Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now – Analysis
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation. Those advocating for artificial intelligence tout
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Author: Richard Heinberg
Richard Heinberg is a senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute and the author of Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival. He is the co-author, with David Fridley, of Our Renewable Future, and is a contributor to the Observatory.
Articles by Richard Heinberg :
We Need A Plan For The Transition To Renewable Energy – Analysis
Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan could make a difference between catastrophe and progress The transition to renewable energy
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Climate Change And Energy Transition: The 2023 Scorecard – OpEd
The numbers are in. Last year was the hottest on record by a wide margin. The planet is now 1.48 degrees Celsius
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Capturing Carbon With Machines Is A Failure: So Why Are We Subsidizing It? – OpEd
Policymakers are pouring money into techno-fixes to solve the climate crisis, even though scientific studies indicate nature-based solutions are all-around
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Why News Of Population Decline And Economic Slowdown Isn’t Necessarily A Bad Thing – OpEd
On January 17, 2023, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that the country’s population fell in 2022 by 850,000 people from
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The Renewable Energy Transition Is Failing – OpEd
Renewable energy isn’t replacing fossil fuel energy—it’s adding to it. Despite all the renewable energy investments and installations, actual global
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