‘Trigger fixation’ and trauma in the midst of global wildfires
There are almost 400 active wildfires in British Columbia right now – made worse by scorching temperatures and a summer plagued by severe drought across the province. This has – and continues to be –...
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A hub for the growing polycrisis community
Megan Shipman and Scott Janzwood In the last several years, a nascent polycrisis community—involving researchers, practitioners, journalists, and others—has begun to emerge. However, this community...
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Why so much is going wrong at the same time
Thomas Homer-Dixon The Version of Record of this op-ed was published in Vox. Image: Claire Merchlinsky for Vox Is the world facing a “polycrisis”? Is there even such a thing? First coined in the late...
View ArticleNavigating the Polycrisis: From Research to Practice
How can communities better prevent, prepare for, and respond to converging crises? The Cascade Institute's Dr. Michael Lawrence, PhD and Dr. Megan Shipman, and Dr. Michael Albert from The University...
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Canada needs to dig deep to become a world leader in geothermal technology
Rebecca Pearce and Ian Graham The Version of Record of this op-ed was published in the The Globe and Mail. Rebecca Pearce is a geophysicist and science lead of the ultradeep geothermal project at the...
View ArticleNavigating the Polycrisis: From Understanding to Action
How can individuals from across the globe and a variety of sectors – civil society, governance, academia, grassroots movements, business, journalism, etc. – better understand and respond to the...
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We should listen to a renowned scientist’s warning on climate change
Thomas Homer-Dixon The Version of Record of this op-ed was published in the The Globe and Mail. Human beings have a natural optimism bias. For most of our species’ history, this bias has served us...
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Deep geothermal superpower: Positioning Canada for a breakthrough in...
For a downloadable PDF of this position paper, click here. If Canada is to achieve its climate goals through decarbonization and energy diversification, it must pursue and rapidly implement...
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Major Cascade Institute funding to power up geothermal energy in Canada
Cascade Institute at Royal Roads receives major funding to power up geothermal energy in Canada Donations totaling over $3 million from three vital philanthropic funders—Grantham Foundation for the...
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How we'll solve the dilemma that's destroying our world Download PDF The post Getting to enough appeared first on Cascade Institute.
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