This initiative gives guidance for caregivers and anyone who wants to enable kids to flourish on a flourishing planet.
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WHAT | THE SCIENCE BEHIND
Using the most ambitious climate science as a minimum baseline
To help ensure that the solutions and actions discussed on this site deliver on what is needed to achieve global climate goals, the most ambitious climate science is used as a reference. Currently, there are four key pathways that have been presented by the United Nation's International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that can be used as references, where the P1 Low Energy Demand scenario is the most ambitious and safe pathway.
Compared to the other pathways (P2-P4), P1 puts human needs centre stage of climate actions and does not rely on unproven and risky large-scale solutions for carbon capture and storage often used by fossil fuel companies since it doesn't require them to change. Instead, P1 focuses on a variety of small-scale innovations, many of which already exist. In other words, it does not put all eggs in one basket but spreads the risks and expands the options to participate. Explore below how this site aligns with the P1 scenario.
Key principles of IPCC's most ambitious climate pathway and how this initiative aligns with them
While there are many different ways to deliver on the P1 Low Energy Demand (LED) scenario, there are some key questions that can be derived from the scenario and used as guiding principles (formulated as questions in the table below) when assessing solutions.
It should be noted that the P1 LED scenario should not be seen as the maximum level of commitment but rather as the minimum level of commitment for actions and solutions, since it only provides a 50-66% chance of avoiding dangerous climate change (that is, a global warming of 1.5 - 2°C).
If you want to dive into the details of the P1 scenario, you find it in the chapter on ‘Demand, services and social aspects of mitigation’ here (p. 503).
Topic
Question
How it is addressed on this site
Does the solution directly support children’s basic human needs, like nutrition, health and play?
Does the solution focus not only on reactively reducing negative impacts (such as illnesses) but on proactively increasing positive impacts as well (such as wellbeing)?
Does the solution avoid reliance on fossil fuels and unproven technologies like carbon capture and storage?
Does the solution move beyond incremental improvements by providing for needs in new or alternative ways?
Are system solutions adopted rather than individual solutions being cherry-picked?
Does the solution not only support technological change or new business models (e.g. for renting instead of owning) but also new values and lifestyles?
Does the solution substitute one or several solutions that deliver on the same need in a significantly more energy and resource efficient way compared to substituted solutions, or does it create a new need, thereby contributing to increased consumption and added emissions?
Are rebound effects avoided? (For example: are savings actually being saved or reinvested wisely instead of being used for more consumption that might not be necessary?).
Is the solution accessible for everyone, everywhere? (For example, is the solution globally sustainable and affordable for as many people as possible?)
Does the solution broaden the participation? (In this case: does it allow also children to participate in contributing positively to society?)
The solutions discussed under the "How" section all focus explicitly on basic human needs,.
The sole purpose of this initiative is to not only help reduce negative impacts but to also proactively support positive impacts and help shape flourishing futures.
This initiative avoids fossil fuels or technologies for carbon capture and storage by focusing on small-scale solutions.
Moving beyond incremental improvements only like recycling to encourage new lifestyles and solutions is key to this initiative. See solutions under "How".
This site promotes system solutions, e.g. by covering solutions in all basic needs areas that have a significant impact on a child's development and on the planet.
New values and lifestyles to live flourishing lives on a flourishing planet are at the core of this initiative, see for example the section about "Mental growth".
This question is critical for the solutions on this site to truly have a positive impact in society. This site showcases many solutions, and if they are adopted in addition to other solutions they might lead to added emissions. This is why for example the sections "Smart living" and "Health & Nutrition" discuss what solutions are actually needed, and how a carefully selected set of multifunctional essentials can substitute many other solutions.
This question is also crucial for the solutions highlighted on this site to truly have a positive impact in society. That is why this concern is emphasised on this site and why it focuses on new values, lifestyles and behavioural change that moves beyond consumption.
Global sustainability is core to this initiative, which is why it moves beyond incremental improvements to encourage solutions that provide for basic human needs in new ways. To the extent possible, this site also focuses on solutions that are affordable for all. Since focus is on high-quality solutions, some of them might be more expensive than other mainstream solutions - however, they can result in significant savings since they often are multifunctional, substituting one or several solutions.
The very purpose of this initiative is to enable children to be active participants in society.
1. Human needs
2. Positive impacts
3. Carbon capture
4. Innovation
5. System solutions
6. Values/Lifestyles
7. Substitution
8. Rebound effects
9. Accessibility
10. Broad participation