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Read more at: Paul Gilding: Climate Emergency Defined

Paul Gilding: Climate Emergency Defined

What is a climate emergency and does the evidence justify one? This report from CISL Fellow Paul Gilding reviews the evidence about the scale, timing and urgency of the risks posed by climate change to determine whether an emergency response is both necessary and feasible.


Read more at: Chris Hope, Paul Gilding and Jimena Alvarez: Quantifying the implicit climate subsidy received by leading fossil fuel companies

Chris Hope, Paul Gilding and Jimena Alvarez: Quantifying the implicit climate subsidy received by leading fossil fuel companies

Download the working paper. Authors Chris Hope, Paul Gilding and Jimena Alvarez Publication date July 2015 Abstract Fossil fuel companies sell the products that cause the vast majority of anthropogenic climate change. These companies don’t pay for the economic damage these products cause to society...


Read more at: Paul Gilding: The Great Disruption

Paul Gilding: The Great Disruption

April 2011 - The Great Disruption offers a stark and unflinching look at the challenge humanity faces-yet also a deeply optimistic message. The coming decades will see loss, suffering, and conflict as our planetary overdraft is paid; however, they will also bring out the best humanity can offer: compassion, innovation, resilience, and adaptability.