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The Six Mindset Factors
Mindsets are difficult to describe and are not exactly tangible. They are deep, assumed, often composite and complex, subconscious thinking patterns that shape how we make sense of the world…
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Seven ideas on how to campaign for system change during the Corona Crisis
While the corona crisis presents an opportunity for the civil society organizations, activists, and other change-makers to create deep system change, it is difficult to know where to start and how to do this. Let's be honest, we are all confused. We at Mindworks wrote this article as an inspiration piece for our colleagues at…
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Pride and Purpose: Empowering Communities in Disasters
Over the past two weeks, devastating floods have hit parts of Europe, China and India, a stark reminder of the increasing frequency of extreme weather events driven by climate change. Yet, in these most difficult of times, when communities are struck by disaster, something very special happens: people come together to help each other like…
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Embracing an age of uncertainty
There is no doubt we are living in uncertain times. Whilst it may feel overwhelming, uncertainty also offers powerful moments for changemakers to create new, regenerative systems and cultures. Yet…
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10 Recommendations on How to Campaign on Energy When Everybody Is Thinking about War
We propose ten recommendations for campaigners to strengthen their energy advocacy in Europe. These are rooted in four future scenarios of how public perceptions and mindsets around European energy independence could evolve…
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Over 90% of Toyota Manufacturing Facilities at High Risk due to Climate Change: Greenpeace
Toyota Motor Corp. is the world’s largest automaker and has long lobbied against climate-friendly policies. Yet new Greenpeace East Asia research shows that 93% of Toyota’s manufacturing facilities are at…
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The 5 biggest typhoons to batter East Asia in recent history
Question: What’s the difference between a typhoon, a hurricane, and a cyclone?
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5 ways the climate crisis will change Asia
The scenes are now all too common. Millions forced to flee their homes as flash floods create rivers that surge along city streets in Japan; the vulnerable rushed to the…
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Investment trends: making the case for SE Asian renewables
Greenpeace has done the math and worked out that there’s a USD205 billion opportunity for renewables in SE Asia over the next 10 years. With recent climate pledges from the three big East Asian nations -- China, Japan and Korea -- to go carbon neutral in the next 40 to 50 years, should be just…