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Earth Day 2025 – Our Power, Our Planet
In 2025, the theme for Earth Day is 'Our Power, Our Planet'. Some of the areas the organisers cite as being important to this theme include: A push to switch to renewable energy sources to power or homes, businesses and vehicles. Investing in innovative solutions to provide more sustainable materials to fossil fuels. To honour this day, we at Common Earth have created an Earth Week
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Under Attack: What Nature Reveals About the Future of Diversity
Over the past few months, large corporations have defunded, reduced, or reshaped their DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) policies. Some examples include Amazon, Meta, McDonald’s, Walmart, Harley-Davidson , John Deere, Ford, and Toyota. They seem to be following …
Gifts of the Earth: Embracing Abundance, Reciprocity, and Friendship
We have recently lost a number of dear friends and colleagues, which has some of us reflecting on our time here, how we wish to spend it, and the small mark we wish to leave on the world while we have the privilege of being here. As we enter into the holiday season, it is striking us that …
Methane: An Immediate Threat to Climate Security
This past November we delivered the inaugural Critical Climate Change Week, hosted by Ontario Tech University, in collaboration with Common Earth. The theme this year: Methane Awareness. It is surprising …
32 Climate Books To Help Move Us Forward
I believe that our stories shape how we understand who we are and our place in the world. As we grapple with the metacrisis (including the existential crisis) that we currently face, I think the stories we tell will help us to rewrite our understanding of …
Animal Agriculture is an Ecological Disaster
Animal agriculture is a major contributor to environmental degradation, responsible for 58% of food-related emissions while providing only 38% of the world’s protein and 17% of its calories. Beyond methane, the industry’s impact includes deforestation, habitat loss, water pollution, and excessive resource use. With nearly half of the planet’s habitable land used for agriculture, most of it dedicated to livestock, the inefficiency and ecological cost of meat production are becoming increasingly clear. Regenerative agriculture offers a promising alternative, emphasizing sustainable farming practices to restore ecosystems and reduce carbon footprints.
Plant-based diet instrumental in longevity
What do the longest living populations in the world have in common? You’ve guessed it: lots of plants!
10 ways to move towards a plant-based diet.
Moving towards a plant-based diet can for many seem like a daunting task. But some tips and tricks can help ease the transition and best of all, it will have huge upsides not only for the health of our planet but your health as well.
Methane Matters: Why We Need to Focus on More Than Just CO2
We have all heard about climate change and most of us understand that greenhouse gases are responsible.
Sustaining Shared Futures: Insights from ESAC and Common Earth
ESAC, Canada's top environmental scholarly community, collaborates widely. At Congress, we discussed new sustainability narratives.
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