From June 14-16, 2023, Portugal hosted the Global Exploration Summit (GLEX Summit) in the Azores. Co-organized by The Explorers Club and Expanding World, the summit brought together leading explorers to showcase discoveries, innovative solutions, and technology for exploring our planet, oceans, and space.

Among the presenters was Andrew Revkin, a lauded journalist with 40 years dedicated to the sustainability beat. Known for his innovative reporting from the Amazon to the Arctic, Revkin presented on "The Scariest Climate Science."

Explore practical strategies for sustainable oceans with our upcoming webinar. This session provides a comprehensive practitioners' guide to developing effective plans.

Drawing from the Handbook on Sustainable Oceans Plans, it offers vital insights for implementation.

Paul Hawken's "Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation" proposes a holistic approach to solving the climate crisis. This framework suggests that regeneration—restoring ecosystems, communities, and planetary health—can heal a "broken world."

The book advocates for placing life and human connection at the center of decision-making to achieve this goal, aiming to resolve the climate crisis within one generation.

High-integrity carbon markets, crucial for climate action and development, face a trust deficit. MIGA's 35+ years of guarantees build trust. Join the launch of MIGA's new letter of authorization template, a WBG Guarantee Platform public good, standardizing host government commitments and securing insurability rights. Learn more: http://wrld.bg/LhvV50U3qbW @MIGAWorldBank

The World Bank Group is committed to a livable planet with clean energy, resilient communities, and stronger economies, ensuring climate action supports development. Join us live in Baku at the World Bank Group Pavilion during COP29, or online. http://wrld.bg/hk5E50U3qi5 #cop29. As a leading source of funding and knowledge, the World Bank promotes poverty reduction, shared prosperity, and sustainable development. http://www.worldbank.org

Independent analyses by NASA and NOAA confirm that Earth's global surface temperatures in 2019 ranked as the second-warmest since 1880. Temperatures were 2°F (1.1°C) warmer than the late 19th century, second only to 2016.

This data continues the planet's long-term warming trend, with the five warmest years on instrumental record all occurring in the last five years. More information is available at NASA's press release.

Syukuro Manabe delivered his Nobel Prize lecture, "Physical modelling of Earth’s climate," on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Professor Thors Hans Hansson introduced him.

Manabe shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics with Klaus Hasselmann. Their work was recognized for "physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming."

The prize, awarded for "groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex systems," also saw Giorgio Parisi receive the other half for his discoveries on disorder and fluctuations in physical systems.

In his TEDx talk, Karan Sood discussed AI and technology's transformative role in addressing climate change. He highlighted how AI-driven innovations enhance climate prediction, optimize energy, and develop sustainable solutions, emphasizing AI's potential to reduce carbon footprints and accelerate a resilient future.

Sood is CEO and co-founder of Fastor7, a global digital transformation company. An IIT Delhi graduate with six years of entrepreneurial experience, he's featured in Forbes and CNBC TV18. He also led the impactful CovidMealsForIndia.com initiative, connecting 5 lakh people to food during the pandemic, earning a Community Championships Award.

This talk was independently organized as a TEDx event. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx.

A Pew Research Center survey indicates that while highly religious Americans generally express less concern about climate change, young religious adults—including evangelicals under 30—are significantly more likely to acknowledge human-caused global warming and its severity. Across U.S. college campuses, various religious groups (Christian, Jewish, Muslim) are now advocating for collective action to reduce carbon emissions.

On April 26, 2023, a panel featured young Americans from diverse religious backgrounds. They discussed how their faith informs campus activism, shared their evolving perspectives, and explored their impact – or hoped-for impact – on older generations within and beyond their traditions.