Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Jeremy Lent The drivers behind the polycrisis, including relentless extraction, extreme inequality, and environmental degradation, are often attributed to human nature, but evidence suggests they are products of historically conditioned systems.
As Indigenous knowledge gains recognition and environmental crises deepen, a growing movement argues that granting legal rights to nature can protect it from exploitation.
Solar power has enabled off-grid living and low-carbon energy, but its industrial supply chains and large-scale rollout come with environmental costs we cannot ignore.
The climate crisis demands urgency, not ideological uniformity. In an already fragmented movement, requiring adherence to specific positions on issues beyond climate action deepens division and opens space for anti-democratic influence.
In the Pacific Islands, the annual spawning of palolo sea worms feeds communities, marks time and sustains cultural traditions. Why this Indigenous tradition is becoming increasingly important as climate change intensifies weather events.
Carrying about 20% of the world’s traded oil and gas, the Strait of Hormuz is a critical global chokepoint. Even if it remains open, restoring full energy and material flows will take time, with ongoing consequences to global supply systems.
From Ecuador to New Zealand and India, a growing number of countries are recognizing the legal rights of nature, though not without legal and political challenges.
As sweeping deregulation accelerates under Donald Trump, long-standing nuclear safety regulations are being rolled back with little public scrutiny, raising new concerns about risks to both human health and the environment.
The daily commute is more than an inconvenience; it is a major source of pollution and wasted time. As return-to-office demands grow, remote work may be one of the most overlooked tools for reducing emissions while improving quality of life and accessibility.
Environmental laws are evolving from prioritizing human benefits to recognizing nature’s intrinsic rights; this is reflected in the small but growing number of countries that grant legal personhood to natural entities.
Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems.
Professor Jem Bendell proposed the “Deep Adaptation” framework to help people respond to the climate crisis. As global crises intensify, new questions focused on reclamation and regeneration offer ways to navigate an increasingly uncertain world.
