Trevor Hancock: A polycrisis is greater than the sum of its parts

by Trevor Hancock in the Times Colonist…The ­polycrisis, according to the UN and Cascade Institute, includes the climate crisis, war, extreme ­economic inequality, financial ­system instability, ideological extremism, ­pernicious social impacts of digitalization, cyber attacks, ­mounting social and political unrest, large-scale forced ­migrations and an escalating danger of nuclear war,

How to deal with a world of polycrisis?

How to deal with a world of polycrisis?

by Steffan Heuer in Think:Act Magazine….While the term is not new, polycrisis has taken on a new meaning and new urgency as governments, think tanks and ordinary citizens try to get their heads around how to best respond and prepare for it.

Are these the end times?

Are these the end times?

by Richard Heinberg in Resilience.org…Although we made great steps in understanding the structural factors driving “end times” in our societies, our theories, models, and data can be greatly improved. Such understanding, in my opinion, is key for developing effective reforms and policies that can take us on a better course out of this crisis. Beyond making science better we need a broad public discussion of its implications, and of what needs to be done. Ordinary citizens can help by educating themselves on these issues, by participating in the discussion of possible remedies, and ultimately by putting pressure on our ruling elites to act in ways that benefit the people broadly, rather than (as they’ve been acting over the past few decades) in their own narrow and shortsighted personal interest.

Top 40 impacts of climate change

by Eliot Jacobson in Climatecasino.net….I am not suggesting that this is a list of problems that will be “solved” by addressing climate change. It’s too late for that. The events in this list will happen with ever increasing severity the deeper we get into the climate crisis.

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Global polycrisis: The causal mechanisms of crisis entanglement

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Feb 11 2025

Rolling out the doughnut

in Beshara Magazine…We talk to Leonora Grcheva of the Doughnut Economics Action Lab about how Kate Raworth’s innovative economic theory is being translated into...
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Futures Lab

in Futures Lab report in Horizon 2045…We look for evidence of the future that’s coming and in some cases is already here.

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From risk to resilience: Wildfires and the insurance industry’s climate reckoning

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China’s ageing population: A demographic crisis is unfolding for Xi

by Laura Bicker in BBC…Over the next decade, about 300 million people, who are currently aged 50 to 60, are set to leave the Chinese workforce. This is the...
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Anthropocene under dark skies: The compounding effects of nuclear winter and overstepped planetary boundaries

by Florian Jehn in EGU…The analysis of global catastrophic events often occurs in isolation, simplifying their study. In reality, risks cascade and...
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Climate models can’t explain what’s happening to Earth

by Zoë Schlanger in The Atlantic…Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on.