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  • The Dangers of Climate Dogma – and what we can do about it

    The Dangers of Climate Dogma – and what we can do about it

    In this essay I offer what I think is my most comprehensive update since the Deep Adaptation paper on how I interpret the latest climate science and data. I start from the alarming acceleration of global temperatures since early 2023, surpassing predictions and challenging established climatology. I critique current climate science for its dogmatic, carbon-centric… Read more

  • Report on the First Metacrisis Meeting

    Report on the First Metacrisis Meeting

    We had some interesting discussions in the first Metacrisis Meeting, on the politics of collapse, with 27 joining for the first session, and 35 for the second. The first session was more participative, whereas the second session had more space for a Q&A with Richard Hames from Novara Media. We were delighted to be joined Read more

  • Critical Collapsology & the Future of the Left – info ahead of the Metacrisis Meeting

    Critical Collapsology & the Future of the Left – info ahead of the Metacrisis Meeting

    Richard Hames of Novara Media and his colleague Beau-Caprice Vetch, recently wrote an essay on what they call ‘critical collapsology’ to help stimulate collapse-aware innovation on the left of the political spectrum. They write: “The question is not “when is it appropriate to lose hope once and for all?” But, instead, when are we required Read more

  • A new role for the UN in an age of collapse

    A new role for the UN in an age of collapse

    This is an excerpt of an article that the UN staff magazine published from me earlier this year. In it I talk about a new context for future efforts at international cooperation. If interested, consider joining one of the ‘metacrisis meetings’/ starting in September. Thx, Jem… Continue reading A new role for the UN in… Read more

  • Let’s Turn the Tide on Surveillance – starting with radio biometrics

    Let’s Turn the Tide on Surveillance – starting with radio biometrics

    In this essay I explore techno-surveillance and its normalization in society. I summarise a new study revealing how WiFi and 5G signals can be used to identify us with high accuracy – WhoFi. Current regulatory frameworks are inadequate to protect against such ambient surveillance. This is not something to resign ourselves to, as it could… Read more

  • Systems are Breaking – and That’s Our Opportunity

    Systems are Breaking – and That’s Our Opportunity

    A few months ago, I reconnected with a friend who I had worked with in initiative on ‘the sharing economy’. At the time, we were both ‘Young Global Leaders’ (YGLs) with the World Economic Forum. It was 2013, and we had volunteered our time to bring attention to how new technologies could be used to Read more

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