An aside that supports my argument for worst-case scenario climate adaptation planning. Continue reading → Read More

Planet Earth is already straining under the 400-billion-pound weight of eight billion humans (more than all other mammals combined). In a world that may warm by 4 or 5°C, much of the lan… Read More

To meaningfully reverse warming, we'd need to remove hundreds of gigatons (one billion tons) of CO2 from the atmosphere (Rubin et al. 2012). Current carbon capture technologies are woefully… Read More

Even if we somehow achieved global consensus on the need for drastic action (which seems highly unlikely given current geopolitical tensions), the scale of transformation required is stagger… Read More

In a warming world, geoengineering may indeed become unavoidable. Given the stakes and current trajectory, it would be irresponsible not to research and prepare for potential geoengineering… Read More

the carbon dioxide already in our atmosphere will continue to warm the planet for hundreds of years. Continue reading → Read More

The biosphere - the thin layer of life encompassing our planet - is under assault. Our activities are disrupting every level of biological organization, from genes to ecosystems. The general… Read More

In times of crisis, there's often a push towards autocratic rule. The argument is that centralized, authoritarian control can implement necessary changes more quickly and efficiently. Howeve… Read More

Water, the foundation of our civilization and the world's ecosystems, is growing scarce and will become more so in the coming years. Drastic adaptations are necessary. Continue reading &rarr… Read More