Tag: adaptation planning
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The Problem With 2 Degrees: The Road Past Paris and COP21
This week so many gather in Paris, seeking agreement around how much fundamental atmospheric alteration we’re willing to accept, and what is our best path forward as a global community. Central to this discussion are goals and targets. One central goal that has emerged is limiting the increase in global temperatures to 2 Degrees Celsius.…
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Advancing Community Priorities
Guest speakers, David Jaber from the Oyate Omniciye regional sustainability planning effort of the Oglala Sioux Tribe (Pine Ridge Reservation) and Carrie Runser-Turner from the GroWNC regional planning project in Western North Carolina, provide examples of how their tribal and rural communities were able to advance their priorities through local, regional planning efforts. In addition,…
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Interview with David Jaber, Sustainability Consultant and Principal at Climate Positive [AUDIO]
A social innovator can take form in a number of avatars, including social entrepreneur, innovative nonprofit leader, corporate social responsibility lead, or associate with an impact role in a large company. A sometimes-overlooked path in social enterprise, however, is that of sustainability consultant. David Jaber, is such a consultant. Over the past fifteen years, he…