by Deborah Phelan | Aug 28, 2017 | Children, Global Goals, Global Health, TIme Capsule, UN SDGs, Water, Youth, Youth and Climate Change
By 2050, experts predict the global need for fresh water will increase more than 40%, as 1/4 of the world’s 9.7 billion people reside in regions experiencing “chronic or recurrent” lack of clean water. Malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress...
by Deborah Phelan | Apr 6, 2017 | biochar, Climate Change, Cookstoves, Food Security, Global Goals, Youth, Youth and Climate Change
It’s possible to reach a carbon free global economy by 2050. If we act now. The community is coming together to combat climate change this Earth Day at a 2050kids fundraiser at Yoga of Sausalito. The 7-9 pm April 22 event features inspirational poetry, dance, and...
by Deborah Phelan | Mar 21, 2017 | biochar, Climate Change, Cookstoves, Food Security, Youth and Climate Change
Emerging young Marin climate activists are incorporating Traditional Environmental Knowledge to produce an ancient soil amendment which sequesters carbon while increasing crop yields in their school and community gardens. Students at the Marin City Conscious Kitchen...
by Deborah Phelan | Mar 1, 2017 | Climate Change, Climate Justice, Global Goals, Ideas, UN SDGs, Youth and Climate Change
Reporting both live and virtually from Bonn, Germany, The Global Festival of Ideas launched its three day revolutionary “playable conference” today with word that it’s not too late for you to chime in. The “Playable Conference” is mixing...
by Deborah Phelan | Sep 20, 2016 | biochar, Climate Change, Cookstoves, Real Life Story, Youth, Youth and Climate Change
Boy Scouts from Elk Grove Troop 118 convened at Elk Grove Regional Park Sunday to test drive six Climate Rescue Can Cookstoves they constructed as part of 2050kids Cookstove Challenge. The scouts reported construction times which ranged from two to six and a half...
by Deborah Phelan | Jul 27, 2016 | Climate Change, DRR, Food Security, Ideas, mitigation, Our Blog, Real Life Story, Take Action, Uncategorized, Youth and Climate Change
The task of climate rescue can feel daunting. Where do you start with the new policy, infrastructure and lifestyles urgently needed to switch humanity from wrecking to restabilizing the climate? This big switch should and could be made quickly but it’s...
