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In an unprecedented move, India recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, citing cross-border terrorism. This was one of a series of escalations between the two countries which now find themselves on …
India-Pakistan conflict over water reflects a region increasingly vulnerable to climate change Read More
Patricia Gestoso asks whether we can balance innovation and environmental responsibility In 2021, van Wynsberghe proposed defining sustainable artificial intelligence (AI) as “a movement to foster change in the entire …
Sustainable AI Read More
Could claims that economic growth can persist forever and ever and global warming is not an obstacle actually be delusional? Steve Keen offers evidence. Daniel Susskind’s book “Growth: A Reckoning” …
Growth: some inconvenient truths Read More
When Hong Kong-listed conglomerate CK Hutchison announced it was selling its two port concessions on the Panama Canal to a US consortium led by New York-based giant BlackRock, the Chinese …
Chinese anger at sale of Panama Canal ports to US investor highlights tensions between the two superpowers Read More
As the president-elect’s call to buy—or take—a sovereign country moves from punchline to possibility, a look at the real stakes of the Arctic’s mounting cold war. When Donald Trump Jr. …
Trump’s Greenland problem Read More
Climate change and “unsustainable human activities” are driving “unprecedented changes” to mountains and glaciers, threatening access to fresh water for more than two billion people, a UN report warns. The …
Glacier melt threatens water supplies for two billion people, UN warns Read More
Public trust through shared prosperity is the key to a fast transition to a green economy. But Joan Carling and Phil Bloomer ask: are we, instead, entering an age of …
Shock and ore Read More
The displacement of millions of people is the elephant in the climate change negotiating chamber, says Niko Humalisto. He navigates the path the world must take. Planetary warming is destabilising …
Climate change: a moving story Read More
Adam Hanieh is a Professor of Political Economy. His latest book, Crude Capitalism, aims to help us understand the nature of the fossil fuel economy, which he considers essential for …
Oil’s not well Read More
By the time that Hurricane Helene made its way hundreds of miles inland on September 27, it had been downgraded to a tropical storm. But Helene remained unusually expansive and …
Hurricane Helene brought devastation — and an opportunity — to Appalachia’s power grids Read More