Can we predict collapses before they happen? What we learned from the pandemic
The overshoot of human activity is driving the planet from the stability of the Holocene to the instability of the Anthropocene.
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Standing Rock Water Protectors Sue Police, Security Forces
Law enforcement and private security agencies that employed attack dogs, pepper spray and water cannons against Standing Rock water protectors will have to stand trial next August — not for use of excessive force, but for closing a road.
What must climate and energy policy really achieve? It’s time for a …Climate Reality Check 2020
The Australian Government is dangerously out-of-touch as climate change accelerates and a cascade of tipping points risks unstoppable global warming.
What the Frack? Why Waste Political Capital on a Pyrrhic Victory?
These days American politics are a little like Russian nesting dolls—there are stories, within stories, within stories.
Comparative impact of nuclear and renewables on CO2 emissions
Countries which are heavily invested in nuclear energy remain higher CO2 emitters, on average, than countries which have invested at the same level in renewable energy. This is the main finding of a study recently published in the journal Nature Energy.
Review: The Crash of Flight 3804 by Charlotte Dennett
In her concluding remarks, Charlotte makes no bones about America’s future prospects as a player in the oil game. She sees America steadily losing ground as the costs of its empire and its endless oil wars inexorably mount, and as more and more countries make deals with its oil-rich adversaries.
The Fracking Industry Is Hurting. Its Future Should Be an Election Issue
Fracking came on stream more than 15 years ago during a period of high oil prices and cheap credit. But the industry then tanked global prices for oil and methane with rampant overproduction in North America.
The US Oil and Gas Industry’s Methane Problem Is Catching up With It
These days, methane emissions have become an industry black eye, to the point that major players are now clamoring for regulations after the Trump administration recently finalized the rollback of Obama-era rules meant to reduce methane leaks from oil and gas.
Revealed: BP and Shell back anti-climate lobby groups despite pledges
But Shell and BP ― the second- and fourth-largest oil companies by revenue last year ― are still active members of at least eight trade organisations lobbying against climate measures in the United States and Australia that were not disclosed in the public reviews, an Unearthed and HuffPost investigation has found.
Climate Policies: Standing in the Shadows of a 6 to 3 Supreme Court
Long after Trump is a footnote in history, his impact on the environment will still be felt. For progressives and moderates alike, the horrors of a Trump presidency are cloaked in judicial robes.
The Political Economy of Deep Decarbonization: Tradable Energy Quotas for Energy Descent Futures: Paper excerpt
The TEQs system involves rationing fossil fuel energy use for a nation on the basis of either a contracting carbon emission budget or scarce fuel availability, or both simultaneously, distributing budgets equitably amongst energy-users.
Analysis: World has already passed ‘peak oil’, BP figures reveal
The world has already passed “peak oil” demand, according to Carbon Brief analysis of the latest energy outlook from oil major BP.
