rēs pūblica is not a constitutional design but a psychological contract. It asks citizens to act as shareholders rather than spectators, and leaders to govern as trustees rather than performers. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Tech

After looking across the world for the best business ideas to help the planet, eight youth-led ventures have been selected as finalists for the Youth Ecopreneur Awards www.intracen.org/news-and-eve... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

The challenge of this century is to govern power without surrendering to it — to act in the world as it is, while shaping the world as it ought to be. That task is harder than cynicism. It is also more rewarding. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics

Small Spheres, Big Impact: In Kenya, since 2016, a simple invention   is yielding results that matter for land, climate and communities. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Econ #Social #Techn #seedballskenya

In a world hungry for solutions, Portugal’s fruit walls offer something rarer: a reminder that abundance sometimes lies just beyond the guardrail, waiting to be noticed. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

Nestlé and The Nature Conservancy plan to help farmers grow better crops, earn more and care for nature at the same time. www.nestle.com/media/news/r... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

The UN high seas treaty came into force on 17th January allowing for the creation of protected areas in international waters and set out ways of sharing genetic materials from the high seas – and any future profits derived from them. theconversation.com/most-of-the-... #Action #Solutions

The 2026 Edelman Trust Barometer calls for NGOs, governments, and Media to fulfil their roles in brokering trust. In an age of disinformation and AI, this focus would be refreshing. www.edelman.com/sites/g/file... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Tech #Law #Environment #Climate

The macroeconomic benefits of investing in a global transformation of systems, from energy to food appear in 2050, grow to US$20 trillion per year by 2070 and boom thereafter. Inger Andersen, UNEP wedocs.unep.org/items/bba44e... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Tech

If the West wants a genuinely greener world, it must stop pretending that carbon stops at borders — and start taking responsibility for the full colour of its prosperity. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Econ #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

The next agricultural revolution is already arriving quietly, field by field, byte by byte. Those who romanticise farming will miss it. Those who understand its centrality to climate, stability and power will shape it. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Agronomics

The end of handwriting is not inevitable. But its quiet disappearance would change more than our scripts. It would change how we think. #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate medium.com/@soundprinci...

The old world is indeed disappearing. The new one is late. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

Global food production must rise 50% by 2050 despite climate change threats. Achieving this requires enhancing soil health, precision agriculture, reducing waste across the food chain, and smart farming technologies. www.nature.com/articles/s44... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Econ #Tech

The cooperative is not the future of everything. But in a world that has over-optimised for speed, scale and extraction, it may be one of the few organisational forms still optimised for trust. Capitalism ignores this lesson at its peril. medium.com/@soundprinci...

"Do you speak or do you remain silent?" youtube.com/watch?v=wRgD... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

Mining-induced deforestation is two to three times higher than previous estimates accounting for 19,765 km2 of deforestation with associated emissions of 0.75 Pg CO2. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

Time to clean the world youtube.com/shorts/hmnYb...

Do you see water as a human right, a public good, or an economic commodity? The future of water demands uncomfortable trade-offs — and leaders willing to explain them. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

It's clear that our current political, economic and moral systems come short of the ideal humanity is capable of. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

Free press is not doing well these days, especially if you include the private ownership element. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_P... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

- More than 2,089 AI-generated news sites are currently operating, publishing content in 16 languages (NewsGuard). - Social media personalization algorithms contribute to the fragmentation of the public sphere, creating echo chambers. www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/d... #Action #Solutions

The global slowdown in public agrifood R&D spending growth has coincided with a larger contribution from the private sector yet cutting publicly funded R&D slows overall progress and reduces the effectiveness of private innovation. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Action #Solutions #Agriculture

Nothing stirs the political bloodstream quite like education yet we must accept that its purpose is to prepare for futures that will look nothing like today. Valuing self-actualisation not as a luxury of adulthood but a legitimate goal of schooling. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions

Seismology is 140 years old. The fact that it hasn't been used in the scientific study of soil is flabbergasting. It proves once again that solutions to our problems already exist, maybe not in one's field of study though. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #Action #Solutions

"As technologies evolve and markets mature, China’s evolving model offers a valuable reference for other countries seeking to integrate renewables quickly and reliably". www.weforum.org/stories/2025... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

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Governments are rearming, defence budgets are swelling, stockpiles are expanding, national leaders are rehearsing the grim vocabulary of confrontation. It seems the world is preparing for war not as a thought experiment but as an administrative priority. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions

Future productivity depends on "closing yield gaps, diversifying into resilient crop varieties and adopting locally-tailored, resource-efficient practices suited to specific land, soil, and water conditions”. openknowledge.fao.org/items/f72aff... #Action #Solutions #Environment

"Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 requires bold and smarter choices in how the world manages its land, soil and water". It seems the entire world needs bold and smarter choices in all aspects of life right now. www.fao.org/newsroom/det... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology

The post-energy abundance world is one with greater prosperity, improved human welfare, and generally a more stable climate fueled by overcoming geopolitical conflicts and scarcity issues associated with fossil fuels. www.vox.com/climate/4703... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Econ

The question remain: should governments be deeply involved in business or just let the market decide. There are so many movable parts in business that one sided policies often have an undesirable effect somewhere else. www.imf.org/en/blogs/art... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Econ

There are over 130 armed conflicts today, twice as many as of 15 years. These conflicts are more complex, involving more non-state actors, and lasting for longer periods, with some having persisted for decades. www.iiss.org/events/2025/... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics

Forests and landscapes are an engine of economic growth, environmental renewal, and community empowerment - for every 100 jobs in the forest sector, 73 additional jobs are created in the broader economy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Ea... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social

Transhumanism may be arriving slowly, quietly and without a charismatic founder. But revolutions are not always loud. Some sneak in on soft silicon feet. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

They were happy. The government couldn't have that. www.cnn.com/2025/11/23/e...

Capitalism is middle-aged but not decrepit. With care, reform and a dose of intellectual honesty, it can remain the most productive, adaptable and liberating economic system humans have devised. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology

Trust is an issue all around the world #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #ClimateAction

Protect and expands our forest cover. #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

The global economic computer is not a single machine humming beneath the earth, but a network of networks - a shared substrate for value as the internet was for speech. It will not invent new miracles; it will connect old ones. medium.com/@soundprinci... #actions #solutions

It seems humanity is incapable of lasting peace. Warring is our natural predisposition.

Politics and business need stop bickering about cash. The world’s problems are not mysteries needing discovery, but solved puzzles needing assembly. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

Good intentions may be infinite, but money is not. In the arithmetic of morality, doing the best things first is not just efficient — it is just. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

To fight corruption made bare, truth and honesty must become a shared public purpose. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

Fog collectors capture microscopic water droplets contained in fog to irrigate villages and plantations. es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrapan... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

A bubble inside a ponzi scheme...or vice versa. This a fascinating overview of a complex scheme that is all perfectly legal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJK... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

The Legislative Obesity of Modern Democracy: Too Many Laws. Too Many Lawmakers. medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It share.google/QqJN7LpenIlf...

What if? medium.com/@soundprinci... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate

Sometimes we forget that we might not be the ones controlling the world : ) www.science.org/content/arti... #Action #Solutions #Politics #Economics #Social #Technology #Law #Environment #Climate