By MIRIAM ACZEL Our consumption and use of resources arguably need a rethink: Earth Overshoot Day, the date when our resource consumption for the year surpasses the...
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From Plastic to Fantastic: Promoting the Circular Economy in Cambodia
By DEBRA ACZEL and MIRIAM ACZEL Our plastics problem is BIG and growing A landmark study that measured global production, use and ultimate disposition of plastics found that we’ve...
The Grapes of Wrath: Global Warming and Wine
By MIRIAM ACZEL The global wine industry is not a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions—accounting for roughly 0.1% of global carbon emissions—but it is particularly vulnerable to...
New Research Highlights Dramatic Increase in Fracking’s Water Footprint
By MIRIAM ACZEL A new study conducted by researchers at Duke University shows a dramatic increase in the amount of water used in hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking,’ to...
Demystifying Impact Investment
By MIRIAM ACZEL Last month, I represented Leaders in Energy at the 2018 Youth Global Forum in Paris. The Youth Global Forum brought together over 100 participants, experts,...
Social Investment: Gaps and Opportunities in Emerging Markets
By MIRIAM ACZEL Impact Investing to Achieve the SDG’s During the Global Youth Forum in Paris, Anne-Louise Thon Schur, the founder of SDG Invest and Head...
Urban Hanging Gardens: A Win-Win For Puerto Rico
By MIRIAM ACZEL Young Leaders Share Their Ideas for a Better World I’d like to follow up on my previous report from the Youth Time Global...
Impact Investing, Climate Change, and the SDG’s
By MIRIAM ACZEL and DR. WALEED SADEK Youth Global Forum 2018 This week, I had the opportunity to represent Leaders in Energy at the Youth Global Forum...
Cambodia’s Buddhist Monks Fight Against Deforestation
By DEBRA ACZEL and MIRIAM ACZEL Deforestation is a major environmental threat in Cambodia According to a study published last year in Science Advances, Cambodia has some...
Is Climate Change a Security Issue?
There is a significant yet still under-researched connection between climate change and security-related risks. The frequency of extreme weather events, including flooding, severe droughts and other associated impacts of global warming are contributing to the reduction of crop yields, diminishing water resources, and ultimately impacting human livelihood. In some cases, these events have contributed to the migration of ‘climate refugees’ in order to meet their basic human needs, including access to water, food, electricity, and shelter. As a result, climate change is increasingly entering the policy arena as a significant security issue.