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Mission 2030: Now is the Time to Set Our Direction for the 21st Century
by David Houle Humanity must change direction and ramp up our efforts to address our climate crisis. The first Earth Day was in 1970 (over 50 years ago) and yet we have done little to alter the trajectory of GHG emissions, pollution and the destruction of our ecosystem. 70% of all the CO2 […]
Why 2030?
by David Houle We here at This Spaceship Earth produced the first #Mission2030 Global Youth Climate Summit on May 3, 2021. So why the year 2030? It has become clear that 2030 is the deadline we must meet to successfully address our climate crisis (to avoid the most damaging consequences). More and more […]
Welcome to the World of Punctuated Equilibrium
by Tim Rumage, Chief Science Officer, This Spaceship Earth and Planetary Ethicist In evolutionary biology, there are two primary pathways for organisms to adapt and evolve: one is gradualism, and the other is punctuated equilibrium. Gradualism is just that – slow incremental changes/variations over long periods of time. Punctuated equilibrium change is pulsed. There […]
Telling Stories with Pictures for the Mission 2030 Eco-Challenge
by Kirstin Cowan, National Geographic Educator Photos are a powerful tool. They help the reader paint a mental image of the author’s message, and more. Words most definitely have power. However, photographs have a way of connecting us to a story on a deeper level as we step into a moment in time. Each […]
Mission 2030 Summer Eco-Challenge
by Kirstin Cowan, National Geographic Educator Summer is nearly upon us! Youth will spend days sleeping in, reading books, relaxing with friends, and simply enjoying some freedom. Families will take vacations. Some near, some far. Time. We seem to have a little bit more of it in the summer. Time to simply exist […]
Mission 2030: A Global Youth Climate Summit
This Spaceship Earth is producing Mission 2030: a Climate Summit for youth and delivered by youth. Why? Our climate crisis will impact today’s youth for the rest of their lives. It will affect all aspects of their existence from the careers they choose, to the opportunities they experience, to their relationships with institutions and governments, […]
Mission 2030 is a Global Youth Climate Summit
Taking place on Monday, May 3rd, 2021 this summit is designed for young people to learn about our climate crisis, to participate by sharing their climate thoughts and actions, and to enable youth around the world to meet and get to know their peers. Mission 2030 is a free climate summit produced by This Spaceship […]
La’au Ha’awi: Planting Hope on Maui
edited by Jon Biemer A modest cadre of dedicated folks on the island of Maui, Hawai‘i, just completed an elegant initiative to provide local food, sequester carbon dioxide, and reduce transportation carbon emissions. Plant a lot of fruit trees where they will be appreciated. Volunteers planting fruit trees at Ka Hale […]
You Have the Opportunity to Create a Better World… and Have a Wonderful Life Doing It
by Bob Leonard It may soon be possible for average people to take a ride on a spaceship. Both Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are using some of their billions to develop spaceships to transport passengers outside our planet’s atmosphere. What many people don’t realize is that we already are astronauts aboard Spaceship […]
It Takes a Village to Change the System
by Jon Biemer An amazing diversity of actors contributes to the healing of our planet. This became apparent to me as I made the final revisions to my book Our Environmental Handprints: Recover the Earth, Reverse Global Warming, Reclaim the Future. Consider for example the cast of characters who are reviving the Los Angeles […]
