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The Global Commons Alliance is seeking a full-time Communications Director to develop and implement a creative communications strategy to help GCA achieve the goals laid out in its new 2030 strategy.

The Global Commons Alliance, partners and our core components – Accountability Accelerator, Earth Commission, Earth HQ, Science Based Targets Network and Systems Change Lab – will be in Cali, Colombia, for the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) from October 21 to November 1. Find all events we are hosting or taking part in below.

Nearly three out of four people (72%) surveyed across 18 G20 countries support making it a criminal offence for government or leaders of large businesses to approve or permit actions which cause serious damage to nature and climate, finds major new research.

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A new study published by an international team of researchers from the Earth Commission, hosted by Future Earth, introduces strategic and transparent procedures to help cities and businesses align their sustainability efforts with Earth system boundaries (ESBs).

The Accountability Navigator for climate and naure launched at the COP28 Nature Pavilion in Expo City, Dubai. It guides companies and financial institutions on how to take action – and which resources to use – for nature and climate together.

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After over a year of deep collaboration with design agency Johnson Banks, the GCA Steering Committee and components, as well as with input from various partners, GCA launched its new visual identity at COP28.

The Global Commons Alliance, many of our partners, and our core components – Accountability Accelerator, Earth Commission, Earth HQ, Science Based Targets Network and Systems Change Lab – will be in the UAE for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), which takes place from 30 November to 12 December 2023.

With a shared vision for revolutionizing the way we talk about climate change, together New Zero World, Global Commons Alliance and over 60 contributors and organizations launched the white paper at Climate Week NYC in September.

Global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C are failing across the board, with recent progress made on every indicator — except electric passenger car sales — lagging significantly behind the pace and scale that is necessary to address the climate crisis, according to the State of Climate Action 2023 report.