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Harnessing Positive Climate 'Tipping Points': A Blueprint for Rapid Change and Saving the Planet

Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Conversation Indonesia

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A new Global Tipping Points Report highlights the need for urgent action to prevent negative tipping points, such as the collapse of major ice sheets and coral reefs. However, the report also emphasizes the potential for positive tipping points in human technology, economics, politics, and social behavior. By making desired changes the cheapest, most convenient, or morally acceptable option, and by intervening with information campaigns and incentives, multiple systems can tip in a domino effect of cascading beneficial change. The report offers a blueprint for achieving a more sustainable future, drawing on examples like Norway's transition to electric vehicles.

The Global Rise of Feminist Foreign Policies

Originally Published 2 years ago — by UN Web TV

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Countries are increasingly adopting a feminist approach to their foreign policy, aiming to implement Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP) as a catalyst for positive change in a tense geopolitical context. An event during the UNGA 78 High Level Week will focus on sharing commitments and discussing the challenges and opportunities of feminist approaches to foreign policy.

"Elizabeth Holmes and Jen Shah: Unlikely Prison Friends"

Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Cut

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Convicted scammers Elizabeth Holmes and Jen Shah have reportedly formed a friendship in prison, with Shah taking on a "motherly role" for Holmes. Shah, who is serving a 6.5-year sentence for her involvement in a telemarketing scheme, has been tutoring inmates, teaching a workout class, and offering advice to Holmes, who recently began her 9-to-11-year sentence for defrauding investors in her medical device company, Theranos. Both women are said to be bonding over their shared experiences and journey of positive change.