Production Gap Report 2021

Stockholm Environment InstituteOct 19, 2021
Governments’ planned fossil fuel production remains dangerously out of sync with Paris Agreement limits

The report measures the gap between governments’ planned production of coal, oil, and gas and the global production levels consistent with meeting the Paris Agreement temperature limits. The 2021 Production Gap Report provides country profiles for 15 major producer countries.

The report is produced by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), ODI, E3G, and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). More than 40 researchers contributed to the analysis and review, spanning numerous universities, think tanks, and other research organizations.

The Tombs of Mount Vernon

HistoricAlexandriaVAJan 21, 2021
This video features a photographic tour of the Contrabands & Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, in Alexandria, Virginia, looking at the deeper meaning of the features of the memorial, built in 2014. The cemetery was originally established in 1864 on the southern end of what is now Old Town Alexandria.

More about the cemetery and memorial: https://www.alexandriava.gov/Freedmen…. The Friends of Freedmen’s Cemetery: http://www.freedmenscemetery.org/.

Music in this video

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Climate change and health: developing evidence for action

Stockholm Environment InstituteAug 27, 2021
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm Environment Institute and Stockholm University are proud to present the Gordon Goodman Memorial Lecture, to be held by Professor Sir Andy Haines on 15 September 2021.

The lecture will focus on a crucial topic: the direct and indirect ways in which climate change impacts human health, and solutions that can yield multiple co-benefits for people and our environment.

Visit the event page and register here: https://www.sei.org/events/climate-ch…

George Washington and the Age of Discovery

George Washington’s Mount VernonStreamed live on Oct 14, 2021
Join the @USC Price and the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington for the annual George Washington Leadership Lecture. This year’s event will feature @NASA Chief Scientist, Dr. James Green, in a discussion that will parallel George Washington’s age of exploration and discovery with our own time.

The desire of 18th-century Americans like Washington to know the land to the west—the makeup of the soil, the sources of water, the topography and terrain—are surprisingly similar to the kinds of questions humanity is exploring today on the surface of Mars and elsewhere in the solar system. Join Dr. Green in a conversation about NASA’s latest discoveries, the future of space exploration, and how our efforts to understand our universe relate to our shared history.

Established through a generous gift by Maribeth Borthwick ’73, who also serves as the Vice Regent for California of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, this lecture series explores the Father of our Country’s lifelong accomplishments, providing a better understanding of him as a person, as well as his remarkable leadership, professional achievements, and lasting legacy.

Decarbonization in a new geopolitical landscape – the EU, US and China

Stockholm Environment InstituteJun 11, 2021
Recorded: 27 May 2021. This webinar gathered researchers from the Mistra Geopolitics research programme to examine how the new geopolitical landscape with the EU, the US and China will affect opportunities for sustainability transitions; how different countries position themselves in decarbonization competition and cooperation; and how global trends might hinder decarbonization. Read more: https://www.sei.org/events/webinar-de…

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Production Gap Report 2021

Stockholm Environment InstituteOct 19, 2021
Governments’ planned fossil fuel production remains dangerously out of sync with Paris Agreement limits

The report measures the gap between governments’ planned production of coal, oil, and gas and the global production levels consistent with meeting the Paris Agreement temperature limits. The 2021 Production Gap Report provides country profiles for 15 major producer countries.

The report is produced by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), ODI, E3G, and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). More than 40 researchers contributed to the analysis and review, spanning numerous universities, think tanks, and other research organizations.

2021 Production Gap Report launch event

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Reading Room – Library Collections

George Washington’s Mount VernonOct 12, 2021

Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial A Photographic Tour

HistoricAlexandriaVAJan 21, 2021
This video features a photographic tour of the Contrabands & Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, in Alexandria, Virginia, looking at the deeper meaning of the features of the memorial, built in 2014. The cemetery was originally established in 1864 on the southern end of what is now Old Town Alexandria.

More about the cemetery and memorial: https://www.alexandriava.gov/Freedmen…. The Friends of Freedmen’s Cemetery: http://www.freedmenscemetery.org/.

Music in this video

Learn moreListen ad-free with YouTube PremiumSongMonumental JourneyArtistJesse GallagherAlbumMonumental JourneyLicensed to YouTube byYouTube Audio Library

Camembert culture: Dipping into the world of France’s most iconic cheese • FRANCE 24 Engl ish

FRANCE 24 EnglishOct 21, 2021
This week, we dip into the world of France’s most iconic cheese: le camembert. It’s a national symbol that French people are very proud of, but recently Italian mozzarella outsold camembert in France. Has there been a major change in the hearts and minds of the French? Meanwhile, small and industrial-scale producers of camembert have been waging a war over the brand. What’s the traditional recipe, and how do you choose a good camembert?