Nature and Biodiversity
「希望を持って行動を」- 気候変動対策キャンペーンが心を揺さぶる理由
自然と気候の危機は実存的な脅威であり、不安感を抱くことは正常かつ健全な反応です。#performinghopeは、科学に基づいて行動し、その中で他の人々を鼓舞することを選択すれば、誰でも、毎日、実行することができるアクションです。未来を見据え、私たちは自分が個々の総和よりも大きな集合体の一部であることを認識した上で行動することが重要です。
Professor Gail Whiteman is Director of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, a scientific member of the European Union’s Ice, Climate, Economics – Arctic Research on Change project, and Professor-in-Residence at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Professor Whiteman also created the Arctic Basecamp at Davos 2017.
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