The Cascade Institute offers an analysis of the deep causes of frailty of Canada’s democracy and identifies powerful ways to build our country’s economic and social resilience.
Defending Canada’s Democracy: A strategic framework Read More »
Summary of a technology gap analysis for siting and characterizing superhot rock energy resources.
Prospecting for superhot rock energy Read More »
Wildfires and permafrost thaw create dangerous climate feedback loops that are poorly understood and often missing from climate models, requiring urgent research and policy action.
Entangled climate risks: Interactions between permafrost thaw and wildfires Read More »
A formal model drawing on insights from conflict, critical-transition, and catastrophe theories to explain the causal mechanisms that produce sudden dehumanization in situations of extreme conflict.
Catastrophic Dehumanization: A formal model Read More »
This report, updated with an October 29, 2024 addendum, assesses how a second Trump administration could supercharge global political, economic, geopolitical, environmental, and pandemic risks and how those risks could then combine to escalate the world’s already severe polycrisis.
Impact 2024: How Donald Trump’s Reelection Could Amplify Global Inter-systemic Risk Read More »
This report reviews state-of-the-art deep geothermal drilling and well-construction technologies, identifies existing technology gaps, and suggests strategies to overcome these gaps.
Drilling for Superhot Geothermal Energy: A Technology Gap Analysis Read More »
This Roadmap outlines a plan to advance ultradeep geothermal power—that is, geothermal systems with depths greater than 5 km—to commercial operation in Canada.
Ultradeep Geothermal Research and Action Roadmap Read More »
This report offers a concise yet comprehensive snapshot of the emerging field of polycrisis analysis, including gaps, opportunities, and potential priorities.
Polycrisis Research and Action Roadmap Read More »
This report explores how polycrisis analysis can help us navigate through polycrisis and pursue “positive pathways” to better futures.
Positive Pathways through Polycrisis Read More »
This handbook explains how to read and draw a causal loop diagrams (CLD) — a systems mapping technique that helps us to think through our mental model of a system, increase our understanding of a system, and communicate our knowledge to others.
Casual Loop Diagrams handbook Read More »
