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Collapse Camp – happening this week and already sold out! “…where we begin to consider disaster and collapse not as apocalypse, as the end of all hope, but as a strategic space in which we can and must reposition ourselves… Even in collapse, our struggle for the best possible world for all does not stop.” ThisContinue reading “Collapse Camp – sold out!”

Climate Collapse Is Coming Faster Than You’ve Been Told: ‘This is physics. More heat in the system changes everything, storms, rainfall, agriculture, ecosystems, economies, politics. And with the planet warming faster than models predicted, “later this century” is rapidly becoming “within our lifetimes.”’ Climate scientists and the IPCC aren’t ‘maybe’ downplaying the severity, they areContinue reading “’This is physics’”

Music For The End Of The World – channel new to YouTube. Chris, Cass, and awesome musos, talk justice in climate-ecological breakdown with great sounds from around the world. #TalkCollapse for a #JustCollapse! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@musicfortheendoftheworld

‘When is collapse going to hit each of us, personally?…It depends on where you live. It depends on how much money you make. It depends on how old you are. It depends on whether you have health insurance. It depends on whether you have a chronic illness. It depends on your gender. It depends onContinue reading “When will collapse start?”

New research – food systems are #Unsustainable: ‘The unprecedented nature of many of the climate conditions behind recent food price spikes highlights the ongoing threats to food security as climate change continues to push societies towards ever less familiar climate conditions… Subsequent increases in food prices could* act as a catalyst from which further risksContinue reading “New research: food #unsustainable in a changing climate”

No, we can’t have our cake and eat it too: ‘While I agree with the broad goals of degrowth, the specific vision championed by most degrowth advocates relies on an egalitarian distribution of industrial goods. It calls for “modern housing, healthcare, education, heating/cooling, transit, washing machines, refrigerators, induction stoves, sanitation systems, computers, mobile phones, internet, etc…for allContinue reading “Degrowth – have our cake and eat it too?”

HYPERGROWTH – new article: ‘this transition is not only false, it is dangerous in its deceit. “What we are witnessing is not a transition. It’s a symbiotic expansion of all energy sources”… underlining how new extractive infrastructures are being built without dismantling the old ones. This so-called ‘green shift’ is not a rupture, but aContinue reading “Energy transition: False and dangerous”

There will be no post-collapse – new science: ‘A key implication of our work, however, is that life on Earth, while resilient, is unable to respond to massive changes on short time scales…’ This is why we act NOW for a #JustCollapse.  Full article: https://theconversation.com/around-250-million-years-ago-earth-was-near-lifeless-and-locked-in-a-hothouse-state-now-scientists-know-why-260203

Social Work in Collapse: “a horizontal, egalitarian approach aimed at reducing oppression during crises… Central to this framework is the creation of mutually beneficial networks of skills and resources… it embraces the possibility of enduring within instability, adapting to conditions that may continue to deteriorate, even to the ultimate outcome of species extinction.” – StephanieContinue reading “New paper: Social work in collapse”

Sick and tired of staring into the abyss? Have you tried screaming into the void? Denying the dreadful reality of our global predicament is leading many to impressive mental gymnastics. But the truth is – #CollapseDenial is the new #ClimateDenial!  https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/02/princeton-opinion-column-climate-apocalypse-inevitable-why-not-planning