Futures Thinking
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I watched the “Time Bomb Y2K”
It was the year 1999, and I don’t understand much of anything that’s been going abuzz, but what I understand as a five-year-old is that the turn of the century could mean the end of the world as we know it. It’s all over the news. And I’ve seen glimpses of the panic over the Read more
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The transformation of an old coal power plant
These days, I keep thinking about coal power plants and what they’d become once they were decommissioned. The thought has been running around my head for some time now following the COP28 agreements about transitioning away from fossil fuels. In the Philippines, there has already been a moratorium on new coal power plants (which is Read more
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Letter no. 38
Dear reader from the future, What kind of energy landscape do you have in your time? In my time, there are global talks about shifting away from fossil fuels following the Conference of Parties (COP) 28. COP meetings are an annual gathering of global leaders who talk about climate-related issues and their plans for the Read more
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Letter no. 37
Dear reader from the future, You might be living in a world where hurricanes, heavy downpours, floods, blizzards, heat waves, and droughts are the norm. What kind of world would that be? But today, people in power have gathered to discuss the future humanity should be heading. A future that has mitigated and adapted to climate change. Read more
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Urban heat island effect
There are days when I miss the cool of my hometown. It isn’t even summer here in the metro, but the urban heat is often too much to bear (much worse during the summer), affecting my productivity and engagement. Data shows that it will only get worse. As global temperature rise, urban residents may experience Read more
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