A race against time and against ourselves. Against the dangerous idea that we can’t do this, that there is no way.
Unlike most races, it won’t have one winner. In this race we all win, or we all lose. Winning it requires a radical, unprecedented level of collaboration, from all corners of our world. From our cities, businesses, regions and investors. From people everywhere.
Together we’ll be racing for a better world. A zero carbon world. A healthier, safer, fairer world. A world of wellbeing, abundance and joy, where the air is fresher, our jobs are well-paid and dignified, and our future is clear.
To get there we need to run fast, and get faster. We need more and more people to join the race, and right now. This is not about 2050, it’s about today.
A meeting in Rome last week prepared the ground for September’s UN food summit where actions will be launched for healthier, greener ways to produce and consume food.
“In the last 12 years, nine of the 13 oldest and five of the six largest baobabs on continental Africa have died. And it looks like climate change is one of the reasons for this,” award winning filmmaker and naturalist Cyrille Cornu.
Ensuring that these countries are empowered, mobilized and adequately supported is a matter of climate and economic justice.
The EU Green Deal is an unprecedented package of legislative measures aimed at making the EU climate neutral by 2050. But as is often the case, how seismic policy changes are implemented across 27 countries in a way that is practical, feasible and achievable, is where the real challenge lies. Nature-based solutions are becoming an […]
Green Gigaton Challenge launched to achieve 1 gigaton of emission reductions from avoided deforestation by 2025
The global campaign to rally leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors for a healthy, resilient, zero carbon recovery.
It is 2050 and aerial photos reveal a verdant planet full of healthy forests, thriving wetlands, bountiful grassland biomes and sustainable farmland. This remarkable picture of natural abundance is the direct result of years of conscientious sustainable land management.
One of the first – and most obvious – steps that governments took was to crack down on deforestation and to restore land that had been degraded. By 2030, this twin policy had already seen an impressive 350 million hectares under restorative actions. Emissions from primary forest loss and land degradation fell precipitously as a result, and the land has become more resilient. Local communities and indigenous people’s land rights are recognized and protected.
None of this would have been possible without major changes to our agriculture and food systems. Farmers quickly adopted climate-smart technologies and regenerative agroecological practices because of the long-term productivity, biodiversity and ecosystem services they bring. The world’s growing population has access to nutritious food due to the changes in the food systems. Agricultural emissions have also been consistently coming down thanks to sustainable livestock, and soil health management increasing land’s capacity to sequester carbon.
Facilitating this shift towards Net Zero land use is the ongoing financial support for and investment in nature-based solutions to land protection and restoration. As early as 2030, annual investment had already reached US$100 billion. Market and regulatory incentives spurred shifts towards lower emissions from land-use based industries. Having accurate land-use monitoring tools was key to ensure this investment went towards the most impactful activities. With each passing year, the diverse benefits from regenerative, climate-smart land management manifest more and more.