Yesterday the World Meteorological Organisation published its Annual Statement
on the Climate, finding that «2013 once again demonstrated the
dramatic impact of droughts, heat waves, floods and tropical cyclones
on people and property in all parts of the
planet» and that «many of the extreme events of 2013 were consistent with what we would expect as a result of human - induced climate change.»
Whether it's their pioneering work
on decentralized supply chains for charcoal or firewood production, their localized paper - recycling systems, or their ambitious plans for One -
Planet Living communities around the world, they always seem to be rethinking the way we do things, with
dramatic reductions in ecological
impacts as a result.