PHILANTHROPY AND BEYOND
#CULTURAL IMPACT
Masterpieces with a twist
19 Dec. To coincide with the COP25 Climate Summit in Madrid, The Prado Museum updated some of its masterpieces with WWF to illustrate the dramatic effects of climate change. The Cop25, (too) slowly getting there – 80 countries have signalled plans to enhance their climate pledges for COP26 in 2020 and 73 have pledged alongside the EU to become climate neutral by 2050. © Museo del Prado/WWF
#THOUGHTFUL READS
Economics against poverty
16 Dec. Poor Economics (2011) and Good Economics (2019), by Economics Nobel Prize winners Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo question why mainstream economics has mainly been thought in relation to richer societies. Their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty has inspired GiveDirectly. Discover how to support the movement here.
#WORD OF THE WEEK
"Lignite"
13 Dec. Coal fired plants are a thorn in the foot of climate mitigation. As of today 78 countries use coal power and 16 more countries are planning coal power including Egypt and the UAE. To stay well below 2c, one coal unit a day should close every day until 2040. Lignite is a low-quality coal, the highest polluting grade. Client Earth is fighting to end the use of coal and lignite, see how. © ClientEarth
WELLNESS
Algae could change our world
8 Nov. Oceanic jungles of macro-algae are highly efficient at storing carbon – and algae are also delicious to eat! Nori, kelp, wakame, kombu, dulse, and spirulina contain healthy minerals. Share your best recipe here and we will publish it in our next newsletter. Want to know more about the potential of seaweed farming? Net-Works is helping fishermen be less reliable on fish. © Rebecca Hale/National Geographic
Bringing emissions down to zero by the end of the 21st century is key to stay below 2 degrees of warming – offsetting our carbon emissions can be part of the solution