highlights
- Planning for plan B
- 17 Dec 2009
Controlling the climate with technology was once the stuff of science fiction. But with tests already underway, there’s an urgent need for global governance of geoengineering.
- Hot, flat, crowded—and preparing for the worst
- 31 Oct 2009
In a clarion call to other developing nations, Bangladesh is girding itself against the hazards of a warmer world
- The climate change game
- 29 Oct 2009
Hopes are fading that a strong treaty will emerge from next month’s negotiations in Copenhagen. Researchers who study cooperation, though, aren’t surprised.
about
The planet is getting hotter and more crowded, energy supplies may soon get tighter, and yet billions of people seem to want a consumer lifestyle that's completely unsustainable. Things aren't looking good.
It seems like a long shot that we're going to somehow solve all these problems and generate enough food, fuel, and stuff to satisfy people's wants. That's why we've got to think about what to do if the world fails at this. We can fail catastrophically, or we can fail gracefully—it's up to us.

Hi, I'm Mason Inman (bio & contact), a journalist from the U.S. who's currently based in Pakistan. I cover science and the environment for magazines and websites like National Geographic News, Science, and New Scientist. My articles are here, plus my thoughts on failing gracefully.







