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Environment

Critical to our survival as a species, our environment demands deeper understanding and respect.

Why Care?

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”

- Chief Seattle

By the numbers

  • 2010

    was the warmest year on record since modern temperature monitoring began around 160 years ago

  • $410 billion USD

    in fossil fuel consumer subsidies were provided by developing and emerging economies provided in 2010.

Why Care?

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”

- Chief Seattle

By the numbers

  • 2010

    was the warmest year on record since modern temperature monitoring began around 160 years ago

  • $410 billion USD

    in fossil fuel consumer subsidies were provided by developing and emerging economies provided in 2010.

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