Curious about Mastodon? Personally, I'm a big fan of its potential -- just as I'm weary of its bias towards those with privilege. In my latest piece, I explore 3 conditions to ensure the fediverse can provide a common, public good alternative. * diversity and inclusion * training for content moderators * sufficient funding Read... Continue Reading →
Op-Ed: We “pledge” action: The delay and diffuse tactics of climate misinformation
We pledge action. ≠ We act. Most certainly so, when it comes to the climate crisis.In my latest commentary with Observer Research Foundation, I argue that the necessary transformation of our societies is underminded by pervasive climate misinformation. Beyond outright climate change denial, diffuse, distract, and delay tactics are far more widespread than one may... Continue Reading →
Blog: Big Tech & The Climate
Read any highly ambitious climate pledges or reduction targets lately? I’m guessing yes, given the level of attention on corporate responsibility to reduce and mitigate their climate impact. Including —and especially so— Big Tech. However, to do so, all of them must effectively (not just on paper) reduce their emissions. Are they? Here’s the tl;dr... Continue Reading →
Climate litigation just became that much more powerful
161 for -- 8 abstensions -- 0 against🌍🌎🌏On July 28, 2022, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic resolution declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a universal human right. This is huge. And it has been 50 years in the making.There are many reasons to applaud the many people whi tirelessly fought... Continue Reading →
Research: Environmental Impact of Publishing Houses
New research piece: Together with Chris Hartgerink, we look at scholarly publishing houses and their environmental impact in this guest post.TL;DR:1) We need transparent, comparable, machine-readable emissions data. We are in a Climate Emergency — there is no time to hide behind wordy (100 pages) reporting.2) Some of these research publishers are big enough to... Continue Reading →
Blog: The UK’s fight against Greenwashing. And why the Oatly case presents a conundrum.
A short while back, the UK's CMA practically declared greenwashing illegal (by reiterating consumer protection law). One of the recent cases, enforcing these guidelines, was Oatly, an oat milk consumer brand. Their ads are generally designed as advocacy campaigns that raise awareness around the climate crisis, and our dietary choices. We need more companies contributing... Continue Reading →
Series: Understanding the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting Landscape
In the three months since I joined Climatiq to build out our approach to "Strategy and Impact", I kept coming back to the need to better understand corporate reporting requirements. As a sustainability practitioner, who spends a lot of time thinking about and working at the intersection of digital rights and climate justice, abbreviations like... Continue Reading →
Essay: Climate Action and Net-Zero Ambition: Best Practices for Small and Medium Enterprises?
In Issue 3 of the beautifully designed and curated Branch Magazine, I got to share a call to action for SMEs: Together with Chris Hartgerink, Indré Blauzdžiūnaitė and Vineeta Greenwood we look at some of the main challenges for smaller organisations to take a lead on climate action. We reflect on the lack of scope... Continue Reading →
Blog: Court Orders Shell To Set Stricter Climate Targets — Other Companies Should Follow
July 29, 2021 marked Earth Overshoot Day. That is the day we are collectively exceeding our planet's resources for the year, extracting and emitting more than nature can regenerate. It felt like good day to remember the recent Dutch court ruling, which ordered fossil fuel giant Shell to set more ambitious climate targets.In my latest... Continue Reading →
Essay: The promise of AI and Sustainability
The European Green Deal sets out a range of critical actions to address the climate crisis: A climate neutral continent by 2050, clean circular economy, transformations and innovation for public infrastructure, the energy sector, building efficiency and more. It also stipulates investments in “environmentally-friendly technologies” and economic growth that is decoupled from resource use. Artificial... Continue Reading →
Cathleen Berger 