Storytelling plays a crucial role in how we share knowledge and learn about the world around us. Not only do stories teach us about life, they can also inspire us, fuel our imaginations and encourage us to act.
We are collecting stories of change to share and demonstrate how rapid transition has happened in the past, remove excuses for inaction and show the way ahead.
Transformative changes are called for to prevent climate breakdown and create the conditions for people to thrive together. These types of large scale, rapid changes can seem difficult to achieve but through our storytelling, we aim to show that this type of rapid transition is not only possible but has also been done before in many different ways.
The Reset series explores the lessons from the global pandemic on two vital areas for rapid transition: overconsumption and unnecessary travel. Our set of downloadable short briefings focus on the period we are living through for scalable, rapid change – evidence-based hope for the future.
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SO₂ Long, Sulphur: How China rapidly cut sulphur dioxide emissions to help clear the airAt the end of 2006, sulphur dioxide (SO₂) pollution in China peaked at just over 38 million tonnes per year. By 2019, this had been cut to around 12...
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Heat pumps for peace – how a humble technology is speeding responses to human, conflict and climate crisesThe global heat pump market is, well, heating up. There are roughly 190 million heat pumps currently in operation in buildings around the world, with 2021...
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How Covid-19 sped up science – lessons from the pandemic for rapid transitionAs Covid-19 took hold around the world, the scientific community had to match the virus in its transmission and mutations, which was made possible through...
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The rapid revival of Rwanda’s thousand hills: how people and policy brought nature backRwanda is known as the land of a thousand hills. But its once plush, green, and rolling landscape has suffered at the hands of urbanisation, pressure from...
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Doing development differently: How Kenya is rapidly emerging as Africa’s renewable energy superpowerWhen William Ruto was sworn in as Kenya’s fifth president in September 2022, he used his inauguration speech to demand an end to humanity’s “addiction...
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Kukabiliana na ukame nchini Kenya: Sera ya bima ya mifugo ya kusaidia wafugaji kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabianchiKujumuisha maoni ya jamii ambazo mara nyingi ziko chini kabisa ya piramidi, na ambazo sauti zao hazisikiki sana katika mikakati endelevu ni muhimu kwa...
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A win-win four day week – the rapid rise of shorter working time to benefit people and planetAcross the United Kingdom (UK), a hundred companies are permanently moving over to a four-day working week with no loss of pay. These companies, which...
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Bengal Tigers bounce back rapidly in NepalThe survival of charismatic animals like the tiger, a so-called ‘apex predator’, is an indicator of a habitat’s health but, more than that, it is a...
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Viet Nam’s rapid rise to becoming a solar powered stateOne of the many benefits of solar power is the speed and scale at which it can be deployed. But, despite this, some states still manage to exceed...
