Trump Abandons the Paris Agreement: So, What Now?
On his first day in office, Donald Trump ordered (once again) the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change. He announced his administration’s intent to prioritize fossil fuel exploitation and repeal the Green New Deal, directly contradicting scientific consensus urging the cessation of coal, gas, and oil extraction and combustion […]
War, climate and misinformation: risks for 2025, says Davos report
How to adapt communication in the face of risks? On the eve of its Davos Forum, the Swiss resort where the economic and political elite gather every year, the organisers, the World Economic Forum (WEF), have just published their Global Risks 2025 report; the result of a survey of executives from around the world on […]
Communication: A Key to Democratizing Sustainability and Building Trust
10 Billion Solutions Marks Its 5th Anniversary by Expanding Services. 2025 is shaping up to be a year of political, economic, social, climate, and technological disruption. The speed and unpredictability of changes will test the resilience of democracies, institutions and businesses alike. In this context, responsible and transparent communication about the access and management of […]
The Plastic Tidal Wave: No Dam in Sight
The world is drowning in plastic, and last week’s high-stakes global negotiations to stop the flood failed. The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) in Busan, South Korea, was supposed to deliver a groundbreaking treaty to end plastic pollution…
COP29: What was agreed and what wasn’t?
COP29, or the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded on Sunday 24 November with both progress and setbacks for the global effort to tackle climate change.
COP29: System Alert Follows Initial Disappointment
COP29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday at 5:30 a.m., after a 35-hour delay.
Climate Week NYC or The Great Disconnect
One month ago to the hour, I was packing my bags to head to Climate Week NYC and UNGA79. I went, I worked, I returned, and it took me three weeks to process everything I experienced before I could sit down to write my thoughts. It wasn’t exhaustion or lack of time—although both played a […]
Climate disinformation mounts to absurd, dangerous levels
Disinformation has always been a tool used to manipulate public opinion, but the scale at which it operates today is unprecedented. Claims become more and more absurd in the context of the U.S. presidential election, algorithms amplify the “echo chambers” phenomenon, climate change disinformation continues to flourish. Can this be reined in? Helene and Milton […]
Of Climate Change, Broadway and Sea Level Rise
While it may not have the allure of a Broadway musical, New York City Climate Week has become a magnet for a special kind of visitor. Each year, during the third week of September, thousands of government officials, CEOs, experts, and activists from around the world flock to the Big Apple for Climate Week, a […]
Electric Flame Lights Up the Future of Sport
Less than a week into the Olympics and Paris might have already set new records. Striving to be the most sustainable Olympic Games to date, the City of Light is illuminating the path towards more environmentally conscious international sporting events.
