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Reflection on Curves: Pandemic curves, climate curves, social justice curves, and humanity’s learning curve

It seems like a long, long time ago when the clarion call for managing the coronavirus pandemic was flattening the curve, but it was only seven months ago. In this blog, Michael explores what Blue Marble Evaluation lessons can we extract from the impact of the curve?

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Evaluation in the Face of the Climate Emergency: Observations & Synthesis

Guest Blue Marble Evaluation blog from Scott C. Chaplowe, a dedicated evaluation professional with over 20 years’ experience working with civic, public and private organizations seeking sustainable solutions for social and environmental challenges.

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Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050

Safely achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement requires a worldwide transformation to carbon-neutral societies within the next 30 years. Accelerated technological progress and policy implementations are required to deliver emissions reductions at rates sufficiently fast to avoid crossing dangerous tipping points in the Earth’s climate system.

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Ilona M. Otto, Jonathan F. Donges, Roger Cremades, Avit Bhowmik, Richard J. Hewitt, Wolfgang Lucht, Johan Rockström, Franziska Allerberger, Mark McCaffrey, Sylvanus S. P. Doe, Alex Lenferna, Nerea Morán, Detlef P. van Vuuren and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

Year

2020

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48 Years of Alaska's Glaciers

Time-lapse videos of Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space – spanning nearly 50 years – are providing scientists with new insights into how the planet’s frozen regions are changing.

Year

2019

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Climate Emergency from a Blue Marble Evaluation Perspective

The 2019 Oxford Dictionary word of the year is "climate emergency." The word of the year is both retrospective, chosen because of dramatically increased use in both published and social media, but also prospe

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Blue Marble Case Example: The Gulf of Maine

In this webinar, Glenn Page applies the Blue Marble Perspective to a case study of the Gulf of Maine.

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Michael Quinn Patton and Glenn Page

Year

2019

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Reflection on Curves: Pandemic curves, climate curves, social justice curves, and humanity’s learning curve

Evaluation in the Face of the Climate Emergency: Observations & Synthesis

Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050

48 Years of Alaska's Glaciers

Climate Emergency from a Blue Marble Evaluation Perspective

Blue Marble Case Example: The Gulf of Maine