Simon Dalby

Nov 5, 2024 | newsecuritybeat.org | Simon Dalby

One of academia’s latest buzz phrases is “the planetary.” While it may seem on the surface to lack a clear connection with climate security, a closer inspection suggests that this term does have significant relevance to discussions about this key concept. Use of “the planetary” is an attempt to compel people to think much more carefully about the current human condition.

Jan 16, 2024 | iai.tv | Mike Hulme |Simon Dalby

2023 was the hottest year on record. Climate change is rapidly changing the natural world and will soon also change the world order. Temperature increases may initially benefit some countries, making agriculture possible in previously barren lands. But what will ultimately determine the future balance of power is the degree of dependence on fossil fuels, argues Simon Dalby. Record breaking weather events in numerous parts of the world in 2023 have made it clear that climate change is accelerating.

Dec 6, 2023 | cigionline.org | Simon Dalby

As the latest Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) — the twenty-eighth (COP28), no less — unfolds, it’s worth pausing to consider what has been accomplished by this process so far. The “global stocktake,” as it’s called, on climate progress makes for dismal reading, notwithstanding the very diplomatic language used in the September 8 stocktake synthesis document.

Dec 6, 2023 | allafrica.com | Simon Dalby

Headlines across the world this year focused on fires, including both wildfires and the use of military firepower, in various places. Combustion is the key to both. Considering, and rethinking, the role of fuel in our lives helps put in perspective the wars and climate disasters caused by fuel. At the same time, such an exercise also reveals the role of fuel in both creating and mediating global insecurity.

Dec 4, 2023 | brandonsun.com | Simon Dalby

Headlines across the world this year focused on fires, including both wildfires and the use of military firepower, in various places. Combustion is the key to both. Considering, and rethinking, the role of fuel in our lives helps put in perspective the wars and climate disasters caused by fuel. At the same time, such an exercise also reveals the role of fuel in both creating and mediating global insecurity.