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EXPLAINED: Seven climate tipping points that could change life as we know it.

Posted Apr 08, 2024| by Daily Maverick

Evidence is mounting that several Earth systems are on the verge of breaching their tipping points. Scientists warn that triggering them poses grave threats for our planet's life-support systems. There is still a window of opportunity to prevent this breach but it's closing faster than... Read More

How much have temperatures risen in countries across the world? Explore country-by-country data on monthly temperature anomalies.

Posted on Mar 19, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Our World in Data

In 2015, countries across the world adopted the Paris Agreement, agreeing on a goal to limit global warming “well below 2°C” above pre-industrial temperatures while “pursuing efforts” to limit warming to 1.5°C. These targets are set based on the rise in the global average temperature... Read More

Sustainable Skies and the Earth–space Environment

Posted on Apr 05, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Nature

Human religions, cultures, timekeeping and celebrations are all shaped by the motions of celestial objects. But now, the window to the Universe is changing. The rapid launch of hundreds of thousands of satellites into low Earth orbit will significantly alter human’s view of the sky... Read More

Understanding Private Surveillance Providers and Technologies

Posted on Apr 05, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by Privacy International and the Geneva Centre for Security Governance Sector

This policy paper by Privacy International and the Geneva Centre for Security Governance Sector (DCAF) explores the potential for the regulatory framework for international private military and security companies (PMSC) to provide more effective regulation of surveillance services by the private sector. To achieve this... Read More

Envisioning a Global Regime Complex to Govern Artificial Intelligence

Posted on Apr 05, 2024 | in category: Delivering sustainable economic growth | by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Breathtaking advances in AI and its integration in societies around the world have left governments scrambling to ensure the safety and transparency of its development and applications. So far, their actions have focused on the domestic level. But international governance of AI will also be... Read More

The Tech Industry Can’t Agree on what Open-source AI Means. That’s a Problem.

Posted on Apr 05, 2024 | in category: Addressing vulnerability and promoting security | by MIT Technology Review

Suddenly, “open source” is the latest buzzword in AI circles. Meta has pledged to create open-source artificial general intelligence, and Elon Musk is suing OpenAI over its lack of open-source AI models. Meanwhile, a growing number of tech leaders and companies are setting themselves up... Read More

Did Secularisation Kill God? Changes in Religiosity and Values Among Natives and Migrants in Europe

Posted on Apr 05, 2024 | in category: Sharing core norms and values | by Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

This study of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies provides an assessment of the disparities in secularisation between the migrant and native populations in the EU. Authors Tommaso Virgili and Benedetta Panchetti suggest that although religion is a force that continues to shape societal... Read More