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Technical Papers
Catastrophic Dehumanization: A formal model
A formal model draws on insights from conflict, critical-transition, and catastrophe theories to explain the causal mechanisms that ...
Impact 2024: How Donald Trump’s Reelection Could Amplify Global Inter-systemic Risk
The November 2024 federal election in the United States could mark an abrupt inflection point not only in ...
Drilling for Superhot Geothermal Energy: A Technology Gap Analysis
Research
This report reviews state-of-the-art deep geothermal drilling and well-construction technologies, identifies existing technology gaps, and suggests strategies to ...
Ultradeep Geothermal Research and Action Roadmap
This Roadmap outlines a plan to advance ultradeep geothermal power—that is, geothermal systems with depths greater than 5 ...
Polycrisis Research and Action Roadmap
This Roadmap, a collaboration between the Cascade Institute, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, the Research Institute ...
Positive Pathways through Polycrisis
Polycrisis analysis reveals the complex and systemic nature of the world’s problems, but it can also help us ...
