What’s On Our Radar: 06.19.26

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📺 Twenty Years After His Film, Al Gore Tweaks the Climate Script — The New York Times

Slides are my love language, so a deep dive into how Al Gore's famous “Inconvenient Truth” climate presentation has evolved over the past 20 years was always going to hook me. Like many, Gore has quietly shifted his central argument from moral imperative to economic opportunity, reflecting a broader reckoning in climate advocacy about what actually moves people. (8 minutes, gift link 🎁)

⚽️ 3 facts to ruin your World Cup watch party — HEATED

Speaking of “inconvenient truths”... Emily Atkin breaks down three frustrating facts about this year’s World Cup — from the climate rationale behind those new commercial breaks, to the tournament's record-breaking carbon footprint, to Saudi Aramco's starring role as a top sponsor. (6 minutes)

🍦 The battle over Ben & Jerry’s gets ugly — Financial Times

When Ben & Jerry's sold to Unilever in 2000, the deal came with a guarantee: an independent board to protect its social mission, in perpetuity. Now, after the business was spun off into The Magnum Ice Cream Company, that board has been effectively gutted via new bylaws — and co-founder Ben Cohen is waging a public fight to push a sale to more mission-aligned investors. (7 minutes)

📈 Why eBay’s emissions spiked after carbon accounting rules changed — Trellis

A behind-the-scenes look at what happens when carbon accounting rules change and a company's emissions trajectory shifts dramatically as a result. eBay's Scope 3 story is a case study in the tough position many sustainability teams find themselves in: use the latest science and lose comparability, or maintain consistency and risk accusations of greenwashing. The in-house sustainability professionals in our audience will feel very seen. (5 minutes)

🤯 When changemaking becomes control — Becoming Guides on Substack

In this essay — part of a series on the “growing up” of the climate movement — climate psychologist Renée Lertzman argues that much of what sustainability practitioners call "strategy" is actually driven by our need to control. The uncomfortable question we’re left with: are you creating conditions for change, or just reaching for the approach that asks the least of your tolerance for uncertainty? (10 minutes)