“With all the bad news on climate science and climate governance lately, how do you find hope to persevere?” In the past decade, I have been asked this question with increasing frequency in my climate governance lectures. It usually comes from a disillusioned student struggling to process new developments about climate science projections or climate […]
Read MoreMeteorites pelt our planet at a rate of 80,000 tons per year. About 70% of this material falls into the oceans, but much of the rest is potentially recoverable. And recovery is essential – meteorites are the most important rocks on Earth. They are the number-one source of extraterrestrial material, and they come to Earth […]
Read MoreEach time our small ship met a big wave, a few plates and glasses crashed to the deck. We were in a storm on the North Atlantic Ocean, on a voyage from the United States to Europe. You need not fear the ocean, but you must respect it. If you are careless or just unlucky, […]
Read MoreWhat happens when a state is not just funded by carbon—but fundamentally formed by it? In the hydrocarbon-rich monarchies of the Gulf, energy has never been a mere commodity. It has served as the scaffolding of sovereignty, development, and modern statehood. Since the mid-20th century, oil and gas revenues have enabled a political economy rooted […]
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