Gone with the flow
Ted Theisinger wades into two big new contributions to ‘river thought’. From the late, great James C. Scott and Colorado’s Ellen Wohl.
Carbon capture does not reduce emissions: these three case studies prove it
Carbon capture causes more harm than good, and only serves to prolong fossil fuel industries, argues Professor Mark Z. Jacobson.
The world’s burning wetlands are ticking carbon bombs – but there are reasons to be hopeful
Agriculture is draining and burning the world’s largest carbon sinks – it is vital for nature and humanity that governments act on this year’s promises to protect wetlands, says Steve Trent.
Nuclear fusion will change the world – but not in time for net zero
Private companies are overpromising with fusion power – it is vital that public funding survives the inevitable bankruptcies that follow, says Professor Matthew Hole.
The cryosphere is nearing irreversible tipping points – and the world is not prepared
Time is rapidly running out to prevent catastrophic climate impacts to the Earth’s polar ice sheets, glaciers and permafrost – decision-makers at COP30 must act now, say leading polar scientists.
I helped convict my mother’s killers, but I know courts will not bring justice
Female, Indigenous, and environmental activists are ruthlessly targeted in Honduras, warns Bertha Zúñiga Cáceres.
How will capitalism react to climate collapse?
Abject failure to treat the causes of climate change, rather than the symptoms, has made solar geoengineering all but inevitable, say Wim Carton and Andreas Malm.
Climate diplomacy must shift focus from markets to land rights
Land tenure is key to climate goals, but carbon markets have had harrowing impacts on local communities. A new agenda on adaptation must succeed where decarbonisation has failed, say Frederike Klümper and Joanna Trimble.
Effective climate policy targets economics, not emissions
Current Net Zero policies are unpopular and ineffective – it is time to dethrone fossil capital and forget emissions trading, says Jessica F. Green.
Seeds of industrialisation: how the soul of the apple got lost
An overreliance on pesticides and a disconnect from the land has dampened the mythology of America’s most iconic fruit, says Priyanka Kumar.