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Staying Curious During Collapse
On this day 6 years ago, I released through my university the ‘Deep Adaptation’ (DA) paper on climate chaos. Since then, I’ve been experiencing a range of emotions that arise from my view of the situation and the reactions of other people to that – and learning how to be OK with that. I’ve also… Read more
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Dancing for Peace in an Era of Collapse
There are many ways of living with ‘collapse acceptance’. My own approach doesn’t represent the best one. To acknowledge the diversity, and help us all learn from that, once in a while I ask a colleague or friend to share some thoughts on how they are responding. Katie Carr was a founding member of the… Read more
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Should the UN just sod off?
If we conclude that current difficulties are aspects of an unfolding collapse of societies around the world, what might we want to see from officials in the United Nations system? That was a question posed to me recently by an initiative which recognizes something of the scale of the challenges faced and wants to communicate… Read more
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No More Warnings Needed – an intransigent managerial class must be sidestepped
Six hundred and seventy-four scholars from 53 countries, believe that “Only if policymakers begin to discuss this threat of societal collapse might communities and nations begin to prepare and so reduce its likelihood, speed, severity, harm to the most vulnerable, and to nature.” Each signatory, with doctoral degree, endorsed a public warning on societal disruption… Read more
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The Emperor’s New Lab Coat
With over 30 years working as a climate scientist, Dr Wolfgang Knorr has been ‘blowing the whistle’ on climatology and how it is being communicated. He believes that the dangers of climate change are being understated, and that a false confidence has been conveyed by scientists. He also thinks that raising the alarm isn’t helping… Read more
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Expressing ourselves and trying to help, without it mattering
Some green intellectuals and activists appear to be becoming numb to violence. The latest instance of this is over Gaza. If we want a peace-and-freedom loving environmentalism to be part of the political response to an era of disruption and collapse then we must work for that, even if futile. That can involve calling out… Read more
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