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When it comes to climate action, finding common ground is key to driving progress. Debates around environmental policies, projects, and initiatives can get bogged down in political divisions, lengthy regulatory processes, and legal battles that slow momentum and delay critical action. Conversations require an open and solutions-oriented mindset from all stakeholders - policymakers, businesses, advocacy groups, and citizens alike. Let's keep an open dialogue, look for common ground, and drive the sustainability agenda forward with a sense of purpose and unity. Register Now - https://lnkd.in/eBnXFZEp Celina Cunningham, Joseph Purington, Patrick Woodcock, Rolf Nordstrom

We published a guide on how to spot 'thinkwashing' in collaboration with Intersectional Environmentalist! It was in the works for a while because of the holiday season, and we are so pleased to be back in action dissecting fossil fuel misinformation tactics. We have all experienced 'thinkwashing' by now, though you wouldn’t know it. It is yet another climate delay tactic used by polluting industries to ignore simple solutions and instill inaction. Here are the three easy clues that'll help you spot thinkwashing in action: 🧠 Overtly complex messaging meant to trigger analysis paralysis, 🌟 Campaigns that insist on perfection in policy and practice, instead of acknowledging necessary progress, and ⏳ Messaging that aims to maintain the status quo, resist change or progress, ignore moral criticisms, and downplay severity of the problem. This guide comes complete with real-life ad examples that play on logical fallacies, exaggerate the so-called 'consequences' of climate action, and conveniently ignore alternative solutions. 💌 Special thanks to the IE team for their support and insight: Leah Thomas, Sabs Katz, and Diandra Marizet Esparza. Sources for this guide are linked in the comments!

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION | Empowering citizens in Europe’s green transition: The role of digital solutions In this Policy Brief, EPC's Laura Rayner ,Berta López Domènech , Brooke Moore , and Eric Maurice looked at how deeper participation helps to mitigate costs while promoting a more inclusive approach to the green transition. As Europe undergoes the green transition, engaging citizens as both beneficiaries and active agents in combating climate change is vital. Digital solutions support top-down and bottom-up methods of citizen involvement, ranging from citizen climate assemblies to online activism. These digital solutions can overcome obstacles like resource limitations, dwindling public trust, and a significant skills shortage in the green and digital arenas. Digital tools widen public participation and empower individuals to influence environmental policy. Read it here 👇

✨ How can digital tools empower every citizen to join the green transition? 🌍 Embracing the Power of Digitalisation for the Green Transition! Insights from the Policy Dialogue at European Policy Centre in Brussels 🚀💚 Today, the European Policy Centre, supported by Vodafone Institute, hosted a Policy Dialogue on "Digitalisation for the Green Transition: Empowering Community Action”. Representing Vodafone Institute Olena 🇺🇦 Snidalova had the privilege of participating. Key themes from today's dialogue: 🔍 Empowering Citizen Engagement: Digital tools are revolutionizing how citizens participate in the green transition, from e-platforms and apps to AI-driven solutions.    🌐 Overcoming Barriers: We explored the challenges and opportunities in using digital tools to enhance inclusivity and ensure no community is left behind.     🔒 Ensuring Trust and Security: Addressing concerns around data privacy, cybersecurity, and misinformation, and discussing how robust EU policies can safeguard citizens while fostering an environment conducive to digital and green innovations. Together, we are charting a course towards a more sustainable and digitally empowered Europe. Stay tuned for updates on how VodafoneInstitute is shaping the future of Europe!    #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Diskussion 🌿🌐 

Do you know what Carbon Literacy training is? Hear our Sustainability Consultant & Carbon Literacy trainer, Connor Grisdale as he breaks down what you can expect when you take part in our training courses and the importance to your business of taking part✍🏻 Kickstart your 2024 off by boosting your climate knowledge. Reserve your place on our next course here➡️ https://lnkd.in/dkkfzbgi #changemaker #CarbonLiteracy #netzero #CLActionDay #carbonreduction | The Carbon Literacy Project

Integrating employee training drives down organisation emissions in a variety of ways. Listen to my colleague Connor Grisdale discuss how Carbon Literacy training does just that. Get a jump in Q1 of 2024 by booking in with Positive Planet's training sessions. https://lnkd.in/etPdYEFt The Carbon Literacy Project| #carbonliteracy #esg #esgtraining #employeetraining #climateaction

a first step to teaching students about the hard realities of many Americans and some of the solutions that are being put forth to address the disparities that exist so that we can accelerate our clean energy transformation.

#Bookmark The July 2024 Global Environmental Journal has published Catherine Cherry + Caroline Verfuerth, PhD + Christina Demski's peer-reviewed findings that "Discourses of climate inaction undermine public support for 1.5 °C lifestyles". The 5 top #Highlights of their findings: i) We conducted unique public visioning workshops on radical low-carbon lifestyles. ii) We found strong public support for many low-carbon lifestyle strategies and futures. iii) Narratives of inaction create a public discourse of delay, undermining this support. iv) Narratives of inaction held emotional resonances that evoked defensive responses. v) Countering this public discourse of delay is essential for meaningful climate action. Three #Takeaways: i) We need to ELEVATE the Public Discourse on #ClimateAction ii) We need to constantly search-out and HONOR #ClimateAction Change-Makers...especially in the Public Discourse iii) We need to replace DarkMoney with Decency, Resilience, Transparency and Regenerative _ _ _ _ _ _ (fill in the blanks). #MoveTheMoney #CircularEconomy #YesWeCan cc: Youth4planet, ChangeNOW, EU Climate Pact Benelux, We Don't Have Time

As corporate sustainability moves from targets and plans to action and outcomes, companies are being called on to align their political influence with the goals of the Paris Agreement.   Engaging in climate advocacy not only allows businesses to strengthen their position on climate, but is also key to preventing the financial, physical, and systemic risks posed by a delayed economy-wide transition to net zero.   Join us in two weeks for a webinar on ‘Developing an Advocacy Strategy’, as we kick off our four-part ‘Engaging in Corporate Climate Advocacy’ webinar series, kindly supported by Clyde & Co.   Find out more and register here: https://bit.ly/4bfl91W   #ClimateAdvocacy #Policy #ClimateAction