domain | bryanalexander.org |
summary | 4 Budget crises, programs cut, not laying off people yet Brandeis University private research university; Massachusetts is struggling with financial problems: The financial pressure led to a mass layoff in the summer, hiring freezes and spending cuts, a halt in plans for a new science facility, an usually large drawdown from the endowment to subsidize operations, and, for the first time in a decade, a budget deficit and a cash loss at the end of the past academic year.What does this UN report want us to do One group of nations must take aggressive actions right now: G20 members excluding the African Union must go further and faster These cannot be isolated actions: stronger international cooperation and support, including through enhanced climate finance, will be essential The nature of those actions is well known, but needs repeating, it seems: switching power generation to solar photovoltaic and wind energy In forestry, reduced deforestation, increased reforestation and improved forest management present readily available low-cost options with large emission reduction potentials of about 19 and 20 per cent of the total potential in 2030 and 2035, respectively. |
title | Bryan Alexander | Futurist, educator, speaker, writer |
description | Bryan Alexander | Futurist, educator, speaker, writer |
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created | 2024-11-29 |
updated | 2025-01-10 |
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