Cities are making a comeback in the United States. After half a century of disinvestment and suburban white flight, city-center living is “in” again. Across the country urban revitalization follows a similar pattern: often well-intentioned but ultimately exclusionary, frequently leading to displacement. However, in some cities folks are successfully working together to disrupt the familiar […]
Include Co-Benefits As Well As Costs When Formulating Climate Policies
Climate change has entered the forefront of national dialogue. In government, in organizations, and across sectors, people are talking about climate change. Systems thinking suggests that conversations about climate policy and climate action will be most productive if they are based on a full accounting of the costs and benefits of particular actions. However, too […]
How to Ensure Your Multisolving Project Delivers Results
Multisolving project leaders share five strategies that have powered their work We were very fortunate to have three leaders of multisolving projects that we featured in our Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate report share their work and their stories with us via a webinar this week. Lucy Saunders spoke about the Healthy Streets […]
6 Methods to Unlock the Magic of Multisolving
The complex and interconnected challenges facing us today require solutions that pool people’s expertise, funding, and political will to create solutions that multisolve, or solve multiple problems at once. In this article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Elizabeth Sawin offers three principles and three practices to help leaders unlock the magic of multisolving. Read […]
Espigoladors: Spain’s second chance for food, planet, and the socially excluded
In Spain, the art of gleaning – harvesting farmers’ unwanted crops – is feeding the hungry and creating employment for the socially excluded, while also reducing pressure on land use, reducing CO2 emissions, conserving water, improving diets, and changing society’s perception of food waste. Finding treasure in waste helps people and climate Espigoladors contributes to the […]
Warm Up New Zealand is Multisolving with Home Insulation
A government program in New Zealand demonstrates how health, economic vitality, and climate protection can all be enhanced via investments in energy efficiency. A radical move What would it look like if, in the middle of an economic crisis, your government invested in a program aimed at keeping vulnerable households warm? What if this action […]
Collaboration Between Health and Climate Leaders Leads to Success For Both – New Report From Climate Interactive
Fighting climate change is as simple as building collaborative relationships with colleagues in other jurisdictions or sectors. Our new report shows what’s possible and how it can be done! Multisolving at the Intersection of Health and Climate: Lessons From Success Stories, which was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, shares insights […]
The Value of US Climate Action
When President Trump rescinds policies that reduce greenhouse gases, he threatens more than just the climate. These policies also provide significant health and economic benefits. For example, a study by Columbia Law School elaborated the multiple benefits of former President Obama’s greenhouse gas emissions rules, such as the Clean Power Plan, a methane waste prevention […]
Climate Solutions Help Communities Even After Disaster Hits
From bicycles and buses that keep people and goods moving after a disaster to solar energy that keeps businesses running, investments that reduce greenhouse gas emissions are also providing disaster resilience around the world. After the devastation caused by the powerful earthquake that hit Mexico City in September, the city’s bus rapid transit lanes, bike-sharing […]
Hurricane Harvey and the Case for Multisolving
Extreme weather events are causing suffering around the world. Multisolving solutions that target both climate change and flood risk can help. Last week, we heard news of massive floods causing untold damage and killing and displacing thousands of people around the world, in the southern United States, South Asia, West Africa, and Yemen. These conditions […]