As techno-optimism declines, we must find new ways to fight the far-right agenda and keep hope alive

As business-as-usual approaches continue to dominate, we need to think critically about what kind of climate solutions we put our hope in and how this impacts climate action and governance.

Traveling through northern Ecuador’s oil-rich landscapes feels like stepping into a paradox. The rainforest is breathtaking—dense green canopies and rivers winding like threads in a tapestry as far as the eye can reach—but beneath this beauty lies a history of extraction and erasure.  

The STAR Hub blog is now online! The STAR Hub Blog is a new space for sharing stories, research, and conversations about sustainability transformation; a living archive of our work, partnerships, and reflections.

Global efforts to negotiate a binding plastics treaty have stalled as petro‑states, industry lobbyists, and geopolitical tensions block meaningful production caps, even while plastic pollution accelerates toward catastrophic levels.

Join our travel into a territory that holds profound significance for the future of life on Earth, to explore how stories from specific places – and the cracks running beneath their surface – can illuminate pathways toward transformation.