We claim no special authority for inviting people to think about gentleness other than that we are human beings, and we believe it would be good if we all were to speak more openly about the possibilities for gentleness in our lives. We want gentleness to be important in our lives. As a value, it helps us be more aware of, and more appreciative of the gentle people we meet. They are our teachers. This blog supports the website at http://www.craftinggentleness.org
“Continuing global economic growth “is not possible” if nations are to tackle climate change, a report by an environmental think-tank has warned.
“The New Economics Foundation (Nef) said “unprecedented and probably impossible” carbon reductions would be needed to hold temperature rises below 2C (3.6F).
“Scientists say exceeding this limit could lead to dangerous global warming.”
