Opinions

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Holding course

By Alexandre Gagnon, Climate adaptation and resilience specialist at Ouranos

18 February 2026

Reframing research for the 21st century

Bioinfusion: Nature’s wisdom for regeneration

By Michaela Emch, Communications specialist and biomimicry practitioner

11 February 2026

Other

No Limits to Hope: Making sense and practising change

By Daniel Daruty de Grandpré, Programme Associate at The Club of Rome

2 February 2026

Emergence, resonance, pollination

Rethinking the path to change

By Mik Aidt, Founder of Centre for Climate Safety

21 January 2026

Emergence, resonance, pollination

Reclaiming the earth for habitability and justice

By Yvonne Wambua, Communications Fellow at The Club of Rome

19 January 2026

Reframing research for the 21st century

Collaborative artistic practices for building cohesive societies

By Carmen Riestra, Arts, culture and sustainability at Quiero

15 January 2026

Rethinking environmentalism: Why African ways of knowing matter more than ever

By Raad Sharar, Programme Lead at The Club of Rome

11 December 2025

Emergence, resonance, pollination Reconciling worldviews across cultures

Systems thinking: the key to solving interconnected crises

By Martin Mbewe, Communications Fellow at The Club of Rome

1 December 2025

Other

From possibility to compossibility: The joy of crealectic intelligence 

By Luis de Miranda, author, philosopher, adjunct professor, founder and president of Philosophical Health International

20 November 2025

Other

Youth thoughts for catalysing a human revolution

By Lucy Plummer, Soka Gakkai International representative to the UN for Youth Engagement, with contributions from Louis Peters, Kerrin Heba Massarueh and Hemavathi S. Shekhar

27 October 2025

Intergenerational collaboration