The commodification of the climate crisis is leading to questionable results Carbon markets have exploded in the last few years. Carbon credits work like permission slips for emissions. When a company…
Our minds can’t deal with big numbers Since 1990 the world has emitted over 750 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It’s difficult to imagine 750 billion of anything, let…
Because we’re like goldfish swimming in a fishbowl On a fine sunny morning, one fish said to the other fish, “how’s the water today?” To which the other fish replied, “what water?”…
Nation-states aren’t set up to deal with global problems As obvious as it sounds, the climate doesn’t have borders. This means that when greenhouse gases are emitted, they don’t just magically float…