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Climate Crisis is sounding the alert in Florida.

Climate Crisis is sounding the alert in Florida.

If anyone seems to understand a bit more clearly the truths behind climate change that would be the younger generations globally. With protests taking place almost every week, it is high time education focuses on the emergent significance of the climate change issues. Twelve and counting are the states that have decided to put climate […]

Community collaboration on sustainable solutions in Miami

Community collaboration on sustainable solutions in Miami

Engineering and business professors met with officials from the City of North Bay Village and Miami-Dade County, both looking for strategies to adapt to sea level rise. North Bay Village, like many other areas across Florida, is beginning to notice the effects of rising sea levels. The community of three islands sits squarely in the […]

Canada Elections Could Turn on Sustainability Concerns

Canada Elections Could Turn on Sustainability Concerns

In advance of Canada federal elections, have you noticed more political ads focused on the environment?  While many have tried to turn sustainability into a partisan issue, much as it is in the US, Canada’s chief electoral officer assured NGOs that they’re free to promote combating climate change and other sustainability concerns in accordance with the […]

Canada to Lead Sustainability Finance –8 ways to influence sustainable growth

Canada to Lead Sustainability Finance –8 ways to influence sustainable growth

The Bank of Canada’s 2019 Financial System Review lists climate change as one of the main vulnerabilities facing Canada’s economy.  The Global Commission on the Economy and Climate estimates that by 2030 the global market for solutions addressing climate change to be worth $26 trillion, creating as many as 65 million jobs globally. Canada is […]

New York City Confronts Global Food Challenges: SDGs #2, #3 and #11

New York City Confronts Global Food Challenges: SDGs #2, #3 and #11

Of all the dumb sustainability challenges, food security and hunger may be the dumbest.  Ask Komal Ahmad, founder of Copia PBC.  The company using technology to “solve food waste and end hunger at scale” is proving so successful that they are hiring. New York City is meeting this challenge head on with a combination of […]