The community energy matchmaker
How can we tackle the climate crisis at a local level? PowerPaired is a new, free online platform which provides a matchmaking service to bring together community energy groups and the owners of land or property with renewable energy and energy-saving potential to deliver significant social and environmental impact.
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The Future of Food: shaping up
It is clear that the protein system needs to change, but how can we move from current levels of action to truly transformational change? Roberta Iley, Protein Challenge 2040 lead at Forum, shares insights gained from Forum's recent Future of Food report.
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This month on the Futures Centre
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While at the Futures Centre we are usually looking forward, especially as we approach the 2020s, this month we look back at sensemaking articles that are as relevant now as they were then.
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Growth spurt in plant-based diets. From a single veggie burger in the bottom corner of the frozen section to a variety of plant-based options, plant-based diets are becoming more widespread, even desirable.
What factors are driving this shift?
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Regenerative agriculture is essential to our sustainability goals. The various approaches and technologies that might be used to return carbon to the planet’s soils also promise a wide range of benefits – from improved soil health through to better water management, via a significant boost to biodiversity.
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Join the School of System Change
Basecamp#9 Americas
Change leaders from around the world will be joining us for our next US-based learning program, starting on 5 May 2020.
Learn to navigate complex challenges. Applications are due 7 February, with the next webinar on Monday, 13 January, 12-1pm EST.
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GreenBiz 20: 4-6 February 2020, Phoenix, AZ
The sustainability profession is evolving, with new concerns and concepts emerging faster than ever. GreenBiz 20 (4-6 February, Phoenix) is the premier annual event for sustainable business leaders exploring the latest trends, tools and insights.
Attend GreenBiz 20 to network with and learn from this powerful community of more than 1,500 sustainability thought leaders and practitioners from business, government, academia and NGOs. Save 10% with our discount code GB20FF.
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New job opportunity with the School of System Change team
Do you want to support people from all over the world to learn about systems change approaches for sustainability and social change?
We’re looking for a creative, proactive, design-led curator to join the international School of System Change team – to lead the translation and curation of system change knowledge and resources for our own learning journeys, and for the benefit of the wider field. Applications due 6 January.
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Mumbai: lost at sea?
Recent research has predicted that Mumbai will be under the high tide line in approximately 30 years. What does this mean for the people connected to Mumbai?
Anna Warrington, Director of Forum for the Future, India, outlines how to respond to this existential threat.
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