How change happens: Lessons from Australia’s bombshell election
After nine long years of an increasingly far-right, climate change denying Liberal National Party coalition (LNP) government, the citizens of Australia voted for change.
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Climate change, energy, and an unstable grid: The mainstream belatedly gets the connections
I enter summer with a sense of foreboding, not only about a simmering war in Ukraine, but also the stability of basic energy infrastructure and our ability to function if the lights, computers, and the water, sewer and gasoline pumps go out for an extended period.
Meanwhile elsewhere on planet Earth…drought and heat get a lot worse
All eyes are on Russia and Ukraine. But the calamitous changes we humans have wrought in the Earth’s climate and other major systems are making our societies more fragile by the day whether we are paying attention or not.
Fuel Poverty, the Cost of Living Crisis, and Climate Change: A Data Blog
Though often depoliticised by compartmentalising different problems, across society decisions on energy and the environment are innately tied to lifestyle and consumption.
Fossil fuels vs climate action: A not-so-hidden dilemma
We waited too long to begin the inevitable transition away from fossil fuels.
“Don’t Look Up” (part 2) – What I learned
The climate movie Don’t Look Up has a lot to teach activists, in fact anyone concerned about our future.
Climate Mitigation: ’21 into ’22
Climate wise it’s clear that as we limp from ‘21 to ‘22 those who want to protect the economy from needed climate mitigation are still firmly in control.
“Don’t Look Up” (part 1) – climate movie is kryptonite to the super villains
You know a satirical movie has hit its target when the mainstream reviewers call it “shrill” and “overblown.”
A moving target: Hardening our infrastructure against climate change
Hardening our infrastructure against the effects of climate change on our electrical grid, our drainage and sewer systems, and our roads and bridges seems like a no-brainer.
All of a sudden: Climate change tipping points appear with a vengeance
For decades policymakers and the public believed that climate change would arrive gradually and that therefore we had plenty of time to deal with it. Climate scientists knew better. The consequences of delaying action are now in the news every single day.
Climate Change and Resource Depletion. Which Way to Ruin is Faster?
What could bring down the industrial civilization? Would it be global warming (fire) or resource depletion (ice)? At present, it may well be that depletion is hitting us faster. But, in the long run, global warming may hit us much harder. Maybe the fall of our civilization will be Fire AND ice.
Climate change consequences: Too hot, too wet and out of time
We thought we had decades to avert climate catastrophe. But it’s already here.
