Ukraine’s Challenge to Each of Us
This is why we must believe that our future is not inevitable. This is why the fight for Ukraine is for our own destiny.
Russia/Ukraine conflict
The Economic Consequences of the War
The world’s poorest bear no responsibility for the war in Ukraine and have no capacity to bring it to an end. Other than the Ukrainians themselves, however, they will be hurt worst by its prolongation.
Can We Abandon Pollutive Fossil Fuels and Avoid an Energy Crisis?
When it comes to maintaining energy flows, there is a closing window to avert both climate catastrophe and economic peril.
Will Putin’s War Be the Last Fought Over Fossil Fuels or Just the Next In Line?
The simple truth is this — there are no quick solutions to the fossil fuel bind that Western allies have gotten themselves into through crappy planning.
The Environmental Cost of the War in Ukraine
War always pollutes the environment, especially when it damages hazardous industries. Between 2014 and 2022, the conflict in Donbas in eastern Ukraine, a heavily industrialised region, has presented significant risks to the environment and public health of people living in the area.
We must turn solidarity with Ukraine into the new normal for all refugees
Decisions to support the Ukrainian people and target Russian interests show that anyone saying “there’s no alternative,” “we can’t welcome all refugees,” “we can’t tax billionaires because it’s too complex” or “it’s not possible to divest from fossil fuels” is actually lying, for the sake of defending their own personal interests.
Ukraine: Putin’s Lebensraum
At this point in history, war is inevitable as long as nations are determined to grow their economies. Economic growth starts at the trophic base; that is, with agricultural surplus. In other words, a bigger economy requires more lebensraum.
How Not to Cope with Vladimir Putin by Drilling and Pumping
Today, as enthusiasm for a carbon tax wanes, climate proposals like cap-and-ration that directly target the fossil-fuel industry while protecting everyone’s access to energy are gaining broader support.
Ukrainian Conservation Organizations Shift Missions to Humanitarian Support
Ukrainian conservation organizations have largely shifted their efforts to support refugees and other citizens in need, even as the environmental toll from the Russian invasion continues to loom over the country’s future.
What War in Ukraine means for Energy & Money | Frankly by Nate Hagens
Today I riff on longer term implications of Ukraine/Russia especially with energy and global systems.
EU Institutions – Productivity Now, Environment Maybe Later
Yet again, now is supposedly not the time to do the very things that would reduce our exposure to destructive inputs. There is a fear that this terrible war in Ukraine will give European business-as-usual forces one more excuse turn the EU Green Deal into that potentially perfect but always elusive pie in the sky.
How Putin’s War Is Fast Changing Our Energy Future
Vladimir Putin’s ugly war of annihilation in Ukraine has probably ended globalization as we know it, along with our culture’s ignorance of the reality of depleting finite resources.