Investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of climate and energy policies and emerging technologies.

In a trailer for the new British television drama Tip Toe, one gay man reflects: ‘I used to walk into a room and just go, Ta-da! Now I tiptoe – just in case.’ It’s a portrayal of the depressingly common recognition that queer rights, once assumed to be on an upward trajectory, are now under siege.

Global warming is set to surpass the 1.5°C limit if governments worldwide fail to act.

In many ways, it’s the Rudd government’s first carbon emissions trading scheme all over again. Once again, the environmental movement is cleaved in two, with giants such as Bob Brown and Tim Flannery ...

The case for large-scale technologies that reflect solar radiation back into space rests on global warming’s grim reality.

The decision has been noticed around the world, and conservationists are eagerly seeking more information.

H5N1 Bird Flu: Karma’s a bugger

And why many scientists are freaked out about the first serious for-profit company moving into the solar geoengineering field.

The GeoFight is pursuing litigation, donations and social media hype to "shape the conversation" around sunlight-reflecting technologies.

The astonishing story of how a movement’s quest for rural simplicity drifted into a formula for mass death

Hormuz and the end of American hegemony

YouTube video by Switzerland with Tom Switzer

The plan is a “major evolution” of France’s deterrence posture, the president said in a long-awaited speech at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany.

Since the start of 2026, President Donald Trump has taken the wheel of American military power and pressed hard on […]

A Conversation With Stephen M. Walt

A Conversation With Stephen M. Walt

As with the 2003 Iraq war, the path to conflict with Iran has been paved with false statements. Pandora’s box is now open: The consequences of the US and Israeli attack on Iran will be lasting but…

With the latest strikes on Iran, The international legal order is now in free-fall.

Every indicator-and-warning light is blinking red: The US and Israel are about to unleash a massive terror campaign on Iran from the air.

Trump’s sanctions on U.N. expert Francesca Albanese and the International Criminal Court froze assets and disrupted war crimes investigations. The clash is part of the broader campaign by his administ...

If the biggest coal exporters banned new coal mines, they could drive the shift to renewables – and benefit while they do it.

If the biggest coal exporters banned new coal mines, they could drive the shift to renewables – and benefit while they do it.

The choice is not between growth and degrowth but capital growth and rational growth.

The choice facing Anthony Albanese and other world leaders is between international law and a “mafia world order” in which the US plays landlord and arbiter.

The problem with an emissions reduction target is that its mere existence implies it is achievable and that if we do achieve it, we will be fine. The truth is more complex.

YouTube video by Uppsalainitiativet

Why the consilience of evidence points toward acceleration

Abundance is the precondition of socialism, but socialism is also the precondition of abundance.

Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll conclude that the US is intentionally undercutting the global demand for green technologies.