The Risks and Opportunities of Social Collapse
The risk of climate and societal breakdown is finely balanced against the opportunity to redesign society from the ashes. The most dangerous thing about climate change is that we decided to refer…
The Sustainability Catch-22
And why chickens can’t lay square eggs There once lived a chicken who had a peculiar dream. That dream was to lay a square-shaped egg. The chicken spent every moment of every…
If We’re Serious About Sustainability, Surely Tax Havens Must Be Made Illegal?
Tax havens exacerbate inequality and prevent millions from meeting basic needs There’s a belief that if you tax the rich less, everyone wins. The belief seems counter-intuitive. If you tax those who…
Why Does Incrementalism Dominate When The Environmental Crisis Is Getting Worse?
Actions are constrained by possibilities In its latest Emissions Gap Report, the UNEP concludes there is no credible pathway to achieving the 1.5°C target and climate disaster can only be avoided…
Could the Richest Man in the World End World Hunger? While the wealth of Jeff Bezos is celebrated, millions of people suffer the chronic impacts of poverty. It doesn’t need to be this way
Jeff Bezos is filthy rich. The richest man in the world has a net worth of $170 billion. His wealth becomes all the more astonishing when you break it down. Bezos…
Could George Floyd’s Death Change the Face of America? George Floyd's death is an earthquake that’s unleashed a tsunami
George Floyd’s murder wasn’t the first, but could it be the last? Eric Garner. Tamir Rice. Botham Jean. Walter Scott. The list of black people dying at the hands of the…