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‘Keeping Carbon in the Ground’ Missed the Point: How COP28 Signals End of Oil
Western hypocrisy nearly scuppered global climate negotiations. But now the direction of travel is clear. Byline Times’ columnist sums up his conclusions after addressing the Dubai summit
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‘Big Agricultural Firms are Plunging the Food System into Crisis’
Influential agribusiness monopolists and food producers appear to be cynically using the war in Ukraine and the aftermath of the pandemic to exert political influence, writes Thomas Perrett
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The Great Contraction: How the End of Cheap Money and Energy Will Degrade or Renew Civilisation
Nafeez Ahmed predicted the 2008 financial crash. But it was not resolved and has led to a more profound crisis which will require a major restructuring of the global economy to survive
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The Hidden Climate Bomb: Carbon Footprint of World’s Armies Higher than Russia
A new analysis of undocumented military carbon emissions estimates that they are equivalent to 85% of all carbon emitted by all the world’s passenger cars, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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Climate Scientists Blind to ‘Existential Threat’ to Humanity, New Research Warns
A new report suggests that, far from being alarmist, the real social and economic dangers of the climate emergency are outside of boundaries of traditional climate science
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Trump and Putin’s War on the ‘Green Agenda’
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how the Russian energy giant Gazprom planned to control Ukraine’s gas and backed Donald Trump due to Putin’s existential fear of net zero
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Britain’s Stark Choice Ahead: Transformation or Collapse
The country is following a familiar pattern of environmental, energy and economic-driven state failure – and if the next government refuses to break with neoliberal orthodoxy, it will only accelerate this downwards trajectory, writes Nafeez Ahmed
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‘Britain is Sleepwalking into Societal Collapse’
The sacking of the Chancellor is a symptom of the escalating incoherence of Liz Truss’ Government – not a sign that it is changing course to become more coherent, writes Nafeez Ahmed
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How is Energy Transformation Key to Defeating Vladimir Putin?
A mass roll-out of home insulation, heating efficiency and heat-pumps could rapidly eliminate gas dependence in Europe – and neuter Putin’s most potent energy weapon, writes Nafeez Ahmed
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The Food Crisis is Only Just Beginning
Patrick Galey takes a deep dive into why the global food crisis prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a sign of things to come
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Solar and Wind Power Now Deliver ‘More than Double’ the Net Energy Produced by Oil, New Study Finds
New research confirms that renewables have been generating far more net energy than fossil fuels for years, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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The End of the ‘Technological Era’ of Oil, Gas and Coal
Fossil fuels face extinction says Nafeez Ahmed, but we will still need to grapple with the financial chaos of stranded assets, an unravelling geopolitical order, and dangerous climate change
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The World Needs ‘Rapid Climate Cooling’ as 2℃ Overshoot Now Likely, New Research Warns
Scientists are warning that the climate situation is so dire that we will not only need to withdraw carbon from the atmosphere but begin exploring controversial solar geoengineering technologies to cool the planet, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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Defence Agencies ‘Accelerating’ Risk of ‘Hothouse Earth’, US Military Study Warns
The actions of government military and intelligence agencies are increasing the ‘hyperthreat’ of climate and environmental change, according to new research
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Law-Makers Must Wake Up to the Threat of Artificial Intelligence
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act will allow the creeping increased use of AI by law enforcement agencies to continue, reports Catherine Connolly
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How Replacing Animal Farming with Microbial Proteins Could Feed the World and Save the Planet
As the prevailing global food system heads toward disaster, scientists are discovering exciting opportunities that could make nutritious food cheap, clean and abundant for all without hurting the planet. Nafeez Ahmed reports
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The World Faces a Decade of Global Hunger that Could ‘Irreversibly Degrade Humanity’s Prospects’
Three years ago, Nafeez Ahmed predicted the world could plunge into a long-term global food catastrophe triggered by climate-driven droughts in Asia. Now scientists are warning this could be a precursor to a ‘global polycrisis’
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UN Warns of ‘Total Societal Collapse’ Due to Breaching of Planetary Boundaries
A landmark report by the United Nations concludes that ‘global collapse’ is becoming more likely. But was it watered-down before being published?
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Running Out of Road: Global Transport Systems Supply Chains on Brink of ‘Collapse’, Warns Industry Body
The warning comes as diesel prices have shot up – leading to dramatic losses in profits for transport operators, reports Nafeez Ahmed
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Global Banks Privately Prepare for ‘Dangerous Levels’ of Imminent Civil Unrest in Western Homelands
Nafeez Ahmed reports on contingency planners for financial institutions who believe a combination of energy and food shocks will cause major social disruption
