Northern Ireland’s journey to a cleaner energy future is underway. We have an ecosystem of engineers and scientists who are pushing the boundaries of physics to harness Northern Ireland’s

Northern Ireland’s journey to a cleaner energy future is underway. We have an ecosystem of engineers and scientists who are pushing the boundaries of physics to harness Northern Ireland’s abundance of green energy resources, like wind and solar. As engineers and scientists we can only take this so far. To really make a difference, we need the buy-in from the public and the acceptance of communities who will host green energy infrastructure. We need a conversation to join the dots between green energy schemes and climate change, we need discussion and facts about the benefits of this infrastructure, we need to help individuals make the informed choice to support these projects in their community. Together, we can transform the Northern Ireland power system for future generations. Let’s get this done – our planet can’t wait. Dr. David McGowan is a Senior Lead Engineer within Energy Systems Analysis at SONI. David was responsible for SONI’s Tomorrow’s Energy Scenarios, which sets out a range of credible pathways for the decarbonisation of the NI power system. David is a steering group member for scenario building working group within the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSOE). The scenario working group is responsible for developing long term gas and electricity scenarios that are compliant with EU Energy and Climate Targets. Before joining SONI, David worked as a research fellow in power system control, at Queen’s University, Belfast from which he holds a PhD in Engineering. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Jan 2, 2015

In the face of large global institutional (economic, political, educational, etc.) obstacles to advancing the Rights of Mother Earth, it is time to explicitly state what we can

Jan 2, 2015

In the face of large global institutional (economic, political, educational, etc.) obstacles to advancing the Rights of Mother Earth, it is time to explicitly state what we can and must do. This brief presentation is essentially a report-out on what Indigenous Peoples from around the World are saying about activities and actions that must be encouraged and enhanced in the struggle to defend Mother Earth from human abuse and misuse. Dr. Dan Wildcat is the Director of Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Center and Dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, where he has taught for 25 years. 

This speech took place of the 2012 Indigenous Forum, co-produced with the Cultural Conservatory, at the Bioneers National Conference. 

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Reconciling Ways of Knowing “Drawing on Indigenous Knowledge in Responding to COVID-19.”

This dialogue originally aired on November 12, 2020 at 10:30 am Pacific / 12:30 pm Central / 2:30 pm Atlantic.

Moderator: Darrin Mah, JD facilitates a dialogue amongst Elder Dr. Dave Courchene, Jr, Grandmother Katherine Whitecloud, Miles Richardson, OC, Tom Swanky, JD, and Dr. Sabina Ijaz; on the history of what Indigenous Peoples have learned in responding to pandemics, how this informed their responses to COVID-19, and what could be learned more broadly within Canadian society and the global community from these lessons.

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From 25-27 June 2024, CISL CEO Lindsay Hooper spoke WEF’s annual meeting in Dailan, People’s Republic of China, on how we scale up and accelerate transformative action to tackle the nature

From 25-27 June 2024, CISL CEO Lindsay Hooper spoke WEF’s annual meeting in Dailan, People’s Republic of China, on how we scale up and accelerate transformative action to tackle the nature crisis, speaking at events exploring the leadership needed now to deliver against global agreements; the role of business and finance in transitioning to a nature-positive economy, and how we move beyond current economic indicators to mainstream natural capital in decision making. Read more here: https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/news/cisl-ceo-lindsay-hooper-addresses-world-economic-forum-peoples-republic-china

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DAVE COURCHENE (LEADING EARTH MAN) shares the meaning of Onjisay Aki. As the Original Peoples, we have lived here in our homeland for tens of thousands of years. Our Earth is changing, and so must

DAVE COURCHENE (LEADING EARTH MAN) shares the meaning of Onjisay Aki. As the Original Peoples, we have lived here in our homeland for tens of thousands of years. Our Earth is changing, and so must we as People. Onjisay Aki means "a changing Earth" in our Anishinabe language. It's also the name of a journey we are on together. Our ancestors left a footprint, a trail founded on Indigenous values of respect, which can lead us all to have a healthy relationship with each other and the planet. Our children are depending on us to follow in those footsteps, walking this trail of peace. www.turtlelodge.org Join The Turtle Lodge on Facebook! With the help of filmmakers Ian Mauro, a founding director of the Prairie Climate Centre, and Marcel Kreutzer from the University of Winnipeg, we created a video of Dave explaining the meaning of Onjisay Aki.

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