In part 1, I examined how climate change mirrors the Copernican Revolution. In Part 2, I will examine more in depth the actions, politics and developments that transpired that led to the adoption of the Heliocentric view; the Earth revolves around the Sun…
In the 15th century, a mathematician and astronomer named Nicolaus Copernicus turned the world on its head by proposing that the Sun—not the Earth—was at the center of the known universe. At the time, this idea was deeply controversial, even…
Major social change rarely fails because the evidence is weak. It fails because institutions underestimate how hard it is for people and organizations to let go of old assumptions and move toward new defaults. The long arc of…
To better understand how universities are evolving toward more sustainable, plant-based meals, the Canadian University Initiative surveyed dining leaders at the 30 largest…
Every May, tens of thousands of people around the world embark on a brave and often transformative journey to explore a meat-free lifestyle with No Meat May.
What started as a grassroots movement has…
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has positioned herself as a leading voice in urban sustainability, particularly through her bold stance on environmental policies. Below are some…
The Changing Markets Foundation recently released a new report, The New Merchants of Doubt – How Big Meat and Dairy Distract, Delay, and Derail Climate Action. The report…
The earth has been facing worsening climate crises, here in Canada and elsewhere. The situation is so dire that UN Secretary General António Guterres had issued a Code Red alert for humanity in August 2021. At that time the Secretary General…