Felix Dodds comments on sustainable development, coffee & life

The following seven podcast episodes are adapted from the book  "Only One Earth" by Felix Dodds, Maurice Strong (the father of sustainable development), and Michael Straus e In this episode, we look at the World Summit on Sustainable Development - the 2002 Johannesburg Summit which was meant to reinvigorate global commitment to sustainable development, and arrived at a turning point in world affairs. With over 40,000 participants, including 104 heads of state, the summit echoed the ambitions of the 1992 Earth Summit but collided with a shifting global landscape in the aftermath of 9/11. This episode traces the ambitions, negotiations, and ultimate disappointments of WSSD, from the promise of a “Global Deal” to the emergence of public-private partnerships, and the tensions between trade, governance, and sustainability. We examine how institutional fragmentation, political polarization, and unmet financing commitments left the summit's bold agenda largely unfulfille...

Can Santa Claus Help the World Conquer Climate Change? media kit available here. New comic book from Comics Uniting Nations and founding partner UNICEF takes the action to the North Pole, and brings the message home to kids [New York, NY]   In the midst of soaring pre-winter Arctic temperatures - and increasing political uncertainty - a new hero emerged today to help lead the global battle against potential climate catastrophe. Actually, a rather old hero.  Santa Claus [also known as Father Christmas, Père Noël and St. Nicholas] today released a deeply personal account of his struggle to recognize, understand and take action against the impacts of rising temperatures and extreme weather events that are threatening the very foundations of his fabled workshop and village. His account, in comic book format, titled " Santa's Green Christmas - Father Christmas Battles Climate Change ," reveals how Mr. Claus...