climate action Archives

Can You Tell if Your Eco-Friendly Product is Just a Green Lie?

By Charlene NormanAugust 10, 2024climate action, not business as usual, stewardship, sustainability

We begin an exploration of the intricate landscape of data driven sustainability.

Colonial Deceptions; Indigenous Injustices

By Charlene NormanJuly 13, 2024climate action, indigenous wisdom, not business as usual, stewardship, sustainability

This second episode is about the importance of including Indigenous perspectives in environmental discussions.

The Indigenous Perspective

By Charlene NormanJuly 8, 2024Better Thinking, Sustainabilityclimate action, indigenous, leadership, not business as usual, stewardship

If you’ve read my book The 5Cs: How to Survive and Thrive in the Next Few Decades, you’ll recall that I suggest we include at least one Indigenous person on any study, task force, or project about Land, Air, or Sea. WHAT? You haven’t read my book? Reach out to me, and let’s rectify […]

Valuable Insights on Indigenous Environment Knowledge

By Charlene NormanJuly 6, 2024climate action, indigenous wisdom, leadership, not business as usual, stewardship, sustainability

The first of a series about Indigenous views and rights.

Exploring Private Legal Action Against Companies for Environmental Violations

By Charlene NormanJune 29, 2024climate action, environmental justice, good stewardship; lasting impact, not business as usual, stewardship, sustainability

The conclusion to the series about using the law to make the changes we seek.

Can Litigation Change the Course of Climate Change?

By Charlene NormanJune 22, 2024climate action, environmental justice, good stewardship; lasting impact, not business as usual, stewardship, sustainability

This is our series about using the law to make the changes we seek.

Suing for Change: Can Litigation Save the Planet?

By Charlene NormanJune 15, 2024Change your thinking, climate action, environmental justice, good stewardship; lasting impact, stewardship, sustainability

The series about using the law to make permanent changes continues with this second episode.

Leaning on the Law

By Charlene NormanJune 10, 2024Better Thinking, Climate Change Climate Action, SustainabilityChange your thinking, climate action, environmental justice, not business as usual

A few months ago, I read an article in the Guardian newspaper about how a group of older women in Switzerland had taken that country to court over the high carbon emissions in the air. The women argued that their rights to privacy and family life were being breached because they were particularly vulnerable to […]