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Joseph Robertson
Joseph is Executive Director of Citizens' Climate International. He is the lead strategist supporting the Acceleration Dialogues (diplomatic climate-solutions roundtables) and Resilience Intel—an effort to move the world to 100% climate-smart finance. Joseph represents Citizens’ Climate in the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition, the UNFCCC negotiations, and other UN processes, and is founder of Geoversiv. His articles appear from time to time in the Guardian. He served as Interim Director for the Food System Economics Commission from April through November 2020, and is a senior advisor to EAT for sustainable finance. He is a lead contributor to the Earth Intelligence podcast.
G20 looks to align finance with people, planet & prosperity
The Group of 20 (G20) process is hosted this year by Italy. The Italian G20 Presidency is focusing on a […]
Everyday things are a big deal
The Paris Agreement was the fourth major global agreement of 2015, completing a year of renewed global commitment to working toward sustainable […]
Building Resilience Intelligence Matters
In September 2018, we launched the Resilience Intel Charter—outlining a practical approach to addressing this fundamental challenge: The erosion of health […]
Biden brings US back to Paris
Shortly after arriving at the Oval Office, President Joe Biden signed a number of executive orders. The third of these […]
Green Innovation is the Future
Have you ever seen pigeons scrambling to get a piece of bread? They peck wildly in large groups and grab […]
Dietary ill health has made COVID pandemic worse
Around the world, people are developing non-communicable diseases linked to poor diets, at alarming rates. Evidence suggests this has led […]
With Biosphere at Risk, EU Announces Record Green Bond Issue
The biosphere—the space for life—is being destabilized in shocking ways, at a speed never seen in Earth’s history. The 5th […]
Food System Economics Commission—Why now?
Dear Friends, I recently took on the role of Interim Commission Director for the Food System Economics Commission—an independent, interdisciplinary […]
Macrocritical Resilience is the fast track to shared prosperity
We are entering a new age for the Earth’s climate and for the way we conceive of finance. “Macrocritical resilience” […]
Central Banks’ Climate Resilience will Affect You Personally
We are living through historic—and perilous—separation of high finance from everyday experience. Accelerating climate disruption is a symptom of the […]
Shift Incentives to Transform the Food System
REPORT FROM DAVOS The World Economic Forum has identified all 5 of the leading global risks as related to climate […]
