Civilisation & survival1
The World Doesn’t End Everywhere at Once
Climate disruption can tear societies apart unevenly. Food, water, migration and political choices explain why survival somewhere is a miserable definition of success.
The collection
One planet. Many consequences.
Arguments about life on a changing planet. Sourced, opinionated, and willing to ask uncomfortable questions.
Science & uncertainty2
The Problem With Scientific Caution
Scientific uncertainty is a reason to examine dangerous possibilities. We have become remarkably good at using it as permission to carry on.
History & responsibility3
The Generations That Knew
Future generations will inherit both a changing climate and the records showing how much we understood. Our excuses may age badly.
Climate & civilisation4
Who Put Politicians in Charge of the fixing climate change?
Election winners inherit a problem measured in centuries. What if we gave exceptional people the resources to prepare, invent and deliver — without handing them unchecked power?
Climate & civilisation5
2300 AD: School History Class on climate change
In an imagined classroom in the year 2300, children examine the years 1850–2050 and ask the questions their ancestors might have preferred not to hear.
Climate & civilisation6
350: The Year We Took the Carbon Back
In 2100 the Keeling Curve reaches 350 ppm. An imagined broadcast tells how humanity gave AI seventy years to take carbon dioxide back out of the sky—and what that victory cost.