Author: Astrid von Schmeling
Future-Focused Materiality:
According to a recently published statement by 11,000 scientists from 153 countries, the world still has enough time to get its act together.
There are positive signs all over that show that change is underway. US $7 trillion has been divested from fossil-based assets in the last 5 years. The world population is showing signs of stabilization as the fertility rate has almost halved to 2.4 births per woman in the last two generations.
However, scientists agree that the world is in a state of climate emergency, that the pace of change needs to increase by multi-folds. Where do your opportunities and responsibilities in this transition lie?