What Does Collapse Look Like?
The collapse of Easter Islands' civilisation gives a hint of what may be in store for us As the twenty-first century progresses, the climate crisis is going to lead to increasingly hostile…
COP Meetings Will Never Achieve Anything Without Questioning Economic Growth
Increasing greenhouse gas emissions are intertwined with economic growth The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), was established in 1994 with the goal of preventing “dangerous” human interference with the…
Why Social Collapse is The Only Way to Create a Sustainable Society
Our conception of sustainability is defined by a reality that is unsustainable by design Imagine a man whose been brought up in a cave his entire life. At the top of the…
A Nobel Prize Winning Economist Argues 4°C of Global Warming is Optimal. Is He Right?
Viewing the climate crisis as merely ‘costs’ and ‘benefits’ is part of the reason why there is a climate crisis Upon accepting his Nobel Prize in 2018, the economist William Nordhaus argued…
We’ll Build Back Better They Said — So Why Are People Returning to Offices En Masse? The end of social restrictions show that old habits die hard
In the midst of the pain caused by social lockdowns, calls to ‘build back better’ brought hope. The pandemic was considered a line in the sand, a moment to take stock,…
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Why the Carbon Footprint is a Blatant Form of Greenwashing The fact BP (an oil company) created the carbon footprint is one of multiple red flags
The concept of a carbon footprint has become a well-known phrase in the climate change vernacular. The idea is that by being aware of the emissions you cause as an individual,…