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CLICK HERE to support Hive Global Leaders Program - Participaction

CLICK HERE to support Hive Global Leaders Program - Participaction | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

GREESupport Hive Global Leaders Program - Participaction - donate or share on Generosity.

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Using the global brain to solve climate change | Laur Fisher | TEDxSomerville

There are countless examples of how online platforms like Wikipedia allow large numbers of people to connect and collaborate in ways that were never possible ...
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Creating a Climate of Change: A Sustainable Future for the Living Earth w Jeremy

Join acclaimed social thinker Jeremy Rifkin, and authors and educators Gregory Cajete and Melissa K. Nelson to explore how we can incorporate the values of .
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The clearest proof we’ll ever get that our planet is falling apart

The clearest proof we’ll ever get that our planet is falling apart | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Every once in a while, a chart or statistic or image comes along that reminds us, all over again, why it is that this global warming thing is so terrifying. This week, it was those darn walruses, who — after a summer when Arctic sea ice was at its sixth-lowest level on record — mobbed an Alaska beach in the largest such haul-out ever observed there.

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California drought: Gov. Jerry Brown issues water rules - CNN.com

California drought: Gov. Jerry Brown issues water rules - CNN.com | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
California Gov. Jerry Brown imposes mandatory water restrictions on residents, businesses and farms. The state is caught in an historic drought.
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The story of Earth's warmest year on record in 5 charts

The story of Earth's warmest year on record in 5 charts | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
2014 was the warmest year on record since record-keeping began in 1880, according to Japanese and U.S. agencies. These charts tell the story.
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â–¶ Nicholas Stern: The state of the climate — and what we might do about it - YouTube

Tomorrow, the UN begins its first Climate Summit, enlisting the world to work together on a problem that’s too big for any single country to solve alone. Economist Lord Nicholas Stern helped write a report that outlines where we are now — and what we could do next. It’s a big vision for cooperation, with a payoff that goes far beyond averting disaster. He asks: How can we use this crisis to spur better lives for all?
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weADAPT 4.0: online ‘open space’ on climate adaptation issues and synergies

weADAPT 4.0: online ‘open space’ on climate adaptation issues and synergies | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

weADAPT is an online ‘open space’ on climate adaptation issues and synergies with mitigation which allows practitioners, researchers and policy makers to access credible, high quality information and to share experiences and lessons learnt.

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â–¶ Enough Is Enough: Full Film - YouTube

http://steadystate.org/enough-is-enough - Enough Is Enough lays out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of economic growth—an economy where the goal is enough, not more. Based on the best-selling book by Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill, the film explores specific strategies to fix the financial system, reduce inequality, create jobs, and more. Drawing on the expertise of Tim Jackson, Kate Pickett, Andrew Simms, Natalie Bennett, and Ben Dyson, Enough Is Enough is the primer for achieving genuine prosperity and a hopeful future for all. 

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Call to Earth - A Message from the World's Astronauts to COP21 - YouTube

The Association of Space Explorers reached out to their fellow astronauts to pass on a simple message of solidarity, hope and collaboration to combat climate change and reach our political leaders during such a crucial time.

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Nick Stern: Shell is asking us to bet against the world on climate change

Nick Stern: Shell is asking us to bet against the world on climate change | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Oil giant is wrong on climate policy and on the progress that will be made in renewables over next 20-30 years, says influential economist Nick Stern
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â–¶ David Abram -- Climate and Psyche - YouTube

A broader view on the connection between the climate -- the very air we breathe -- and psychology. Recorded at the Psychology of Climate seminar, 28 Septembe...
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Jeremy Rifkin talks about climate change and other factors at FFA2015

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EarthNow

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Each month, we will provide information regarding the previous month’s climate. January 2015’s average global land and ocean temperature was the second warmest January on record just behind 2007.

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Carbon emissions: past, present and future – interactive

Carbon emissions: past, present and future – interactive | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
As the UN climate talks open in Lima to agree on a draft text for a treaty in Paris next year, here is a timeline of world’s top 20 emitters of carbon dioxide since the dawn of industrialisation dominated by UK and US.
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Saving Planet Earth & Stop Climate Change - Full Documentary - YouTube

Saving Planet Earth & Stop Climate Change - Full Documentary
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â–¶ Questions for a Resilient Future: Benjamin Barber - YouTube

For more on the Center for Human and Nature's Questions for a Resilient Future series visithttp://www.humansandnature.org/questi...

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Our World 2.0 Trailer

Solutions to the global challenges of climate change, food security, peak oil and biodiversity loss are within our reach.

Facilitated by the United Nations University, a think tank of the UN, the Our World 2.0 web magazine shares the research, ideas and actions of global citizens who are transforming our lives for the better.

This award-winning web magazine exchanges insight on these pressing topics through videobriefs, articles, debates, photo essays and public events.

Our World 2.0 web magazine reaches a broad cross-section of public, private, and academic audiences. Our key community consists of "influential leaders of the future", predominantly 25- to 45-year-olds, from both developing and developed countries. 

We invite you to contribute to this growing global conversation.
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