Writing Planet Politics
Writing the meaning of climate change together and alone
As the Earth passes 1.5C of global heating, Hannah Hughes examines the politics of the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Planetary tipping points: closer than ever
Earth system state shifts that could tip the planet into chaos are getting closer. James Dyke and David Armstrong McKay showcase a major new report.
The Anthropocene: a crisis of choice amid uncertainty
The Anthropocene heralds a new age of anxiety. Existentialist thinking can help us navigate its survival and justice challenges, writes Dahlia Simangan.
Locating nature in international law
Re-examining international law assumptions about the natural world is not mere theoretical speculation, write Usha Natarajan and Julia Dehm. It is an urgent step to address pressing environmental challenges.
Indigenous peoples, climate justice and human rights
In a new book Giada Giacomini argues for a paradigm shift in international law to better protect Indigenous peoples and their lands. Humankind lives, she says, on an existential continuum with other natural elements.
The end of sustainability summitry
The 5Oth anniversary of the 1972 UN Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment was commemorated at a major summit this June, but it had no significant outcomes. Frank Biermann asks if this is the end of major environmental summitry.
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