We face a double crisis as the twenty-first century unfolds. On the one hand, it is an ecological crisis: climate change and several other Earth System pressures are exceeding planetary boundaries to a dangerous extent. On the other hand, it is also a social crisis: several billion people are deprived of access to basic goods and services. More than 40 percent of the human population cannot afford nutritious food; 50 percent do not have safely managed sanitation facilities; 70 percent do not have necessary health care.
Corruption
The Electronic Intifada: Netanyahu lobbied von der Leyen over genocide case, withholds letter
Israel is trying to keep secret its lobbying against a legal case aimed at halting the Gaza genocide. Through a freedom of information request, I have established that Benjamin Netanyahu contacted Ursula von der Leyen, […]
Globalisation
Thomas Fazi: The dawn of the Brics world order
The advent of ‘Brics plus’ will have far-reaching consequences for the global system. In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
ABC News: Against the odds, South Australia is a renewable energy powerhouse. So how did they do it?
Excellent explanation of how a government can quickly introduce renewables while maintaining socially acceptable solutions. It just has to want to. Not like the EU Braun Deal. Read here
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