Transition Earth

07/11/2026

The world's population continues to grow, but so does the pressure on our planet's resources. The conversation is no longer just about numbers. It is about ensuring every person can live with dignity while protecting the environment we all depend on.

It’s perhaps appropriate that World Population Day (July 11) and Earth Overshoot Day (July 30) occur in the same month. Human impacts on the planet are undeniable and inescapable. Eight billion people have a footprint, albeit at varying levels.Modern Homo sapiens have existed for roughly 300,000 y...

06/29/2026

We have long had 'mega-cities', and of course now we have 'mega-consumers.' Read more about a new study on how the world's top 10% "mega- consumers" of food and energy cause up to $5.7 trillion in environmental damage each year.

A new study reveals that the world's top 10% "mega- consumers" of food and energy cause up to $5.7 trillion in environmental damage each year. This is equivalent to $2.3k–$7.5k per person.Research published in the journal Communications Sustainability (an open-access journal from Nature Portfolio)...

06/24/2026

Women may have rights on paper, but the reality is different. Martha Nimusiima writes here about the rights of Ugandan women and a system not set up to support them - Legal fees exceed monthly wages. Transportation costs to distant courts. Childcare expenses for court days that stretch into weeks. Lost wages from jobs that won't wait.

"Scaling up investment in justice systems is an investment in Uganda's future, stability, and prosperity."

When legal fees cost more than justice itself, equality becomes a luxury Uganda's women cannot afford. In courtrooms across Uganda, empty chairs tell a story of justice denied. While the law promises equality, women possess just 64% of the legal rights that men hold, and for many Ugandan women, the....

06/09/2026

"Climate change isn't coming, it's here, and it's rewriting the rules of our planet's life-support systems faster than our models can track." Read more of Martha Nimusiima's recent blog on planetary changes impacting all of us.

Two bombshell studies reveal that our planet's climate engine is failing, and it's happening faster than anyone predicted. Earth's oceans are screaming a warning we can't ignore. In the past two weeks, scientists have uncovered shocking evidence that two of the planet's most critical climate systems...

05/15/2026

Martha Nimusiima's new article looks at the disconnect between climate goals and fossil fuel industry profits and power.

"Fossil fuel corporations continue to wield significant influence over energy policy, global markets, and international climate negotiations through lobbying, subsidies, and strategic partnerships...For vulnerable nations such as Uganda, the consequences are profound."

“In Uganda, the development of oil and gas projects like Tilenga and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline may promise economic growth, but they also risk increased carbon emissions, environmental degradation, and diverting investment away from renewable energy. Most energy giants continue to priori...

05/12/2026

Read the latest article from Martha Nimusiima. There are serious impacts of the world's fossil fuels addiction - "Fossil fuel influence affects energy prices, environmental justice, public health, and geopolitical stability. Communities in vulnerable nations particularly across Africa, Asia, and small island states continue to bear the brunt of rising temperatures, flooding, drought, and displacement, despite contributing the least to historic emissions."

“The fossil fuel industry’s political influence remains one of the single greatest obstacles to meaningful climate action.” This warning from Kathy Mulvey, Accountability Campaign Director at the Union of Concerned Scientists, underscores a growing global concern that while climate disasters i...

05/08/2026

Happy 100th birthday to ! A short and sweet quote from him, which captures the heart of the issues facing the world today.

04/29/2026

It is critical to meet peoples' needs, especially youth. Read here about how young people in Kampala, Uganda are having conversations about sexual and gender-based violence, teenage pregnancy and reproductive health, and changing lives.

In many communities across Kampala, Uganda, conversations about sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), teenage pregnancy, and reproductive health are often avoided or misunderstood. But something powerful is happening now - people are starting to talk about these issues.In March 2026, Uganda Youth...

04/22/2026

Every day should be . Someday we might get to the concept of honoring earth each day. Until then, we all need to do what we can to create positive change.

"Giving up isn’t an option. Are you going to tell a 12-year-old, a 25- year-old, and really, anyone of any age that you didn’t try, in some way, to change things?"

It’s Earth Day, and this "should" be a post that ends with a hopeful message. But take a look around. The world is in dire straits, and it happened long before the ‘other’ strait came front and center in the news.This is certainly true with climate change. Last month, the World Meteorological ...

04/21/2026

Many of us feel our days simply fly by. But actually, the days are getting longer. The latest article by Martha Nimusiima looks at the role humans play in affecting the planet's spin - "It's about recognising that human-driven climate change is affecting Earth on a planetary scale."

For billions of years, the Moon has been Earth's timekeeper, its slow gravitational tug gently adding fractions of a second to every passing day. But in March 2026, scientists published findings that changed that story. For the first time in recorded geological history, something else is now competi...