The Beam Podcast, Episode 3: Women At The Forefront Of Climate Action
December 10th, 2019 | by The Beam
Learn more about the gender dimensions to climate change and how women are agents of change
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The Different Faces Of Climate Change: The Zambia Drought
November 26th, 2019 | by The Beam
The little rainfall has led to low harvest and difficulties for cattle to graze, in particular in the Southern parts of Zambia where Philip lives. This has resulted in an increase in malnutrition. 2.3 million people in Zambia are now living in need of food assistance, UNICEF is reporting 40% of children under 5 years being stunted, and malnutrition is only expected to increase
Installing Inequality: The Racial Disparities In Solar Deployment
November 24th, 2019 | by The Beam
Unfortunately, solar growth has not benefited everyone equally. A recently published a study in Nature Sustainability found a worrying trend: there are racial disparities found in rooftop solar PV deployment in the United States
How To Disregard 1.4 Million Demonstrators? Germany’s Got You Covered.
November 24th, 2019 | by The Beam
On September 20th, more than 1.4 million people went on the streets in Germany to demand real climate action. My government’s response to these mass-demonstrations will go down as one of the worst political failures of this century
How National Government Inaction On Climate Crisis Has Made Cities & Architects Rise To The Occasion
November 21st, 2019 | by The Beam
In the interview for the latest episode of The Beam Podcast – How to Build Sustainable Cities of the Future, Daniel Ringelstein reflects on why cities play a crucial part in addressing climate change and why interdisciplinary collaboration in the times of the global climate crisis may bring needed results
Blockchain Is Important For The Development Of Society
November 20th, 2019 | by The Beam
DENA expert Philipp Richard certainly didn’t get rich from Bitcoin, but he does see potential in the blockchain — even for the energy sector
How To Encourage Citizens To Speak Up & Governments To Listen In The Pursuit Of Sustainable Cities?
November 18th, 2019 | by The Beam
By Anna Siwecka “Working in silos won’t work to tackle this challenge. It’s just impossible,” says Chloé Pahud, Co-founder and [&hellip
Zero Hour: A Movement Around Intersectionalities Between Systems Of Oppression Continuing To Cause Climate Change
November 16th, 2019 | by The Beam
Discussion about climate change by mainstream media outlets and elected officials has gained a lot of momentum in the United States (and abroad) due in large part to the work of youth climate justice activists in organizations like Zero Hour
Cleantech Entrepreneurs, Please Listen To Your Customers
November 14th, 2019 | by The Beam
Our work indicates that innovation for clean technology markets starts with a customer focus. The assumption that clean technologies are ready to come online if leaders set ambitious policy is too optimistic. While technologies may exist for a low carbon future, markets do not. Markets require both active buyers and sellers with adequate information. Grandiose goal-setting announcements do not create markets; it only distracts entrepreneurs from the job of creating and maintaining markets
Climate KIC Demo Day 2019 Proves Europe Still Has What It Takes To Lead The Green Revolution
November 12th, 2019 | by The Beam
Something about Demo Day 2019 felt different than other startup events. Coming on the heels of the largest global climate protest the world has ever seen, a sense of urgency emanated from the crowd. The heightened significance of the evening was not lost on the founders, as they delivered their ideas with enthusiasm and conviction
The City Of The Future Will Depend On Reimagining Our Lifestyles
November 11th, 2019 | by The Beam
The ability to build more sustainably requires us to understand the current built environment. While urban designers and architects have a role to play in planning the cities of the future, all of us are invited to re-think and re-imagine the ways in which we live in and interact with the city landscape
Clean Cooking: Let The Data Speak For Itself
November 10th, 2019 | by The Beam
Large-scale efforts and resources have been directed towards low- and middle-income countries to encourage individual households to adopt more efficient clean cooking solutions including improved cookstoves and cleaner fuels. While households initially express enthusiasm for their new stoves, they eventually abandon them
Meet The 12-Year-Old Girl Who Documented Climate Change From Nicaragua
November 8th, 2019 | by The Beam
By The Beam Editor-in-Chief Anne-Sophie Garrigou “Many of us are aware, but not all of us are concerned.” 12-year-old Edelsin [&hellip
A Tribute To Paradoxes
November 6th, 2019 | by The Beam
One of the most dramatic paradoxes relates to climate change: we tell our children we love them and while doing so, we actively decide to live a life that loads their future with unprecedented tragedy, pain, and destruction.
The Beam Podcast, Episode 2: How To Build Sustainable Cities Of The Future
October 29th, 2019 | by The Beam
With the number of people living within cities projected to rise to 5 billion people by 2030, it’s important to have a holistic view on how to approach the future and deal with the challenges brought by urbanization.
Grandparents From All Over The World Are Joining The Climate Strikes
October 28th, 2019 | by The Beam
Our responsibility for future generations does not end as we get older
Blockchain Is Decrypting Africa’s Future In Renewables
October 25th, 2019 | by The Beam
Just a few years ago, the notion of a consumer-driven energy sector was unheard of, much less within the African context. Fast-forward to 2019, and blockchain is opening a new energy chapter, driven by smart technologies
If You Think Something Is Impossible, Then You Have Already Lost
October 23rd, 2019 | by The Beam
An interview with Aran Consentino, Fridays for Future Udine, Italy
It Takes A Crowd: Funding Solar Energy In Developing Countries
October 20th, 2019 | by The Beam
When it comes to the global energy and development outlook, we should be considering crowdinvesting as an enabler that could begin to level global playing fields and ensure that sustainable business is at the heart of sustainable development. The challenges we are facing cannot be solved by crowdinvesting alone, but initiatives that make it easier for individuals to act together are already leading the way
Does A Sustainable First World Exist?
October 18th, 2019 | by The Beam
In a world where consumption and population are increasing, we face a full-on crisis. More people around the globe are headed towards a First World lifestyle, but the West has modeled a version of it that has outgrown the ecosystem that sustains it. What can we, everyday citizens, do to help turn the tide
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