Like a Grenade in a Glasshouse
It’s going to hit hard and it’s going to hurt - made worse because most aren’t expecting it. They think the world is slowly returning to our modern “normal” - steadily increasing growth, with...
View ArticleOccupy Wall St is the Kid in the Fairy Tale – The Emperor Has No Clothes
As Tom Friedman recently wrote in the NYT, “There’s Something Happening Here”. There sure is and it’s big. The market system that has delivered so much to the world, brought great technology,...
View ArticleWill the techno-optimists save the world?
I’m writing this on my way home from speaking at the annual TED gathering in Long Beach California, where 1,500 people gathered to listen to what the organisers call “Ideas Worth Spreading”. TED has...
View ArticleThe End of the Industrial Revolution
What a privilege it is to be alive in these times, in such a significant period in human history. It’s not always easy to see moments of great historical importance when you’re in the middle of them....
View ArticleVictory at Hand for the Climate Movement?
There are signs the climate movement could be on the verge of a remarkable and surprising victory. If we read the current context correctly, and if the movement can adjust its strategy to capture the...
View ArticleHow anti-coal campaigners are protecting Australia’s economy
Irony doesn’t get any better than this. Environmentalists and farmers fighting the expansion of coal mining and coal seam gas across Australia are protecting the economy. If they are successful in...
View ArticleBusiness vs. Business : The Next Climate Battle Ground
This is where it gets really interesting. Since I first engaged in the climate debate in the late 1980’s it’s all been fairly slow and predictable. Environmentalists argued for action, big business...
View ArticleLet’s talk about Bushfires, Climate Change and Coal
It’s easy to understand why there’s widespread support for politicians and others who argue we shouldn’t talk about climate change in the middle of a bushfire emergency. When you’re fighting to keep...
View ArticleCarbon Crash Solar Dawn
I think it’s time to call it. Renewables and associated storage, transport and digital technologies are so rapidly disrupting whole industries’ business models they are pushing the fossil fuel industry...
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