Prize-winning, commended and shortlisted essays by Cannon Yarder writers.
Max Garner’s Rosa Prize-winning essay argues that Central Asia’s stability rests not on oil, gas or armies but on two rivers, and on who controls them. Continue reading The Rivers That Decide: Water and Power in Central Asia
This essay is Oliver Fung’s winning entry to the Chritchley Salmonson Prize, an annual exam judged by a Cambridge Geography Professor. This year, boys were tasked with reading Hannah Richie’s optimistic approach to climate change Not the End of the World beforehand. Continue reading “The issue is not that we lack solutions to our environmental problems, but rather it is how quickly we implement them”
In this article, Akshay Kotibhaskar examines how inequality in income, education, health, and regions threatens the UK’s future development by hindering economic growth and social stability. Continue reading To what extent is inequality a barrier to the UK’s future development?
Jaliang Zhang considers the implications of a world without borders – both the real chaos and the theoretical, if unrealisable, benefits. Continue reading A World Without Borders
August Courtauld argues that humanity has adapted to new circumstances in the past, and so can adapt to the future challenges of climate change too. Continue reading History and Climate Change: The Optimistic Perspective
Max Hitchin argues that history tells us humanity is most likely to fail to adapt to climate change. Continue reading History and Climate Change: The Pessimistic Perspective
Alaistair Campbell explains how changes to transport could be key to achieving climate goals. Continue reading Global Influence of Transport
A factfile on Urban Sustainability in London by Max Hersov. Continue reading London Sustainability Factfile
