Best of 2021: Pathways to the Systems Change We Need

Mill Valley/Sausalito Bike Path underwater on December 4, 2021. Sea level rise due to climate change is a growing threat to people living near the San Francisco Bay and in coastal communities around the world. (Photo Credit: Mike Sallaberry)

We started 2021 with much hope. The worst of the pandemic appeared to be in the rearview mirror. Real possibilities for finally addressing climate change and equity were emerging. Then, Delta and Omicron struck, and the pandemic continued to take lives. COP26 agreements led to some progress at the international level on climate but the commitments needed to avert a looming planetary crisis failed to…