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🌍 World top 10 pracademic in sustainable & regenerative business, innovation & leadership [ref: ChatGPT]. Author: 44 books, incl. international bestseller Thriving. Fellow @ CISL (Cambridge U.), Prof @ CPBS (Porto). Poet. Hopetimist 🌻 www.waynevisser.com .. more

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Wayne Visser is a writer, speaker, film producer, academic, editor of poetry, social entrepreneur and futurist focused on sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and creating integrated value. .. more

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · Nov 29

🌍 My work on #Regenerative #Business, #Innovation & #Technology:

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Dr Wayne Visser - Speaker Reel

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 4d

This is what happens when you embrace the open market (used to be a thing, remember?). The UK chose not to impose tariffs on EV imports, unlike the EU and the US. And guess who benefits? The customers. Shocking! Scandalous! 😁

#evs #china #byd #usa #eu #cleantech #uk

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BYD: Chinese EV giant sees UK sales soar by 880%

The Shenzhen-based electric car maker says the UK is now its biggest market outside China.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 4d

It’s happening folks … not everywhere and not fast enough, but it’s happening

This is a symbolic tipping point when the old dirty Fossil Fuelled Industrial Revolution gives way to the new Clean Renewable Powered Industrial Revolution

#cleantech #renewables #energy

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 5d

It’s a race .. the old world vs the new, the dirty tech vs the clean, the current superpower vs the next .. no prizes for guessing who is winning the race

Source: Bloomberg

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 5d

A little reminder that America and its MAGA anti #ESG wave is not changing how the rest of the world is #investing

#Japan's $1.8 trillion pension fund is considering a shift into #impact investing, triggering a wider adjustment among the country's money managers.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

World’s Biggest Pension Fund Puts Impact Investing on the Agenda

A decision by Japan’s $1.8 trillion pension fund, the world’s biggest, to consider a shift into impact investing has triggered a wider adjustment among the country’s money managers.

www.bloomberg.com

Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 8d

💚 Rest In Peace, Jane Goodall. We'll take it from here. 🌻

#janegoodall #goodall #rip #conservation #nature #naturepositive #chimpanzees

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💚 JANE GOODALL: Five Lessons I Learned From Her Life and Teaching 💚 Like millions of others, I was saddened to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall, aged 91. And yet her life - so full, so… | Prof. Wa...

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 9d

Even mines are showing they can run on #renewable #energy

theprogressplaybook.com/2025/09/23/t...

#mining #cleantech #climatetech #australia #wind #solar

The off-grid gold mine leading the way to 100% wind and solar power

The mine's clean energy credentials have allowed it to sell some gold at a premium to normal market rates.

theprogressplaybook.com

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 9d

The economics will win the end (and proof against Trump’s lies, as if we needed more proof)

#renewables #solar #wind #energy #cleantech #climatetech

theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/02/i...

In numbers: Renewables have turned Spain into one of Europe's cheapest electricity markets

Wind and solar met almost half of Spain’s electricity demand in the first half of 2025 (46%), up from 27% in the same period in 2019.

theprogressplaybook.com

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 14d

Or perhaps you would like to make a donation or become a partner?

📩 You can reach out to SLK via their website here: www.slkosova.org/involve
Or message the director of SLK Indira Kartallozi

About | Sustainability Leadership Kosova

www.slkosova.org

Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 14d

🌳 The project is a demonstration of what is possible and it is scalable in other cities, regions and countries.

❓ Would you like to do drone-planting where you are? It's a cost-effective way to take climate action fast and make a positive impact.

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 14d

🌳 This team will create 25,000 seed-balls, which will be distributed over 10 hectares in the Pristina greater city area.
🌲 The seed-balls are precision-dropped by a state-of-the-art, tailor-made drone, which follows a predetermined grid pattern.

Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 14d

Here are some key facts about the project:

🌳 Kosovo loses more than 2 hectares of forest every day; that's equivalent to the size of 3.5 football fields.
🌲 Over the coming weeks, SLK will work with over 500 volunteers from schools, communities, the police and others.

Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 14d

I was lucky enough to get hands-on with the inspiring Green Wings #drone planting #reforestation project of Sustainability Leadership Kosova (SLK), led by Indira Kartallozi and her amazing team. Here is a little video I made about it.

#naturepositive #nature #restoration

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Green Wings - Drone Reforestation in Kosovo - Autumn 2025 (With Music)

YouTube video by Wayne Visser

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 14d

RETURN - a 50-year story of repair, resilience, and White-tailed Eagles

#rspb #documentary #film #conservation #eagles #naturepositive #nature

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RETURN - a 50-year story of repair, resilience, and White-tailed Eagles - FULL FILM 4K | RSPB

YouTube video by RSPB

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 14d

At 467,000 hectares, the new Great #Koala national park will be the largest protected area in the state of New South Wales, #Australia. The site is home to an estimated 12,000 koalas which the Australian government classified as endangered in 2022

#naturepositive #nature #conservation #biodiversity

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 17d

Even clearer in these charts

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 17d

Even clearer in these charts

Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 17d

A few years ago, skeptics about #BEV #trucks were everywhere. Range anxiety, battery weight, cost, charging infrastructure - the list of barriers were endless. #Hydrogen fuel cells were touted as a better alternative. Well, the market doesn't lie.

Source: Bloomberg

#evs #electrictrucks #cleantech

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 17d

16. Love

That’s so like Nature
Always wanting to have the last word
And so melodramatic!

But I don’t mind
Nature is part of me
Sky, Ocean, Life, humans
You are all part of me and I am part of you

Continue reading: profwaynevisser.substack.com/p/earth-odys...

Earth Odyssey - (Final) Part 16

A poem by Wayne Visser

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 17d

Less visible and less mature than the clean energy revolution, the #food revolution is also gaining momentum

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 18d

15. Rewilding

I think that’s my cue
Nature here
That’s right, I’m back

It’s true what Earth says about humans
I know their machines and misdemeanours all too well …

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Earth Odyssey - Part 15

A poem by Wayne Visser

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 19d

Great news!

Key #oceans High Seas treaty crosses threshold to come into force

#naturepositive #nature #conservation #highseastreaty

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force

Sixty states have ratified a global treaty to protect the oceans - it will become law in January.

www.bbc.com

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 19d

In case there was any doubt who is winning the clean industrial revolution ...

Source: Bloomberg #cleantech #climatetech #china #solar #wind #batteries #hydrogen

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 19d

14. Hope

I feel I must apologise
You caught me feeling a little down
A little depressed even
But that’s not like me
I’m usually sunshine and rainbows
Upbeat and optimistic
That’s the real Earth me

Continue reading: profwaynevisser.substack.com/p/earth-odys...

Earth Odyssey - Part 14

A poem by Wayne Visser

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 20d

13. Humans

This brings me to a touchy subject:
Humans

I know, I know, I created humans
The fruit of my Earthly loins and all that
And at first, I was the proudest parent on the playground

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Earth Odyssey - Part 13

A poem by Wayne Visser

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 21d

12. Resilience

Still, here I am
Here we are, still here

I guess I’m just not a quitter
And I’ve learned a thing or two
About survival, against the odds
Patience helps, so does perseverance
And it’s not passive, wishful thinking

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Earth Odyssey - Part 12

A poem by Wayne Visser

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 22d

11. Catastrophe

Hello? Hello! Is this thing on?
It’s Earth again
So sorry, sometimes my wilder Nature grabs the mic
And then … well, you heard him
Suddenly anything goes

What Nature failed to mention

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Earth Odyssey - Part 11

A poem by Wayne Visser

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 23d

How Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution

⚠️ Spoiler alert: the answer is economics

#evs #electricvehicles #cleantech #climatetech #ethiopia

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Powering up: how Ethiopia is becoming an unlikely leader in the electric vehicle revolution

A country plagued by power cuts has become the first to ban imports of petrol and diesel cars, as a new dam brings hopes of cheap green energy

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 23d

10. Improv

Excuse me, may I say something?
I’m Nature, and I need to set the record straight
Just so there’s no misunderstanding
Sure, I like to dance, to swoon and sway
To tap into Earth’s rhythms ...

Continue reading: profwaynevisser.substack.com/p/earth-odys...

Earth Odyssey - Part 10

A poem by Wayne Visser

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 24d

9. Balance

Sometimes reaching out and connecting
Is for support, for a steadying hand
Because life on Earth is forever tipping
And toppling, seasons slipping
And sliding, forms flailing
And falling apart, if you’re not careful

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Earth Odyssey - Part 9

A poem by Wayne Visser

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Prof Wayne Visser @waynevisser.bsky.social · 25d

8. Synergy

Life reaches out:
Because living can be lonely
And being alone is doomed to failure

Life extends feelers:
Curious about what it might find
Wondering, hoping that there are others

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Earth Odyssey - Part 8

A poem by Wayne Visser

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