What to expect from the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
More than 50 countries are meeting in Colombia to explore how economies can move away from coal, oil and gas through “complementary” multilateral negotiations.
Kyla Tienhaara
How losing nature from our language changes how we think about the world
As references to rivers, trees, and wildlife fade from books, songs, and everyday speech, our connection to the natural world also diminishes. Reclaiming these words can help us recognize, appreciate, and ultimately, preserve the environment.
On a small island in Washington, the case for conservation as stewardship
A rare prairie ecosystem shaped by humans in Washington State exemplifies a shift in how conservationists envision our relationship with the natural world.
In conversation: Dave Murphy and Tom Murphy – can modernity survive planetary limits?
In a wide-ranging exchange, physicist Tom Murphy and energy scholar Dave Murphy explore the tension between optimism and planetary limits, debating whether modernity can endure or must give way to something entirely new.
The UK can’t debate its way out of climate impacts. It needs a Plan B now
As climate impacts intensify, the UK remains dangerously unprepared for systemic shocks, from global heating to biodiversity collapse. Instead of waiting for consensus on long-term solutions, the focus must shift to resilience.
Corporations have become the world’s most powerful institutions. It’s time to rewrite the rules
From engineered consumer addiction to environmental destruction, corporate harm is not a failure of the system but its logic. But because corporations exist by public charter, that logic can be rewritten through democratic oversight, time-limited licenses and rules that focus on risks to people and the planet.
How forests act as natural flood defences: New research shows trees can slash flood risk
New research finds that healthy forests act as natural infrastructure that can significantly reduce the frequency and severity of floods, both small and large.
How to stay sane in a burning world: The four neural states of the polycrisis
From climate collapse to permanent war, our nervous systems are stuck between numbness and panic. A climate scientist argues that surviving the polycrisis means learning to move deliberately between neural states and building smaller, more grounded movements that protect our ability to care without breaking.
Across Africa, farmers are adopting regenerative agricultural practices that support food sovereignty amid global instability
As geopolitical tensions drive up resource costs and disrupt supply, fertilizer prices may soar, endangering farming systems dependent on imports. Regenerative solutions, like green manure and community finance, are expanding across African countries, restoring local control over food systems.
On Natural Capital: The Value of the World Around Us by Partha Dasgupta – review
In On Natural Capital, Partha Dasgupta argues that mainstream economics has failed to recognize the finite nature of the natural world. Blending ecology and economics, he sets out a framework to account for our impact on the environment.
Bill Rees: A childhood moment on a Canadian farm led to ecological footprint analysis
A childhood moment on a Canadian farm shaped Bill Rees’s understanding of ecological limits, leading to the development of ecological footprint analysis and decades of warnings about global overshoot.
There’s no single path through collapse. It spans multiple systems and perspectives
In his new book, the author argues that without a clearer view of the systems we’re embedded in, as well as our cultural and historical contexts, our responses to the polycrisis will continue to fall short.
