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What is this era of calamity we’re in? Some say ‘polycrisis’ captures it

This article examines the concept of polycrisis, explaining how interconnected crises heighten global instability. It highlights the Cascade Institute’s efforts to identify high-leverage intervention points — strategic areas where targeted actions can drive meaningful change. Emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration, the article explores how understanding these overlapping crises not only clarifies the complexity of our current moment […]

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Interconnected Crises: Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, Poverty

The authors explore the intertwined crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and poverty, emphasizing how these issues amplify one another and create a vicious cycle that threatens ecosystems, livelihoods, and global stability. They advocate for integrated approaches to address these interconnected challenges.

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Confronting the interconnection of chemical pollution and climate change

The authors examine the interconnected challenges of climate change, chemical pollution, and biodiversity loss, emphasizing that climate mitigation often overlooks chemicals and materials. As most chemicals come from petrochemicals, reducing fossil fuel use requires shifting to alternative carbon sources, but this alone may worsen biodiversity loss. They propose a comprehensive strategy to address the interconnections

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Introduction to Change Oracle’s Polycrisis Project

In this special edition podcast, Richard Matthews from Change Oracle and Tom Schuneman, owner of the Planet Watch Group and Editor of Global Warming Is Real, explore how systemic flaws, broken assumptions, and disinformation perpetuate inaction on critical issues. They examine feedback loops driving crises such as climate change, food insecurity, and the rise of

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We live in times of multiple entwined crises – but our policy responses aren’t keeping up

The authors discuss the inadequacy of current policies in addressing interconnected crises like biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution. Drawing on two IPBES assessment reports, they argue that while these reports offer effective policy options for transformative change, progress in implementing these solutions remains insufficient.

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Why Biden failed

Nate Silver reflects on Joe Biden’s presidency, attributing its challenges to strategic missteps and the difficulty of managing a polycrisis—interconnected issues like the COVID pandemic, inflation, and climate change. He argues that overpromising solutions without clear prioritization shaped Biden’s presidency and paved the way for Donald Trump’s return to power.

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Why Governments Should Offer Hope for the Future

Greta Groß explores how the ongoing polycrisis fuels public anxiety and drives governments into short-term responses. She argues that democratic resilience requires positive, future-oriented narratives to counter populist nostalgia and uncertainty. The author calls for strategic communication to restore trust and guide societies through contemporary crises.

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