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  • Versions of the Deep Adaptation paper

    Versions of the Deep Adaptation paper

    All the versions, formats and langauges of the Deep adaptation paper… Continue reading Versions of the Deep Adaptation paper → Read more

  • Gathering Ourselves for Deep Adaptation

    Gathering Ourselves for Deep Adaptation

    In the past few months I have attended many gatherings on Deep Adaptation to our climate tragedy. Some of them have involved a talk, followed by Q&A and discussion. One of them was a week-long retreat in Devon, UK. Another was a dinner of leaders within the Extinction Rebellion. Online gatherings using zoom have also… Read more

  • Come clean or step down – speech at the Fracking Shale Gas site of Cuadrilla, Lancashire

    Come clean or step down – speech at the Fracking Shale Gas site of Cuadrilla, Lancashire

    On April 29th 2019 Prof Bendell gave a talk at the anti-fracking demo at Preston New Road, where he called on more insiders to take inspiration from the Extinction Rebellion and take risks to Tell the Truth about our climate crisis.  The video of the talk is here on Facebook. The following is the transcript.… Read more

  • An Open Letter to Business Supporters of Extinction Rebellion

    An Open Letter to Business Supporters of Extinction Rebellion

    I was fascinated to read a letter in support of the Extinction Rebellion last week, expressing support, as business people, for the aims of XR. After 24 years focused on voluntary business efforts on sustainable development, last year I abandoned that to explore different approaches to our climate disaster. That included supporting people putting together… Read more

  • The sane reaction to an impending catastrophe – my thoughts on XR in The Times

    The sane reaction to an impending catastrophe – my thoughts on XR in The Times

    When the UN reported that we must cut carbon emissions massively every year for the next 12 years to have a chance of preventing catastrophic climate change, what did our government do? The sane response would be to call an emergency and convene the best minds to help decarbonise our economy. Perhaps that did not… Read more

  • Deep Adaptation Q&As hosted by Jem Bendell

    Deep Adaptation Q&As hosted by Jem Bendell

    A new monthly Q&A series gives you an opportunity to put a question to a leading thinker on personal and collective responses to collapse.… Continue reading Deep Adaptation Q&As hosted by Jem Bendell → Read more

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