Why carbon pricing doesn’t work
It seems obvious. Put a price on carbon and ka-pow! the market will solve the climate problem. As the price rises, demand will fall. But this approach doesn’t work
Great women and men of the world, where are you?
What makes an historical figure, and who might qualify as one today? Despite more people in the world than ever before there seems a dearth of worthy souls
Facebook is just doing what the system expects. There’s no morality in business
Societies need to regulate to make business managers responsible for what they do, and slow the pace of climate change
Natural Capital only exists in the minds of economists
For several months I’ve been trying to monetise my kisses. To me, this seems perfectly reasonable. Demand for them in my house is high and there are maintenance costs to consider. I want cash for kisses.
On one side of the political divide is the intellectual Left. What’s on the other side?
Capitalism is based on one very simple idea. With a warming planet that’s a huge problem
What is not allowed cannot be
How the free-market addled your brain, and why it can’t fix climate change
Is it time to stop demonising fossil fuels?
A leader in the Financial Times says it is time to stop “demonising fossil fuels”. The arguments are compelling, but wrong.
Climate People! There is no net zero!
Just as you can’t offset a 20-a-day smoking habit with 20 minutes on a treadmill, you can’t cancel 40+ Gt of CO2 emissions each year by planting a few saplings next week.
Risky as houses
Climate change will make long term property investments increasingly risky in many parts of the world. Prices will become more volatile and much harder to predict.
We have to stop the train! “Nonsense”, says the conductor
Imagine a train full of people, travelling ever faster, and approaching a cliff edge. Speed matters more than safety.
Wrong beliefs, nos 2 and 5
Economic growth doesn’t create jobs and environmental limits are closer than you think. Two short articles from the 40 wrong-beliefs series.
What can I do to stop climate change?
Many people think that eating less meat, buying an electric vehicle and recycling will slow the pace of climate change. It won’t.
China’s struggle for tech self-sufficiency
China is struggling to develop its own cutting-edge technology in the auto business, semiconductors and software.