Now that it is widely recognised that climate change does indeed pose an existential threat to civilisation, there is an accelerating search for new ideas about how best to respond. Not all of them are good. Many of these ideas are well-intentioned searches for ways to accelerate the agonisingly slow […]
Panel Discussion on Climate Change – LBC
Leaders mark 5 years of Paris Agreement with a web summit – France 24
A 55% carbon cut by 2030 in the EU, is it historic? – Al Jazeera
Do we have the kind of commitment that we need to fight climate change? – Al Jazeera
How is the UK handling COP26? – CGTN
Are government targets to tackle climate change ambitious enough? – Sky News
REMARKS BY TOM BURKE AT THE LAUNCH OF THE WORLD NUCLEAR INDUSTRY REPORT 2019 – CHATHAM HOUSE
At a time when truth is under systematic political attack and digital technologies are collapsing the public attention span, the publication of long data series such as the Nuclear Industry Status Report becomes increasingly important. The real world is not a headline; it does not have a half-life of 24 […]
THE BETTER ANGELS OF OUR NATURE
Today marks the start of a momentous decade. Over its course we will decide together the future of our civilisation for better or for worse. I cannot think of a better way to face this prospect than to read this article: https://gen.medium.com/my-semester-with-the-snowflakes-888285f0e662?. As I read it I found myself weeping. […]