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Rearranging nation states
Another issue raised by Bolsonaro’s crimes is how the concept of the Nation State can stop being useful to humans. Legally the Amazon belongs to Brasil and some other South American countries. But the Amazon is bigger than Brasil – … Continue reading
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Taking climate change seriously: regime change, state failure and anarchy
Regime change is where a country or coalition of countries intervene in another country where the leaders are engaging in genocide, crimes against humanity and so forth. Say, hypothetically, a small, rogue state was expanding its chemical industry. It builds … Continue reading
T3-PIP: the small payment which could save the world…
I have been curious about the idea of lots and lots of small, regular payments by lots of people adding up to a big sum of money. And then this money being put towards saving Planet Earth from man’s desecration. … Continue reading
Why Tyrannosaurus burgers were ok, but Big Macs aren’t.
Anthropocene ethics is a bit different from normal ethics. The rules change with population size [1]. We need to learn to accept this and live by it, now that we are in an ecological emergency. If you are a caveman … Continue reading
Take write-offs on the chin; replace investment with legacy
This is a thought I have had great difficulty articulating, but with 120 months to cut emissions by 45%, I thought I would have a go … [1] There is a sense in much writing and thought about climate policy … Continue reading