Unconstrained, Canada’s permafrost could be releasing more carbon than is currently being generated by all human activities across the country. This raises three stark concerns and a pressing opportunity.
Thawing permafrost is a northern crisis and a global threat Read More »
Practical guidance on assessing different pathways to net zero for eight critical sectors and systems in Canada.
February 23, 2021 • This paper investigates the forces constraining pension funds from taking a bolder leadership role in the net-zero carbon energy transition. It presents strategies for organizations, activists, and researchers to accelerate pension fund leadership on a timescale that is commensurate with the urgency of the climate crisis.
Pension funds at a crossroads: Incremental greening or bold climate leadership? Read More »
The underlying mechanisms of cascading crises.
This paper explores how recent advances in AI have re-opened questions around the feasibility and desirability of central economic planning. It presents a thought experiment about how an AI-directed economy might work, based on a powerful AI agent (whimsically named “Max”).
Max – a thought experiment: Could AI run the economy better than markets? Read More »
VIDEO | Royal Roads University President Steenkamp welcomes Thomas Homer-Dixon, Director of the Cascade Institute, for an online lecture.
Changemakers Speaker Series with Thomas Homer-Dixon Read More »
A blog post by Yonatan Strauch, Angela Carter, and Truzaar Dordi
