We are entering a ‘storm’ of climate change and biological resource constraints. The earlier companies, cities, and countries plan ahead and prepare themselves for the predictable future, the better their chance of thriving.
There is immense power of possibility in the many existing solutions (below) that are ready to be deployed at scale. With them, we can make ourselves more resilient and #MoveTheDate of Earth Overshoot Day.
Leading up to Earth Overshoot Day, the Power of Possibility platform highlights many ways we can improve our resource security in five key areas (healthy planet, cities, energy, food, and population).
Slow Food
Low impact Macagn cheese production
Slow Food
Local breed conservation through small-scale farming
Slow Food
Preserving indigenous pig breeds
rePLANET
Nomadic pastoralism
Food waste prevention legislation
Plant-based meals in school canteens
Interzero
Circular Companies: Recycling and Refurbishing
Rural Solar Power and Microgrids
Atmos Financial
Financing Decarbonization
Land Stewardship for Low Impact Beef Production
Improved Emissions Standards for Trucks
Residencia de Ancianos
Passive House for the Elderly
Water and Wastewater Services
Building Retrofits – Multi-family housing
Eberhard AG
Low-Carbon Circular Concrete
Vacation Closer to Home
Burning Methane
Smart Cities
EcoDataCenter, the world’s first climate-positive data center
Improved Rice Production
Humanscapes Habitat
Sustainable and Integrated Urban Living
Circular Fashion
Community-Centered Conservation
End single use plastics
Smart and Sustainable Homes
Tree Plantations
Carbon Pricing
Eberhard AG
Construction Waste Recycler
Tree Intercropping
Batonga Foundation
Girl’s and young women’s leadership clubs
Peatland Protection and Rewetting
Onshore Wind Turbines
Infill Housing Development
Building retrofits – Single-family housing
High Performance Glass
Urban Trees
Carshare
Building Electrification
Education
Clean Cookstoves
The Alliance for Carbon Neutrality: Siena
Carbon Neutral Cities
DestiMED Plus
Mediterranean Ecotourism
Egyptian Smart Grid
Lending Libraries
Managed Grazing
Guimarães, Portugal
Municipal Footprint-driven Development Strategies
Refrigerant Management
Cool Roofs
Distributed Solar
Dandelion Africa
Mobile Backpack Nurses – Women’s Health
NaturePositivity
Blending Hydrogen and Natural Gas
Green New Deal
Foodnected
Fostering short-chain food systems in the Mediterranean
Compact Superblocks
Slowing down cargo ships
Reduced Work Week
Offshore Wind Turbines
Nordbahntrasse, Northern Railway Line
Geothermal Power
Electric Vehicles
Fashion promoting organic natural fibers
Efficient Cooking
Smart Energy Bus Depot
Regenerative Annual Cropping
Lowering speed limits
Air Drying Laundry
Meatless Mondays
LED Lighting in Households
Battery Technology & Energy Storage Systems
Green hydrogen
People, Bees, and Trees
China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation
Biodiversity Conservation in our Neighborhoods
Climate Appropriate Clothing
Silvopasture
Renewable energy
15-Minute City
Smart meters and dynamic pricing
Congestion pricing in cities
Replace business travel with video conferencing
Restore and protect tropical forests
Reuse and recycle furniture and furnishings
High Speed Rail
eBikes
Women’s and girl’s reproductive health
Reforming parking in cities
Electric Heat Pumps
Traditional building design
Energy efficient household appliances
Giving clothing a longer life
Cargo Bikes
Shift towards a plant-based diet
Green Roofs
Eating local
Bicycle Infrastructure
Center for Biological Diversity
Endangered Species Condoms
Food Waste
Low Energy Office Park IntenCity
Global Nature Fund