Richard RobertsIs Labour onto something with its plan for a publicly-owned clean energy company?If renewables are now cheaper than fossil fuels, why can’t we leave it to the market to deliver clean power?4 min read·Mar 18, 2024----
Richard RobertsinVolansRealist fantasies: a review of Martin Wolf’s The Crisis of Democratic CapitalismWolf’s diagnosis of what is ailing democratic capitalism is clear-eyed and compelling; his prescription for saving it is anything but.13 min read·May 1, 2023--3--3
Richard RobertsinVolansUnpicking Growth’s Triple LockWhat will it take to break the link between economic growth and the stability of our financial, political and international systems?7 min read·Jan 22, 2023--1--1
Richard RobertsinVolansWhat comes after Spreadsheet Capitalism?The humble spreadsheet was the shareholder value revolution’s “killer app”. Now it’s time to make decisions differently — but how?5 min read·Sep 22, 2022--8--8
Richard RobertsinVolansNet zero by 2050 is a fantasy, unless we get serious about degrowthThe biggest barrier to effective climate action today isn’t denialism, or even apathy, but our propensity to believe convenient fantasies.4 min read·Apr 21, 2022--3--3
Richard RobertsinVolansLimits to Growth at 50: the groundbreaking study that failed to change the worldWhy has the post-growth movement been such a failure in political terms? And what can it learn from neoliberalism’s success?11 min read·Mar 14, 2022--11--11
Richard RobertsinVolansCapitalism needs new glassesWhy are we so bad at dealing with long-term risks? Because short-sightedness is encoded in the tools and models we use to allocate capital.6 min read·Jan 24, 2022--3--3
Richard RobertsinVolansThe COP process has failed. Time to try something different.Greta Thunberg is right. By the only measure that really matters, COP26 was a failure. But this was a failure of process, not of personnel.6 min read·Nov 17, 2021--7--7
Richard RobertsinVolansThe Demographic Forces Shaping the Post-COVID WorldDemographic trends are among the most powerful and predictable forces shaping humanity’s future. We should pay more attention to them.4 min read·Sep 6, 2021----
Richard RobertsinVolansWhere will the ESG backlash lead?In recent weeks, the gloves have come off in the ESG wars. Here are three predictions for what to expect once the dust settles.6 min read·Sep 1, 2021--1--1