A backlash against the “polycrisis” neologism is well underway, but the polycrisis idea can motivate urgent scientific investigation into the architecture of global crisis interaction.
Earth’s polycrisis is no mere illusion Read More »
The debate around polycrisis is largely a question of whether we really understand the mess we’re in.
Polycrisis: Why we must turn this meme into a big Idea Read More »
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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 »
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 »
