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It’s Convenient for Corporations to Lay the Blame for Climate Change With Individuals

March 12, 2019

Governments have the power to enact legislation which could regulate industries to remain within sustainable emission limits and adhere to environmental protection standards.

84% of People Now Consider Climate Change a ‘Global Catastrophic Risk’

TSSS Contributor

May 29, 2017

Energy, Cities and Climate Change, behaviour change, political leadership

There's certainly a huge gap between what people expect from politicians and what politicians are doing.

All Public Officials Should be Grilled on Their Failures: Sen. Elizabeth Warren digs into former Federal Reserve official Leonard Chanin

TSSS Contributor

April 7, 2016

Ethics, Sustainability Themed Videos

When you talk about how certain regulations are too costly or too difficult to comply with, you sound a lot like you did before the 2008 crisis when you failed to act. So my question is, given your track record at the Fed, why should anyone take you seriously now?

Can Canadians get our elected officials to focus on our environmental concerns? Introducing GreenPAC.

TSSS Contributor

March 12, 2015

Uncategorized

Canadians appear to care about their environment but our views are often underrepresented by our elected officials. What can we do?

Can we survive “Tesla-Time” innovation?

Brad Zarnett

February 17, 2015

Culture and Leadership, Innovation Leaders

We don’t have the luxury to wait decades for Tesla-styled innovation. We need the next innovative and disruptive business approach and/or technology that solves our climate challenges, NOW.

A month later, what did we learn from climate week?

Helle Bank Jorgensen

October 31, 2014

Energy, Cities and Climate Change

Leaders still need political cover to price externalities - the climate march was a good start but there is still much more work to be done.

Adaptation and Resiliency In the Face of Climate Change at VERGE

Guest Contributor

November 12, 2013

Energy, Cities and Climate Change

When looking at the landscape of climate change in the literal sense, we are faced with the advent of severe weather cycles, destructive storms like Hurricane Sandy and rising sea levels threatening to consume vast areas. City and state planners have their work cut out and are using technology to discover future crisis scenarios and their solutions.

“You won’t succeed without me”. What nature would say to business if it had a voice.

Amy Larkin

April 23, 2013

Uncategorized

Business can't expect to continue with a drastically degraded environment - it looks like they might be starting to get the message.

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