1.5 degrees Celsius is here and now
So is the climate system, for all practical purposes, now close to a 1.5°C trend? If CMIP6 is to be taken at face value, the answer is yes. And the data now seems consistent with those models.
How Great are Cashews?
Cashew trees are known not only for their delicious nuts but also for their numerous benefits that cut across nutrition, economics, and the environment.
The American Climate Corps officially kicks off
Within weeks, the nation will deploy 9,000 people to begin restoring landscapes, erecting solar panels, and taking other steps to help guide the country toward a cleaner, greener future.
Earth & Soul, Reconnecting Amid Climate Chaos: Excerpt
Without attending to our own continued transformation, we cannot hope to align with the living world to create a tapestry of a beautiful future
Facing a Future of Fewer and Less: “Tell Them at Least What You Say to Yourself”
Changing our political and economic systems to make a decent human existence possible in a big-picture future is crucial, but so is learning to live within the existing systems in ways that are decent in small ways today.
In Trump, We Trust to Muck Up US Climate Policy
Should Trump re-take the presidency, he’ll have vengeance in his soul and six conservatives on the high court bench. None of this bodes well for the future of US climate policy.
Stubborn Expectations
The major development underpinning the prospect for an early-century peak in human population and even earlier peak in civilizational power is a rapid and seemingly unexpected decline in fertility rates across the world. All regions except Africa are now below the replacement rate, and still falling.
Navigating Climate Unraveling: Curated List of Resources
This list of resources is meant to give Resilience+ members a collection of ideas, tools, and organizations that can help them better understand and respond to the climate crisis.
The Massive Harm of LNG Fracking, Tallied
Hurried pursuit of a liquefied natural gas windfall in B.C. and Alberta will squander a key component of Canada’s long-term energy security while causing environmental devastation, according to a new report.
Borneo’s Dayak combine Indigenous forest knowledge with modern peat management
The Indonesian government intends to release a total of 13 million hectares (32 million acres) from the national forest estate for leasehold management by local communities, a policy known as social forestry. Prior to the community forestry license, people’s relationship with the land was determined by an Indigenous Dayak system of customary rules and norms, known here as handil.
Envisioning democratic and ecological cities
Ultimately, the question of democratic and ecological cities is a deeply political one, as it requires the collective deliberation of the future we want.
Another England, or Another Rome?
The present global meta-crisis seems certain to affect not just global politics but also the underlying structure of global politics in the existing system of nation-states. What’s the outlook for modern nation-states as the crisis unfolds?
