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Today’s mess is best understood as a global polycrisis—a term which implies that humanity is dealing with a complex knot of seemingly distinct but actually deeply entangled crises.
What happens when a cascade of crises collide? Read More »
Distrust of new technology runs deep in the climate movement. But we don’t have the critical green technologies we need to get us to net-zero by 2050—and assuming we do is wishful thinking.
Every politically feasible pathway to net-zero requires a technological breakthrough Read More »
Russian President Vladimir Putin is forcing the West to play a dangerous game of chicken, and he’s about to throw his steering wheel out the window.
Putin isn’t bluffing about using nuclear weapons in Ukraine Read More »
We need to improve how we marshal, integrate, apply and communicate the best knowledge about B.C.’s emerging risks – those known and anticipated, as well as those unexpected and even currently unimaginable.
A government-industry research and development partnership in ultradeep geothermal would be a “moonshot” project that Canadians could rally around.
A big bet on geothermal could help prevent a climate catastrophe Read More »
Whether Russia will use a tactical nuclear weapon depends on Putin’s psychology, his evolving assessment of his own capabilities, and what he considers to be an acceptable outcome.
The global systemic consequences of the Ukraine-Russia War: Part II Read More »
The first briefing of the Ukraine-Russia War Expert Panel
The global systemic consequences of the Ukraine-Russia War: Part I Read More »
Putin’s two war aims may be unachievable, but if he persists in pursuing them, he’ll effectively lock himself into escalation.
A warning that the U.S. could be governed by a right-wing dictatorship by 2030.
The American polity is cracked, and might collapse. Canada must prepare Read More »
Priorities and preferred climate change solutions expressed by young Canadians in a recent survey.
The climate strike continues (online): Findings from the Youth Climate Values Survey Read More »
