Topic: World Water Forum

Agenda contributor Mariana Mazzucato discussed the need for new messaging regarding climate change at a recent global forum. She suggested that because climate change is abstract to many, focusing on water as a "global commons" might better engage citizens. Mazzucato compared the challenge to the global vaccination effort, noting that both require a shift from individual interest to the common good.

Doconomy has partnered with MasterCard and the World Economic Forum to create a credit card that tracks the carbon and water footprint of every purchase. The card can be set to stop working once a user reaches their environmental limit. The hosts describe the promotional material as "creepy" and designed to guilt humans for their consumption.

The Clean Water Restoration Act amends federal law by removing the term "navigable" and granting the U.S. government control over all "waters of the United States." This includes interstate waters, tributaries, wetlands, and potentially private wells. The move mirrors discussions at the World Water Forum in Turkey, where water was stripped of its status as a human right, leading to fears of total government control over water resources.