I agree, the course doesn't seem rigid but still follows a certain structure - with the solutions or interventions at the end to provide an option to go forward.

That's true, an aspect that I didn't really consider before. The cosphere gives a lot of people a voice and the stage to interact with others, who might not be very open in the real life.

That's actually a great idea! Given the popularity of the course, I'm sure it would be a hit on Coursera and edx Nice to hear that you feel like you could close some knowledge gaps and feel more confident in tough conversations :)

I agree, the hard conversations training was very helpful and I've applied it to so many conversations already!

Certainly true, the videos and readings were actually a good mix between informative learning and entertainment and therefore easy to recommend to a friend.

Nicely wrapped up, a lot of true words spoken! I also feel like the course felt like a great space for opening up and expressing values.

I didn't know that the mamooth in Ice Age was voiced by Nicky Minaj :D Nice pictures, I love wild gardens and am always shocked at how ugly most mansions design their "green" spaces

I agree that it is much about education and spreading the word. I believe a lot of people would choose differently, maybe for ecological reasons, maybe for economic reasons.

Certainly interesting and a topic that is rarely touched upon. I'll investigate more into aquamation!

As others mentioned, pretty deep post and incredible well worded. Respect!

It would definitely be helpful to only have one certificate to avoid getting lost in the certification jungle. However, how would that work in practise? I don't know of any example where a company (which essentially a certification organisation is) was "forbidden" to exist.

I actually didn't know a lot of details about the CFC story, thanks for sharing. I wonder why the other actually important environmental regulations are failing to form. Similar to that, everyone was quick to jump aboard when it came to prohibit the sales of plastic straws that only make up less than 1% of ocean waste. At the same time no fishing policies are advancing, while fishing nets and other related products make up more the majority of ocean waste. https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/ca-ocean-plastic/

I think there is a difference in earning money for groundbreaking work (which is important) and having multiple billion dollars. That number is so incredibly large that we can't even start to comprehend how big it is. One thousand million. I'm pretty sure Bill Gates would still be able to support quite a few start ups if he had only 20 billion instead of 100. There needs to be a cutoff point in how much money one single person can have. Also, our ecological footprint would be substantially smaller with a few billionaires less, see the link. https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/carbon-emissions-richest-1-percent-more-double-emissions-poorest-half-humanity

Great post, it makes you stop and think about where to adjust our system. Be happy that you haven't had the exposure to business classes before ;) Just today I read up on the history of presidents in Argentina. The majority was rather centre left (I know that they were far from ideal as well) but the last president was pro market and pro neo-liberalism. Guess where he went to study - a business school in the US...

Definitely true, we need more rigorous legislation. Now we just need to figure out how to keep the good lawyers in the government and not have them work as consultants for the bad boys.

Very informative post, great article as well. Love your implicit critique of techno-optimists that think that we can solve every problem with innovations and money.

You're right, educating people about prescribed fires and raising awareness could be a key element for future wildfire management!

Catchy title and informative links, nicely done!

Such a nice and positive post! Pretty shocking picture though, looks more like Delhi which is infamous for its pollution levels.

Great point and love the lantern idea! Maybe they could be solar powered lanterns. It's good to raise awareness, I think a lot of campers don't think about the increased risk of wildfires because of their campfires.