H Heuristics publishes rigorous, readable explainers on climate, risk, development, technology and the systems that connect them.https://explainers.hheuristics.com/en-gbhttps://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/economics-of-technology-adoption/https://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/economics-of-technology-adoption/A better technology does not sell itself. Whether people and firms adopt it depends on cost, risk, information, networks and the complementary changes it demands.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:30:00 GMTTechnology & AItechnology adoptiondiffusionnetwork effectsswitching costsproductivitybehavioural economicsHunter Hugheshttps://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/financing-the-clean-transition/https://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/financing-the-clean-transition/The technology is ready and increasingly cheap. What remains scarce is affordable capital in the places that need it most, and the tools to move money there.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:00:00 GMTEconomy & Developmentclimate financedevelopment financecost of capitalblended financedebtadaptationHunter Hugheshttps://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/polycrisis-field-guide/https://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/polycrisis-field-guide/What the word means, where it came from, how crises become entangled and what builds resilience. A reference you can scan in five minutes.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMTRisk & Resiliencepolycrisisresiliencesystemic riskglossaryHunter Hugheshttps://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/clean-cooking-and-human-development/https://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/clean-cooking-and-human-development/Around two billion people still cook over open fires or on basic stoves. The smoke shortens lives, consumes women's time and degrades the climate, which makes the kitchen one of development's most overlooked frontiers.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:00:00 GMTEconomy & Developmentclean cookinghousehold air pollutionhuman developmentgenderenergy accesshealthHunter Hugheshttps://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/clean-energy-in-emerging-economies/https://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/clean-energy-in-emerging-economies/Solar and wind are now the cheapest new power in most of the world. The next phase of the energy transition will be decided by whether emerging economies can afford to build them.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMTClimate & Energyclean energyemerging economiesenergy transitioncost of capitalsolarenergy accessclimate financeHunter Hugheshttps://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/technology-diffusion-as-polycrisis-resilience/https://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/technology-diffusion-as-polycrisis-resilience/In a world of compound shocks, how fast useful technologies spread matters more than where they were invented. Diffusion is one of the most underrated resilience strategies available.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTTechnology & AItechnology diffusionpolycrisisresilienceadaptationenergy transitionmobile moneyearly warningHunter Hugheshttps://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/cooling-as-development/https://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/cooling-as-development/As heatwaves grow longer and hotter, access to cooling is shifting from a comfort to a precondition for health, productivity and food security.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTClimate & Energyheatcoolingenergy demandadaptationHunter Hugheshttps://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/what-is-a-polycrisis/https://explainers.hheuristics.com/articles/what-is-a-polycrisis/When shocks stop arriving one at a time, the old playbook of managing each crisis in isolation stops working. A short guide to the idea and its uses.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRisk & Resiliencepolycrisissystemic riskresilienceHunter Hughes