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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

‘“New era” of ecological collapse, where rapid extinctions occur in regions that have little direct contact with people… They include in Germany, where flying insects across 63 insect reserves dropped 75% in less than 30 years; the US, where beetle numbers dropped 83% in 45 years; and Puerto Rico, where insect biomass dropped up toContinue reading ““New era of ecological collapse””

Which lie triggers you most? ‘Renewable’ transition? Post-collapse ecotopia? Sustainable industrial civilisation? Net zero? AI solutions? Agenda 21 conspiracy theory? Collapse is avoidable?  Something else? Lies lead to fascism – #TalkCollapse because this is collapse. 

We’ve been covered in The Guardian, demonstrating the power of our Theory of Change: “Projects such as Cooperation Hull, Just Collapse and Lifehouse are trying to build the networks, local democratic cultures and social infrastructure that would enable communities to navigate societal collapse…” #TalkCollapse for a #JustCollapse!  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/extinction-rebellion-climate-protest-law

“The science-fiction writer William Gibson famously said, ‘The future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed.’ The same goes for armed conflict or social collapse.” Don’t just collapse, #JustCollapse!  Article – how collapse coexists with normality: https://adamisacson.com/collapse-is-unevenly-distributed/