The sustainable city may be what saves humanity from itself. Contrary to stats from President Obama, Bill Clinton, and UN officials, city dwellers actually have a smaller carbon footprint that non-urban residents. Many who study urban development have understood this but now new statistics are proving it. With these new numbers showing that urban living [...]
SF Eyes UN Climate Center At Polluted Shipyard
San Francisco may soon be home to a global climate change think tank, pending a few hurdles. Mayor Newsom and the United Nations are in discussion to revitalize the highly-polluted Hunters Point Shipyard by building a conference center, UN office buildings and incorporate more than 2,000,000 square feet of commercial space. The site is currently [...]
Young People Are Key Partners In Sustainable Development
UN’s Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon has announced that the theme of this year’s International Youth Day will be “Sustainability: Our Challenge. Our Future”. This reflects the belief that our societal, economic, and environmental issues most impact the young as they are the ones who will be affected by the actions for decades to come. They, however, [...]
Earth Charter Initiative
The Earth Charter Initiative is a global network of people, organizations, and institutions with the focused goal of promoting and implementing the values and principles of the Earth Charter. Following the Brundtland Commission of 1987, Maurice Strong and Mikhail Gorbachev launched the initiative in 1994 to develop an Earth Charter. After a number of revisions [...]
