Beyond the Map: Why the U.N. Vote on Africa’s Size Matters
A world map looks like a neutral piece of geography, but it is also a powerful instrument of perception. The United Nations General Assembly’s endorsement of the Equal Earth projection is therefore more significant than the technical question of how continents should appear on a page. With 164...
Europe’s Climate Test Is Becoming an Economic Test
Europe is discovering that climate risk has stopped being a distant environmental question. It is increasingly becoming a direct economic issue, and the summer of 2026 offers a clear example of how quickly the two can converge.
The warning from Simon Stiell, the United Nations climate...
The 1.5°C Promise Has Failed. Climate Policy Now Enters the Age of Overshoot
The most consequential message in the United Nations’ latest climate assessment is not simply that the world is approaching a temperature threshold once treated as the central objective of global...