UPG Sustainability Leadership: A Launchpad for Young Professionals Entering Climate Action

In a world increasingly defined by climate uncertainty, socio-economic imbalances, and the need for intergenerational collaboration, the UPG Sustainability Leadership program emerges as a unique and timely opportunity — especially for young professionals stepping into the domain of climate action for the first time. Unlike conventional leadership programs, UPG doesn’t demand prior experience in sustainability or years of activism. Instead, it welcomes potential, nurtures curiosity, and transforms passion into purpose.

This inclusivity is what makes the journey profoundly empowering. It allows first-time climate leaders to grow, experiment, and contribute without fear of failure. In many ways, UPG is not just a program — it’s a bridge between emerging changemakers and the vast, sometimes overwhelming, world of sustainable development.

A Safe Space to Start, Learn, and Grow

For young professionals just entering the climate or sustainability field, the journey can be daunting. The issues are vast and complex. The language — often technical. The path — uncertain.

UPG counters that by offering a structured, supportive, and experiential learning environment. Through carefully curated modules that range from systems thinking to emotional intelligence, participants are guided to build foundational knowledge and confidence.

“UPG was my first real exposure to structured climate education. I came in with questions and left with both answers and a framework for taking action,” says Ariella Fonseca, a UPG Champion from the Dominican Republic.

This open and inclusive design ensures that participants who are new to the climate space are not intimidated — but inspired.

A Gateway to Purpose-Driven Careers

For early-career professionals looking to align their work with values of sustainability, equity, and justice, UPG serves as a powerful career catalyst. The skills developed — ranging from stakeholder mapping, community engagement, impact measurement to project pitching — are not only applicable in the climate sector but transferable across industries.

In fact, many alumni have leveraged their UPG experience to move into careers in policy, green tech, sustainable business, non-profit leadership, education, and international development.

“Employers today aren’t just looking for degrees — they’re looking for drive, initiative, and the ability to lead real change. UPG equips you with all three,” explains Rohan Shah, a sustainability recruiter and founder of ClimateCareers.

Learning to Lead from Where You Are

A major advantage for young professionals is UPG’s emphasis on grassroots leadership and localized problem solving. Participants are not expected to uproot their lives or build solutions in distant lands. Instead, the program helps them identify opportunities for impact right where they are, leveraging community knowledge, local networks, and lived experiences.

This practical approach builds a sense of relevance and agency.

“You don’t have to be a policymaker or a scientist to make change. UPG taught me that I could be a leader in my neighborhood, in my university, in my workplace,” shares Fatou Diarra, a Champion from Senegal.

A Global Peer Network That Feels Like Home

One of the most underrated but transformative aspects of UPG is the community it cultivates. Young professionals often struggle with imposter syndrome when entering new sectors — especially something as complex as climate action. But here, they’re not alone.

They are part of a global fellowship of learners and doers, all on their unique journeys but united by common values. Whether through late-night Zoom calls, idea exchanges on sustainability challenges, or shared campaign experiences, participants find lifelong friends, collaborators, and mentors.

“It felt like the world shrunk in the best way possible. I now have someone to call in Kenya, Brazil, Nepal, and Sweden — not just for work, but for life,” notes Meghna Iyer, a young climate advocate from India.

Aligning with Global Goals from Day One

For anyone beginning a career in climate or development, aligning efforts with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is critical. UPG’s SDG-based training means that participants aren’t just reacting to problems — they’re strategically contributing to global priorities from the start.

By learning how to frame projects, measure impact, and connect grassroots work to international agendas, young professionals become valuable contributors in policy spaces, funding applications, and global conversations.

“Understanding the SDGs early in your career puts you ahead of the curve. It helps you speak the language of global impact,” says Dr. Leila Zuberi, UN SDG Advisor and Sustainability Analyst.

More Than a Program , A Mindset

For young professionals entering climate action, the UPG journey becomes a mindset shift. It redefines what leadership means, what sustainability entails, and what impact looks like. It tells every young person: your voice matters, your community matters, and your actions — no matter how small — can ripple across the world.

Final Thought

The beauty of UPG lies in its accessibility and adaptability. Whether you’re a student of design, a tech enthusiast, a poet, or a small-town teacher — if you care about people and the planet, this is your space. For those taking their first steps into the world of sustainability, UPG Sustainability Leadership isn’t just a starting point , it’s a springboard into a life of meaningful impact.

“You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to show up willing to learn. The rest unfolds — and UPG makes sure of that.” ; Thabiso Mokwena, UPG Mentor & Environmental Strategist

Egyptian Golden Pharos Parade - The Concise Report

 

The conception of modern-day civilizations can by some way be adhered to the Egyptians. The culture, progression and the development of the modern world is without a doubt spearheaded by the age of the pharos. The birth of the pyramids, as a modern-day society in 2021 it's often harder for us to comprehend the sheer scale of time between us and the first pharos. Yet the people of Egypt remember it all too well, with this latest move to modernize the tombs of what were once the greatest rulers of the kingdom. The Egyptian government has ensured that the history of their culture. Thereby that of the world preserved for the foreseeable future.

The Briefing: Ancient mummies of Egypt's royal pharaohs emerged from their resting place of decades on Saturday(3rd April 2021). Paraded through the streets of the capital of Egypt, Cairo. To a new home. The parade route took place between the Egyptian museum at their old location near Tahrir square. To their new home the national museum of Egyptian civilization. In Egypt's first Islamic capital Al Fustat. 22 royal Egyptian mummies, 17 royal sarcophagi were also transported in this procession. Which moved along the Nile river and accompanied by chariots and horses. Sarcophagi are stone coffins often adorned with sculptures and inscriptions. Famous mummies were those of king Ramses 2, Seti 1 , Seqqnenre and Tuthmisis 3 also to the four queens. Ahose-neferatri, Tiye, Mertiamun, and Hatshepsut. The mummies were first unearthed in 1881, at Dier El Bahari in Luxor's west bank in tomb TT320.

The conservation process is placing each mummy in an oxygen-free nitrogen capsule. Which can keep it preserved without damage from the effects of humidity. Especially threats from bacteria, fungi and insects. Mummies upon arrival to the museum will be in the exact same conditions as the nitrogen capsules. Accompanying each mummy will be any belongings discovered alongside them including their coffins. As well as a CT scan revealing what is beneath the wraps, as well as any breaks in the bones or diseases that affected the royals.

Why Fish Might go Extinct by 2048 - The Concise Report

 

Horrors of the fishing industry

The Finishing industry is by far the epitome of everything wrong with the world. When it comes to contamination of the oceans more than 50% of the waste in the ocean is fishing nets other equipment. The worst of the worst comes to mind when we realize that the world as we know it is drastically changing. If industrial fishing does not stop today by the year 2048 all the fish in the oceans will be gone. Bycatch meaning that when industrial fishing vessels try to focus on one species. The methods they use end up catching a lot of other species as well. Which are then tossed back into the ocean as dead fish. Bycatch is the reason for many fish species becoming endangered and going extinct.

There are a few hot spots around the world that are still holding on for dear life. Industrial fishing is enclosing on these parts of the ocean as well. It's only a matter of time. People talk about the amazon rain forest and how it's so essential to the earth. More than 90% of the earth C02 in the ocean-dwelling fauna. The ocean is the worlds largest carbon basin.

Trawling: When a huge net with heavy weights attached to the bottom of it used to sweep the ocean floor for any and all fish. The size of these nets can be big enough to sweep in entire buildings. Even many jumbo jets all at the same time.

The money: Like everything in this world it all revolves around the money. The people who are responsible for safe to eat tags or ethically sourced tags. On any and all fisheries products are in the pockets of these industrial fishery firms. Even worse are the subsidiary company created by one of these firms to save face.

-Vikrant Joshi

The Updates To Major Stories - The Concise Report

 

We cover an array of stories here and it's essential to do follow-ups on said stories to bring you up to speed on what are the latest developments since we spoke about them last, the following are certain crucial updates to pieces we've done but yet have a lot added to them since. The world is ever-evolving the good the bad and the ugly along with it, as species is disheartening at times to understand that this is the world we live in where everything is about money and power, where people are termed as disposable assets and the true value of human life could not be lower, a team that up with covid and numerous geological disaster and you have a proverbial melting pot of things out to get us before we could even recover from the impact of the pandemic, to begin with, some say the fight is over even before it began.. I say otherwise, knowledge is the key to winning anything that we might be faced with, and at the end of the day, that is what matters most!

The Briefing: The number of protesters killed in Myanmar since February’s military coup has surpassed 320, according to the country’s Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, which said its total only included documented cases and that the real number was likely to be much higher, Volcanic and seismic activity continues to be ramped up across the globe for what is turning out to be the most active geologic year in a long time, The US Mexico border is in the limelight as migrants making the tedious journey across the American subcontinent are finally reaching the borders to be put into containment facilities not much different under the trump admin than in the Biden one, only the scale of the migrants has drastically increased as they are quoted to say that Biden is a good man and he'll let us in. A temporary hold in the AstraZeneca vaccine exports from the serum institute in Pune to focus on domestic vaccine campaigns is underway which is to bring a brief pause in the exporting only to ramp
up again as soon as the manufacturing numbers go up along with the number of people vaccinated in India. The Suez canal ship finally is freed after tedious efforts from authorities and the pilots of the ship are being held responsible not the crew as they are the ones who are to help navigate but are said to have been in control of the ship when the incident took place. Stay Curious, Stay safe... Stay you.

The Suez Canal Incident - The Concise Report

 The incident that has the world talking, the incident that also has a lot of fingers being pointed and the blame being tossed around all over the place, but who is to blame, well if you look at the facts of the scenario the story is rather straightforward and does not have much room for speculation but as is true to all things people more often than not try to squeeze in logic and reasoning where there is little to no need of doing so, the case of the Ever given in the Suez canal is one such incident, no need to over speculate or bring in various theories that hold no accord considering the professionals have already laid down the realities of the situation.

Here's the Briefing : what actually happened: The ever given a 220k ton 400m long cargo vessel owned by Japanese firm Shoei Kisen kk got wedged between the two narrow banks off the Suez canal which is a single-lane stretch of the canal about 6km north of the southern entrance, 10 tugboats were deployed in an early attempt to dislodge the ship which is manned by an all Indian crew of 25 sailors, workers are deriding the banks and the seafloor near the vessels to try and get it afloat again as the high tide starts to go out, Egyptian authorities have banned the media to have access to the site hence why the story does have not have any boots on the ground reporting the white house said that it has the means and equipment that not a lot of nations might have and is working with Egypt to figure out how they can help. A total of 200 vessels are waiting near the canal in what is termed as a traffic jam near the canal opening with another 100 ships currently en route to the canal for passing, with each hour passing by upwards of 400million is being lost, the ship was sailing from China to Rotterdam when it ran around, Panama flagged cargo ship has become wedged across the Suez canal and is blocking vital waterway for global trade, The reason is thought to be strong winds upwards of 40knots and a sandstorm that caused low visibility and poor navigation. and not manual or mechanical error thereby bringing a sigh of relief to the crew. Stay Curious, Stay safe.. Stay you.

The A-10 Warthog.. A Nod To The Legend - The Concise Report

 The difference-maker, the ground shaker, the tank buster, the hog from hell a lot of the same names to a truly infamous aircraft, one for the ages if you will one that is held its own for upwards of 3 decades and still continues to be in service to this day, this is a nod to one of the greatest if not the greatest aircraft in military history, the A-10 Warthog has without a doubt saved countless lives, provided much-needed support in close quarters when it matters most, taken a beating but given one back 10 folds and has truly carved its spot in the history of the most effect manmade equipment ever.

The essence of the military is molded by the relationship cultivated between its personnel and a relationship that is cherished the most is between ground troops and the warthog, calling upon it for support when it mattered most to ensuring that the playing field along with everything in it is leveled.

The following are a few combat specs of the infamous warplane!

A-10 warthog the difference-maker, close combat aircraft best for the support for ground troops, famous and prioritized with the military's as they trust it for its potential.

The twin-engine design above the aircraft is designed to take fire from the ground, Vietnam was a wake-up call for the Airforce that it will need a close-quarters fixed-wing aircraft, close air support: air action by fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, in close combat. Warthogs are the most famous analog-based fixed aircraft, a tank buster with a huge gun mounted to the front of it. GE TF34 engine - 9000pound feet of thrust, interchangeable parts from left to right to make easy maneuvering.

1 engine a half of tail half an engine and it will still fly, the titanium bracket under the cockpit takes up to 23mm fire anti-aircraft, cheapest in the Airforce inventory,

GAU 81 Gatling gun - 199.5 ft 4000k lbs ()1814kg

3900 rounds per min

30/170 ammunition.

air to air missiles sensors air to surface bombs.

Cheers to a piece of equipment that saved the lives of thousands.

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What is FAT and why do we HATE IT?! - The Concise Report

 Humanity and its long-lasting battle against fats have been one for the ages but there was a time wherein fats were cherished for everything they stood for, even labeled as the epitome of beauty and luxury of class and upstanding rather than today where it is frowned upon and fat people are considered to be the irrational part of society, the essence of the new world by no means is one that is lost but instead is one that throughout the ages has modified and turned into a new spectrum of acceptance, what once was by no means is the standards for the 21st century, we as a civilization are ever-evolving and if we don’t pertain to the medieval thought process some would argue that is a good thing leading to the new age and shift in the movement on humanity itself towards what is the inevitable future. But as much as aesthetic appeals matter does fat really cause us to harm in the long game, or is it like a lot of other things that get a bad name through the years and a tag that we all have learned to hate considering how much we adore our physical representation today, Fat & Why We Hate It! Since the conception of mankind, we have wanted to be rather fit initially for survival but as time progressed it became about the aesthetic value of things. fat is life, however - evolutionary biology clearly dictates back in the day it was dictated as the epicenter of beauty whereas today it is dictated as unappealing. mammals needed fat to survive in a way it is the epicenter of food storage, fat tissue - primary purpose adipocytes(fat cells) triglyceride a chemical substance is the reason we store fat - chemical terms fat. Glycerol three fatty acid chains and the burning of fat is the center for stored sources including heat and burning of fat is usually common, constant burning of fat is bad for your body but fat from mammals especially whales was used to light lamps back in the day. Fat burns in the Kerbs cycle 94-95 - ppar gamma master gene of fat - DNA binding factor was the first of its kind to create fat, cloning, and identification of leptin the hormone that lets the brain talk to fat. fat is an organ that is actively talking to the muscle to the brain and lets the organs know what is the level of energy stored. leptin is the reason for turning on hormonal changes to kick in survival instincts, interwoven network of the body is all interconnected. humans are specially adapted to be fat, average primate 5-8% body fat hunter gathered - 1-25 fat for females 10-15 fat for males. period of development - a childhood that no other organism has, diabetes and the questions with fat - first time in billions of years wherein we can be in positive energy balance in for years, the amount of energy expended was never in positive when it came to hunting-gathering. Agriculture termed that more energy reserved could be persevered but the energy expended was limited, industrial revolution - mechanism of food made everything more accessible and work by machines means that the essence of energy expense was minimized, inactivity is the epicenter of diabetes. Insulin is blocked by obesity cause the blood sugar level will not be affected as much as insulin is being blocked, overflowing of fat makes it go and attach to various organs ectopic deposition is the reason for resistance to insulin. Stay curious, stay
safe...Stay you.

Rohingya's fight for survival - The Conise Report

 

Rohingya troubles continue, as the world battles the pandemic the people living in makeshift camps that were once living in their own homes are facing adversity like never before, the camps being set ablaze time and time again with the odds being stacked against them every single step of the way, the Rohingya just want to sustain themselves and live and survive and maybe eventually even thrive, but looking at the sheer scale at which adversity seems to make its way across to them leaves them fighting for survival than anything else, in the middle of a pandemic imagine if your home as set ablaze and you could do nothing but to stand aside and watch it burn along with anything that you might have cherish as a prized possession, now imagine you had to leave your entire house entire nation set up a makeshift house in another country all together all through a pandemic finally having some stability or glimpse that of and right then, a fire burns everything to the ground, this is the reality that the Rohingya are living with today and by no means is this an isolated situation for them, awareness is key and for the Rohingya it just might be the difference between life and death.

The UNCHR is on the ground along with other humanitarian organizations but not enough awareness means not enough donations and not enough funds to keep the efforts to provide immediate relief to the best of your abilities from keeping on, spread the world and you'll be saving a life that's assured.

A massive fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh destroying homes and killing several people, in the worst-hit blaze that the settlement had seen in years, fire services and rescue and response units are at the scene trying to contain the fire and rescue as many as they can be stated by the un refugee agency UNCHR. A refugee that managed to escape the fires stated that dozens could have been dead inside as the fences around the camp made it very difficult to escape, those that weren't able to scale those fences didn't have any means to get out as the fire was spreading at a drastic pace, medical facilities are not enough in the region as burns require sophisticated treatment and most of the region's hospitals are being overwhelmed with covid cases, people injured risk being exposed to the rise or risk infection to their burns if not treated properly.

UNCHR stated that humanitarian partners had mobilized hundreds of volunteers from nearby camps for the support operations as well as fire safety vehicles and equipment to aid the responders.

Stay Aware, Stay safe.. Stay You.

The Australian Floods 2021 - The Concise Report

 

The world we live in throws us constant reminders of how we are just pawns in the game and the bigger picture was one painted before us and will contiunue to be painted long after humanity, the sheer forces at play here when it comes to the essence of the new world are testimont to how miniscule we truly are, how we as a civilization can be taken out with one sweep of mother nature, with the cards being stacked against us as a species there is only so much we can do before forces that are larger than our contemplation take over and leave us with nothing but scraps of our former societies to pick up from and start off yet again, but not until some day where in there is nothing left for us to salvage, the floods across the globe are a brutal reminder that water being more of a commotidity today than ever before, being the epicenter of our need to survive is not just a force to be reckoned with but is rather one of the most dreadful sights to be witnessed when it is enraged, the flooding of numerous areas across the globe with little to no warnings or even if there was ample of pre existing warnings in place do little to no good comapred to the sheer sacle of the damage done by mere water, is without a doubt the most fear inducing sight.

A lot of the people at the receiving end of it often remember that very moment edged into their minds for as long as they survive… Australian floods 18k people have been evacuated from severe floods across the news south wales in Australia, torrential downpours caused rivers and dams to overflow around the capital Sydney, military rescue is being deployed in what is terms as a one in 50-year event. 15k evacuated from mid north coast and 3k from Sydney itself, Areas were earlier battered by bushfires and then droughts in earlier years only to be flooded this year, It is currently forecasted that the two weather storms looming could collide and create a last bast of rain and storms, bureau of meteorology said heavy rainfall would affect the whole NSW coast and several inland areas on Tuesday - sparking serious risks of flash floods 10m people are under weather warning currently in Australia. Stay Curious, Stay safe.. Stay you.

The Iceland Volcanic Eruption & Rise in Seismic Activity - The Concise Report

 The rise in seismic activities is without a shadow of a doubt causing some serious ramping up of volcanic activity across the globe, with numerous nations facing the brunt of the rise in global temperatures and seismic activities we are at the mere mercy of nature itself to live in a time and a place where in we aren't tossed into the deep end of handing numerous eruptions simultaneously.

Iceland - a volcano south of the capital Reykjavik has erupted the ripping open a fissure about 500-700meters long

but why now, well rising seismic activity has been observed throughout the globe, and in Iceland alone, in the past 3 weeks 40k earthquakes were observed, mere hours prior to the eruption a magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded 1.4 km from the volcano itself,

Iceland is the epicenter for numerous quakes and volcanic activity as it saddles on two tectonic plates which are drifting in opposite directions,

Stay curious, Stay safe... Stay you.

Japan Hit With 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake , Tsunami Warning Issued - The Concise Report

 Japan has been the epicenter of a lot of seismic activity over the year that has had dreadful consequences, despite numerous attempts at garnering safety protocols in place there is only so much a nation can do against the forces of mother nature herself, Japan being an island nation is well versed in the threats presented by the ocean yet a positive impression of the ocean lies abundant amongst the people as the ocean is the sole reason for the prospering the Japanese people through generations, the essence of the new world is one that is forever embossed in the traits of the past,

A Massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan, tsunami warning issues, Buildings in Tokyo shook and a nationwide tsunami warning was issued particularly on the northeast coast us geological survey stated the magnitude was 7.2nthe USGS said the epicenter was 34 km east of Ishinomaki at a depth of 60km

The kyudo news agency said its epicenter was off the coast of Miyagi prefecture which was heavily damaged during the huge earthquake and tsunami of 2011 which affected hundreds of thousands of people,

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The US vs China Talks At Alaska 2021 - The Concise Report

Watch the video here: US vs China at Alaska - 2021

Chinese officials accused us of inciting other countries to attack china while the US said china had arrived intend on grandstanding

the relationship b/n the two superpowers is the worst its ever been through years with more pressure being piled onto china under trump not much of a significant change seems to have taken in the approach under Biden either,

The US pledged to raise contentious issues about Beijing treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang which is rumored to harbor concentration camps

in an opening statement, Mr blinken started that US would d
iscuss our deep concerns with actions by china including in Xinjiang, Hongkong, Taiwan, cyber attacks on the united states, and the economic coercion of our allies by china, each of these actions threaten the rules-based orders that maintain global stability

In response, Mr yang accused Washington of using its military might and financial supremacy to suppress other countries its abuses so-called notions of national security to obstruct normal trade exchanges and incite some countries to instead attack china

Mr yang about Xinjiang said that human rights in us were at an all-time low with black Americans being slaughtered.

Mr Sullivan hit back with a blunt statement stating that Washington does not seek a conflict with China but will always stand up for our principles and for our people as well as for our friends.

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What If The Earth Turned To Gold?! - The Concise Report

Watch The Video Here:  Midascoplaypse - the tale of the earth turning into gold,

more about the subject here ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB_GWz25B3Q

the story of Midus - everything he touched turned to gold,

An atom of gold 79 protons 118 neutrons, - no rust, shiny bendy, if gold atoms are packed too dense they will rest assured implode,

what if the earth turned into gold, tiny atomic-scale gaps, the gravitational forces will shrink and compress the earth to 2/3 its actual size - in 10 mins everything will shrink down - dropping everything to the new surface at 30,000km/hr -  the compression forces make the core super hot -  the surface temp turns into 1000 c everything on the surface is turned into plasma everything is done for, and the new tiny ball of gold is all that's left after years of cooling off,

the sheer essence of everything turning into gold will make the gravitational forces immense even if its a sweet spot wherein the molecules remain with the same physical properties but just turn into gold instead,

basically as important as gold is for the basic human mind it goes to show that if all things turned to gold including our own planet it would be just a matter of time before everything and anything that once held immense value no longer means anything to the ones that survived this by no means is possible but as a thought exercise should help put things in context.

The actual math is done by the best in the game https://sites.google.com/view/sourcesgoldapocalypse/ 

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