year Ahead

COP21 and the End of Climate Change

COP21: What does this mean for climate change? COP21 marks a critical moment in our history and path towards a carbon-free future. It’s a gathering of national governments, global leaders, non-profit organizations, and business leaders from around the world,...
Sustainability and the Year Ahead

The World’s Climate Pledges

Countries around the world pledge their climate action commitments in anticipation of COP21. With just one week to go until the start of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), a majority of the world’s nations have already submitted their pledges for Paris....