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📢 Last September, the Earth Commission’s flagship report—A Just World on a Safe Planet—was published in The Lancet. Since then, it’s been accessed over 28,000 times, helping shape the next generation of sustainability targets. 👇

🔗 Read the summary: lnkd.in/dYfAGjXR

#SafeAndJust #ClimateScience

You hear a lot about ‘collaboration’ in the climate and nature space — but what does that actually look like?

We're consulting partners and allies who wish to collaborate to ensure a just world on a safe planet, so get in touch to discuss!

Learn more: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/a-colle...

📢 New Comment published in The Lancet unites the #PlanetaryHealth framework with the science of #PlanetaryBoundaries—marking 10 years of the Planetary Health movement.🎉

🔗 Read The Lancet comment: lnkd.in/eWcZJtGR
✨ Explore the Planetary Health Alliance: lnkd.in/dYZvXcZ

#SafeAndJust #GlobalCommons

⚡From electricity to transport, system shifts in energy are critical to climate goals.

Join #SystemsChangeLab tomorrow at 10 AM EDT / 4 PM CEST for an interactive training exploring #SystemsChange in global energy systems.

➡️ Register: lnkd.in/eRWPxSDf
📊 Explore the data: systemschangelab.org

📢 Join our team!

Are you an expert sustainability professional? GCA #AccountabilityAccelerator is looking for a 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿.

📅 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: July 31, 2025
📄 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: lnkd.in/eTavSCB6

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🍽️ As the UN Food Systems Summit #UNFSS4 kicks off today, recent data from #SystemsChangeLab reveals a sobering truth: we’re falling dangerously short on #FoodSystems progress.

But although we're lagging across the board, there is still time to get on track.

➡️ Explore the data: bit.ly/4iOv0hG

⏳ Today is #EarthOvershootDay – the date when humanity’s demand on nature exceeds what the planet can regenerate in a year.

We must #MoveTheDate and drive #SystemsChange to live within #SafeAndJust boundaries.

Learn more: globalcommonsalliance.org/just-world-s...

🌴Today world leaders will gather in Zimbabwe for the #WetlandsCOP.

Wetlands are the most effective carbon sinks on Earth, yet they're our most threatened ecosystem. We must conserve and restore them.

👉 Learn more about the wetlands #COP15: www.ramsar.org/meeting/15th...

#GlobalCommons

Resources A comprehensive tool designed to guide board members in embedding nature and climate accountability into their governance strategies. This resource helps companies and financial institutions navigate…

Confused by #ESG overload? Struggling to align on both nature and climate? The #AccountabilityNavigator will help show your the way. 🧭

This free tool simplifies complexity and connects the dots between goals, actions, and accountability.

📥Download it here:

🌊 Last month, the Global Commons Alliance joined world leaders, scientists, and civil society at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice. | Global Commons Alliance 🌊 Last month, the Global Commons Alliance joined world leaders, scientists, and civil society at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice. Here’s what you need to know. 👇 Our teams from the Earth Commission ...

🌊 Last month, the Global Commons Alliance joined world leaders, scientists, and civil society at the UN Ocean Conference in Nice.

If you missed it, here’s what you need to know: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#UNOC3 #COP30 #OceanAction @sbtnetwork.bsky.social @theearthcommission.bsky.social

A map of the socioecological system

The Lancet Commission on #OneHealth is live ⚡

“[The Commission] provides a cutting-edge appraisal of where One Health has come from, where it is now, and what a viable future should be”, say authors.

Explore findings & 10 expert recommendations ⤵️
bit.ly/3TMa6WD

Next week on July 23, the International Court of Justice is expected to deliver its long-anticipated Advisory Opinion on climate change, to clarify States have binding legal duties to protect people & our living planet.

Read more in our latest newsletter: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/on-the-...

Safe and Just Boundaries: a future where people and planet thrive For the past 12,000 years, our Earth has been in a stable state – one that allows human societies and civilizations to develop and thrive. Today that balance is at risk.

Living within safe and just boundaries isn’t just about staying within the planet’s physical limits. It’s also about helping humans live a dignified life free from significant harm.

We can’t separate planetary stability from social justice.

Learn more: earthcommission.org/safe-and-jus...

How is your company addressing biodiversity loss?

SBTN helps companies take credible, science-based action to target the main drivers of biodiversity loss, including land conversion, freshwater pollution & over-exploitation.

Learn more: sciencebasedtargetsnetwork.org/companies/ta...

Connecting planetary boundaries and planetary health: a resilient and stable Earth system is crucial for human health Earth system scientists developed the planetary boundaries framework for measuring and tracking the stability and resilience of the Earth system.1 The framework quantifies safe boundary levels for nin...

📢 New Comment published in The Lancet unites #PlanetaryHealth framework with the science of #PlanetaryBoundaries, marking 10 years of the Planetary Health movement. 🎉

Read more: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

@theearthcommission.bsky.social #PlanetaryHealth10 #PlanetaryHealthCheck #SafeAndJust

What would your city look like in the future, if our planet kept within #SafeAndJust limits?

The science-based futurist visuals in the video show what our world could look like if we act now: lnkd.in/eFMf7egb

🎥 Watch full video: lnkd.in/dY3-Ce75

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The world’s children suffer brunt of wildfire smoke health impacts As record wildfires erupt across Canada this year, with health-threatening smoke drifting into the U.S. and as far away as Europe — and with wildfires in 2024 becoming the leading driver of tropical f...

⚠️ The world’s children suffer the brunt of wildfire smoke health impacts, with 270,000 children under the age of 5 dying each year from breathing #wildfire smoke.

Delve into an investigative report from @mongabay.com, journalism partner of GCA #EarthHQ: news.mongabay.com/2025/07/the-...

🆕 Does your company want to show progress toward #ScienceBasedTargets #forNature sooner?

Companies can now get #SBTN's first step independently validated by the #AccountabilityAccelerator as a standalone milestone: sciencebasedtargetsnetwork.org/news/news/ne...

@sbtnetwork.bsky.social

Is it still possible to hold global warming to 1.5°C? 🌡️

In theory, yes. It would need political and corporate leadership, backed by citizens, to avoid spending down the carbon budget required to limit warming.

Understand the facts behind 1.5°C👉 bit.ly/4kM083g

📢 Join our team! Are you an expert sustainability professional? GCA Accountability Accelerator is looking for a 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿. 🌍

Learn more and apply by July 31: accountabilityaccelerator.org/opportunities/

#Hiring #ClimateJobs #SustainabilityJobs #AccountabilityAccelerator #NatureJobs

📢 From buildings to industry and transport, transforming energy systems our world depends on is essential to meeting climate goals & building a more just, equitable future.

Register for a webinar on July 30 to learn more: systemschangelab.org/events/syste...

@wriclimate.bsky.social #SystemsChange

Droughts are a ‘slow-moving global catastrophe,’ report finds “Drought is a silent killer. It creeps in, drains resources and devastates lives in slow motion,” said Ibrahim Thiaw, executive secretary of the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification. “Its scars…

A new report documents some of the most widespread and damaging droughts in recorded history between 2023 and 2025.

Drought episodes today cost twice as much as they did in 2000, with costs expected to rise by another 35-110% by 2035.

📢 Save the date! The countdown to climate justice ends July 23, 2025 with an #ICJ ruling that could trigger a global reckoning – one that redefines economic justice in the age of climate breakdown.

Learn more: www.pisfcc.org/icjao-1

#ClimateJusticeAtTheICJ #ClimateICJAO #GlobalCommons #SafeAndJust

"This is a human rights and planetary health imperative and ultimately a matter of survival."

Scientists warn that billions of people are at risk from climate #TippingPoints, as global warming is expected to exceed 1.5C within a few years. ⚠️🌏

Read more: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

Meet the Earth Commission 🤝

Syezlin Hasan is a member of our secretariat and a Research Economist at @griffith.edu.au.

Syezlin supports us with research into the Translation, Actors & Agency workstream, examining scientific approaches associated with translating the #SafeAndJust boundaries.

‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passed

🪸 Coral reefs are approaching a tipping point, with half of the total area of live coral already lost and more at risk.

Earth Commissioner David Obura warns we need urgent action to protect the societies and economies that depend on the ocean: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

When addressing the climate crisis, the focus often centers only on carbon dioxide emissions and methane.
Yet, nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent and remains active in the atmosphere for more than 100 years.
Urgent action is needed to #BeatNitrogenPollution: www.unep.org/interactives...

Warmest June sea surface temperature (SSTs) on record for the Mediterranean Sea (compared to all Junes). 36% of the Mediterranean Sea had the single warmest June SSTs (since 1940).

🌳Want to know where your business is really impacting nature?

SBTN’s materiality assessment (Step 1: Assess) helps companies map their environmental footprint, revealing valuable insights that can inform strategy.

Learn more: sciencebasedtargetsnetwork.org/news/news/ne...

‘Positive cascades could help accelerate change’: social tipping points expert on fixing climate crisis The world has been too optimistic about the risk to humanity and planet – but devastation can still be avoided, says Timothy Lenton

"If anything, we have underestimated the risks."

Commissioner Tim Lenton talks about tipping points & how positive shifts in tech, policy, society can spark rapid solutions (solar & EVs have already reached positive tipping point).

Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#TippingPoints