Imagine Low-Carbon Energy Security

Imagine Low-Carbon Energy Security

By Joey O’Brien, ESRAG Director Harvard philosopher Roberto Mangabeira Unger wrote, “at every level the greatest obstacle to transforming the world is we lack the clarity and imagination to conceive that it could be different.” Imagine if all the fears imbedded...
Rotarians Reviving Flooded Villages

Rotarians Reviving Flooded Villages

By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor As the catastrophic 2022 floods devastated the homes, health, and livelihoods of over 33 million Pakistanis, the United Nations Environment Programme and the OECD warned that the growing gap in climate aid is accelerating...
Launch Your Climate Action!

Launch Your Climate Action!

by Dr. Pat Armstrong, ESRAG Chair, and Dr. Yasar Atacik, ESRAG Chair-Elect Pakistan’s catastrophic 2022 floods, Europe’s deadly wildfires, and the titanic cyclones slamming Africa are just three of the rising global toll of disasters which justify the urgency of the...
What the Heck is a Carbon Market?

What the Heck is a Carbon Market?

By Joey O’Brien Is the carbon market real? Take a look at this map identifying current actors in the voluntary carbon market.  If you have not been inundated with information about carbon credits or offsets, you might have found the perfect rock to hide under....
Three Tools to Empower Your Club and Community

Three Tools to Empower Your Club and Community

By Ariel Miller “Personal carbon trackers can make one feel hopeless,” notes economist Dr. Nilam Bedi, ESRAG’s technical liaison to Rotary International. “How do we link our actions to impact? Rotarians are very action-oriented. We need optimality: a way to find the...
A Faith Community Puts Ethics into Action

A Faith Community Puts Ethics into Action

By Ariel Miller When one path fails, find another. Though what I am about to describe is not a Rotary project, I am a Rotarian. This is my own story about mobilizing who I am, where I serve, and who I know to live within our planetary means. I’m from the American...