The climate crisis will create conditions that are ripe for social breakdown and revolutions Revolutions are tumultuous, chaotic, unpredictable affairs that lead to massive social transformations. They trigger ideological earthquakes that…
The collapse of Easter Islands' civilisation gives a hint of what may be in store for us As the twenty-first century progresses, the climate crisis is going to lead to increasingly hostile…
Increasing greenhouse gas emissions are intertwined with economic growth The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), was established in 1994 with the goal of preventing “dangerous” human interference with the…
Our conception of sustainability is defined by a reality that is unsustainable by design Imagine a man whose been brought up in a cave his entire life. At the top of the…
Viewing the climate crisis as merely ‘costs’ and ‘benefits’ is part of the reason why there is a climate crisis Upon accepting his Nobel Prize in 2018, the economist William Nordhaus argued…
In the midst of the pain caused by social lockdowns, calls to ‘build back better’ brought hope. The pandemic was considered a line in the sand, a moment to take stock,…