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  • Creatively Disrupting Capitalism — Article for Degrowth UK
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    Creatively Disrupting Capitalism — Article for Degrowth UK

    Written by

    richardmuscat

    on

    2025-05-28

    Article contributed to Degrowth UK as part of their Prospects for Degrowth series. Photo by Alice Dietrich on Unsplash

  • 70% of All Emissions — The Pervasive Infrastructure Responsible for Most Emissions that Remains Largely Unaddressed
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    70% of All Emissions — The Pervasive Infrastructure Responsible for Most Emissions that Remains Largely Unaddressed

    Written by

    richardmuscat

    on

    2025-05-01

    A big part of any startup pitch is some kind of guess as to how big the potential target market is. This is often referred to as the Total Addressable…

  • Matt Mullenweg’s $50B Problem — An inside view of Automattic’s chaotic conflicts of interest.
    Opinion

    Matt Mullenweg’s $50B Problem — An inside view of Automattic’s chaotic conflicts of interest.

    Written by

    richardmuscat

    on

    2025-04-23

    What’s happening with Automattic and Wordpress at the moment is a perfect illustration of why capitalism is fundamentally incompatible with positive social or environmental impact. More money does not equal…

  • Why Corporate Supply Chains Can Never be Greened.
    Opinion

    Why Corporate Supply Chains Can Never be Greened.

    Written by

    richardmuscat

    on

    2025-04-09

    The idea that corporate supply chains can be made sustainable is a core part of political and corporate net zero strategies. For the most part, this is a greenwash. The…

  • The Opportunity Cost of Climate Tech
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    The Opportunity Cost of Climate Tech

    Written by

    richardmuscat

    on

    2024-09-08

    Opportunity cost refers to the loss of potential received value by choosing to not do something or by choosing a different route. One opportunity cost of sleeping late, for example,…

  • The Only Two Climate Investment Criteria that Matter
    Opinion

    The Only Two Climate Investment Criteria that Matter

    Written by

    richardmuscat

    on

    2024-09-04

    Whether you’re investing your time or your money (or someone else’s money) in impact work designed to address, mitigate, or reverse climate change there are really only two criteria that…

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