China’s emissions have now caused more global warming than EU
China’s historical emissions within its borders have now caused more global warming than the 27 member states of the EU combined, according to new Carbon Brief analysis.
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Updates to my book The Divide
Recent research has found that we have more than enough productive capacity to end poverty forever and ensure good lives for all 8 billion people on this planet – with even less resources and energy than we presently use, thus also achieving our ecological goals – if production was organized around human needs rather than capital accumulation.
7 Philosophies on the Future
In today’s Frankly, Nate highlights seven views of the future and how broadening our awareness to include others’ starting points might allow for greater discourse and understanding.
Small farming, urbanisation and climate migration: beyond the stereotypes in Bangladesh
I want to tell a different but connected story about Bangladesh, urbanisation and the environment. One that seeks to elevate the kind of conversations I have had with Bangladeshi people in years of travelling to and working in Bangladesh.
President of the Titanic
Those coming into power now on a worldwide wave of discontent appear to understand little about the ultimate underlying causes of that discontent.
The Third Thing
The third thing doesn’t require dreaming, but waking up. It’s more like a property of physics, the round Earth that triangulates everything. It’s also alive, meaning it responds to our efforts and brings its own powers, processes, pathways and beneficial relationships to the project.
Political Perfection
After all, once recognizing that the simple political dream is predicated on modernity’s continuance and perfection, and that it can never happen, then what’s the point?
Animal Agriculture Conference Asks: What’s the Future of Our Food System?
Iowa’s environmental crisis has policy leaders and farmers challenging corporate agriculture.
Dispatch from Alberta’s Coal War
The latest skirmish in Alberta’s new coal wars took place on Nov. 19 as young and old filled the Polish Hall in Coleman, Alberta.
The Hunter-Gatherer Guide to Keeping Society Equal
It seems that the last human societies on earth to live the mobile lifestyles that our species maintained for hundreds of thousands of years do so largely as equals—but equals who must be very careful to stay that way.
Inflation through the Lens of the Trophic Theory of Money
We can choose to stop the economic growth machine and keep it idling in a steady state, preserving the little environmental integrity that remains, before the machine is forced to a halt. This will require thinking outside the box and using monetary policy tools unconventionally.
Protect This Place: Ladakh, the Planet’s ‘Third Pole’
The people of Ladakh teach us spiritual resilience.
The unique demographics of the region, with its blend of Buddhist and Muslim populations, foster a sense of solidarity in advocating for local governance and sustainable development.
