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Dirty air from fossil fuel consumption is protecting us from global warming more so than previously expected. A chemical interaction between air pollutants and methane reduces the potency of methane – a greenhouse gas thirty times more powerful than CO2: “Atmospheric methane concentrations rose unexpectedly during the lockdowns of 2020. It now seems that thisContinue reading “Dirty air and methane”

At the base of the Tree of Life lies the maximum power principle – sometimes referred to as the 4th Law of Thermodynamics. This principle states that life seeks to maximise energy return from the lowest energy invested. This is our genetic heritage and an inherited trait of all known life. We will consume energyContinue reading “Tree of Life”

Why isn’t there a solution for our global situation? Because the highly complex nature of the predicament we face can be responded to, but cannot be solved. The World Economic Forum – a group of influential world leaders – demonstrate their comprehensive understanding of our predicament. #TalkCollapse because those in power already know, but forContinue reading “World Economic Forum – they already know”

We are interested in your thoughts and ideas. Which term, if any, do you prefer and why? To join this poll on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustCollapse/status/1621751710107734016?s=20&t=lAuwzlQXTj1CP8FJqqnXvQ

In this two-minute excerpt of a worthy conversation between two highly respected minds, Prof Bill Rees asks the big question. The impossibility of voluntarily reducing material well-being by 75-80% in the affluent west, begs the question, ‘What are we left with then?’ This is #collapse. #TalkCollapse #InsurgentPlanning

NEW REPORT: The Stockholm Institute (SIPRI) analyses escalating global risk and the tremendous scale and urgency of action required. We ‘…have to succeed because of the immense security risks that would result from failure. However, change at the scale and pace needed is unavoidably fraught with risk.’ The report notes that state-based conflicts and theContinue reading “New report”

TODAY: The Doomsday Clock, released by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, shows we are closer than ever to Armageddon. Now just 90 seconds from midnight, if we’re lucky enough to avoid nuclear war, we may live long enough to die from climate change. #TalkCollapse

It’s a new year and a new normal. Get set for flood, heatwaves, drought, famine, fire, plague, and war. Take action for a Just Collapse! #TalkCollapse #InsurgentPlanning

At the end of a busy year (but not quite the world), thank you to everyone who has engaged with us in 2022. As we, and others, burst bubbles, crush dreams, and slay unicorns, we very much appreciate your support, candour, refutations, and even occasional hostility! After we take a break for a few weeks,Continue reading “Slaying unicorns”

New research from eminent climate scientist Prof James Hansen and colleagues suggests a planet killing event. This is based on current CO2 levels in the atmosphere, not on future emissions. ‘Eventual global warming due to today’s GHG forcing alone – after slow feedbacks operate – is about 10°C.’ Collapse is inevitable. Justice isn’t. Plan nowContinue reading “10C warming locked-in”