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wildfires: a growing global menace
Discover how wildfires, such as those in LA earlier this year underscore the urgent need for a systems-thinking approach to resilience, balanced climate finance, and cross-sector collaboration to address the growing challenges of climate-driven disasters, protect vulnerable communities, and build a sustainable future.
Are we at a climate crossroads?
Shifting climate priorities and underperformance in key regions raise pressing concerns, highlighting how short-termism, polarization, and immediate crises conspire to erode the urgency of the climate challenge. This piece unpacks how these forces disrupt progress—and why striking the right balance is essential for driving meaningful, lasting change.
Ethical AI and the climate crisis - who sets the rules?
The UK has set its sights on becoming a global AI superpower—an ambitious goal with immense opportunity but also significant challenges. Beyond the ethical implications, there’s the question of investment and the substantial energy demands required to scale at speed. And speed matters—those who scale first are often the ones who set the rules. Inevitably, this will lead to trade-offs. Here are my reflections on the UK's AI strategy.