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Documentary about Children facing Climate Collapse – Oskar’s Quest
“The global wave of school strikes for the climate over the past year has ‘achieved nothing’ because greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise, Greta Thunberg has told activists at UN climate talks in Madrid… she said that although schoolchildren had been striking around the world, this “has not translated into action” from governments… [Greta… Read more
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The economics of extinction: a reason for rebellion
Prof Jem Bendell and Rabbi Jeffrey Newman This article originally appeared on Extinction Rebellion’s blog on March 20th 2019 and republished here for ease of access. What would a sane society do, knowing that one of its luxury food supplies was being exhausted? Consume less perhaps? Or grow more? Japan, knowing that the Bluefin tuna… Read more
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Forgiving the destructive tendency in everyone as climate chaos grows
One of the questions I suggested we use for exploring our responses to the predicament of disastrous climate change was: “With what and whom can we make peace with to lessen suffering?” I called this the fourth R of reconciliation within the Deep Adaptation framework. Part of this “making peace” and reconciling is forgiveness. The… Read more
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Inviting Scientists to Challenge or Improve Deep Adaptation
Now any climate scientist with an opinion on the Deep Adaptation paper can provide a comment on the original text. … Continue reading Inviting Scientists to Challenge or Improve Deep Adaptation → Read more
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Deep Adaptation Q&As for 2020
If you come to a realisation that our civilisation is crumbling in the face of climate chaos, then it opens a vast and challenging agenda. Because it affects all aspects of life. Therefore, in our Deep Adaptation Q&As, the originator of the Deep Adaptation framework, Professor Jem Bendell, discusses insights from people who offer a… Read more
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News review on Deep Adaptation – August to November 2019
In recent months, more mainstream media have reported on aspects of deep adaptation to climate chaos. Here is a quick summary of some written outputs since August 2019. In August, the Guardian started its review of the Extinction Rebellion handbook by focusing on the chapter from Jem Bendell that warns of societal collapse. In September,… Read more
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