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On the way to nowhere
10 Years After the Paris Agreement, we need to adjust our understanding of ambition, and of efficient value-creation, to prevent further climate…
Dec 12
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Joseph Robertson
Resilient Prosperity 10 Years After Paris
December 11-12, 2025 – Join us for Resilient Prosperity 10 years after Paris: A Forum on Multilateral Cooperation to Accelerate Climate-Resilient…
Dec 10
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Joseph Robertson
Pearl Harbor reminds us why free people resist totalitarian terror & violence
84 years after Pearl Harbor, we remember the attack and the war that followed, but also the common cause and the institutions created to ensure the…
Dec 8
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Disinformation is violence
May 10, 2021
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Roadmap for scaling impact investment in urban food systems, released by Food Trails
Jun 2, 2023
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CCI & The Fletcher School team up to host Earth Diplomacy Leadership workshops
May 17, 2023
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Joseph Robertson
Pope Francis left a legacy of moral liberation
Apr 21
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Connect people to process to drive systems change
Jan 16, 2023
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For four consecutive days, Earth has seen its hottest day ever
Jul 8, 2023
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Our planet is a watershed
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, we are still learning to value the integrated way in which natural systems create value. We need to accelerate our…
Dec 4
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Joseph Robertson
Get ready for the resilience economy
The COP30 UN Climate Change negotiations point to a future of low-carbon resilience-building human development, finance, and trade. Major business-model…
Dec 1
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Zero harm is the transformational goal
If your highest aspiration is easy to achieve, you are less likely to make transformational change. On an individual level, such easy asks can keep…
Nov 14
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Adaptive design thinking can re-wire systems for success
There are many reasons why industrial climate disruption cannot simply be “solved” by one smart policy or by a coalition of the willing:
Nov 7
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Reinventing Prosperity 2025: Tools for Transcending Crisis
The 2025 Reinventing Prosperity Report exames 7 dimensions of polycrisis & suggests ways to ensure local economies have adaptive capacity, agency …
Oct 30
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Design systems to transcend emerging & ongoing crises
The 2025 Reinventing Prosperity report will focus on the need to design systems that eliminate the root causes of crisis, including climate disruption…
Sep 25
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Insights from the far north
Alaska is a place of wonder & consequence, carrying lessons from the past & from ongoing experience of climate disruption. Beyond the summit, Alaska…
Aug 18
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Joseph Robertson
Climate protection is a fundamental human right
Active Value ratings will count hidden costs & benefits; ICJ finds climate action is a legal duty; canceling climate policy will cost lives & treasure…
Jul 31
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ACCESS to GOOD: The recipe for enduring prosperity
To achieve enduring prosperity, we need to address climate risk, reduce impacts, and build resilience, in ways that heal economic disparities.
Jun 16
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Joseph Robertson
SB62 Earth Diplomacy workshops to focus on activating climate goals
Two weeks before negotiators gather in Bonn, Germany, the Earth Diplomacy Leadership workshops will focus on activating climate goals through the…
May 30
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Joseph Robertson
Pope Leo XIV proclaims 'evil will not prevail'
The new pope is the first from the U.S. & the first Augustinian friar to serve as spiritual leader of the Catholic Church. In first remarks, he calls…
May 9
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Joseph Robertson
Pope Francis left a legacy of moral liberation
Pope Francis reminded faithful: There are no stratifications in Christian love. We owe generosity and service to all people, especially the vulnerable…
Apr 21
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Stop the loss of Climate Value; build a better future
Key institutions and funding sources are facing an uncertain future; CCI is working to advance health-building sustainable food systems; complex…
Mar 31
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All Rights & Liberties are at Risk
After winning less than 1/3 of the vote, Trump moves to use extralegal authority to consolidate power; erosion of checks and balances puts rights at…
Feb 17
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Presidents cannot invent powers or ignore the Constitution
Trump's executive orders claim powers that do not exist, even attempting to unilaterally amend the Constitution and strip Americans of basic rights.
Jan 23
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Joseph Robertson
Fear & falsehood will not win
King called for a future of optimism, justice, and freedom. Trump wants wealth for himself and threatens revenge. The American people can still choose…
Jan 20
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