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Is accepting the inevitability of collapse ‘giving up’? Living with false hope leads to wasted time and maladaptive action. Denying collapse is also an act of violence against those already bearing the brunt of climate-ecological devastation. #CollapseAcceptance allows us to act befitting reality. We don’t give up. As we collapse, we can act for justice,Continue reading “Giving up…”

If everything seems well with the world, then this is because you are lucky, and perhaps privileged, not because you are immune to laws of physics, biology, and ecology. ‘My friends in the Indian Subcontinent tell me stories, these days, that seem like science fiction. The heatwave there is pushing the boundaries of survivability. MyContinue reading “Like science fiction”

Gaslighting Doomers – Help us fact-check some of the claims made in this 20min podcast from the BBC’s Climate Disinformation Specialist. a) It’s not too late – it’s possible to limit warming to 1.5C b) We know exactly what needs to be done c) The sooner we act, the more we can limit the impactContinue reading “Doomer conversion therapy”

Hopium comes in two forms: 1. #BrightGreenLies that tell us electrifying everything will solve, well, everything. 2. #DarkGreenLies that tell us the collapse of global industrial civilisation is an opportunity for the rise of an ecotopia. 50 years of overshoot means we now inhabit a dying Earth. It’s not just civilisation that is collapsing, itContinue reading “Two forms of hopium”

Collapse is not any single event. It is a complex intersectional process: India is the world’s second largest producer of wheat and is the country with the largest population facing food shortages. Globally, food shortages have been made worse by natural disasters, the pandemic, and geopolitical tensions. Now, in the wake of a blistering heatwave,Continue reading “Is this justice?”

Fewer than 50 million people inhabited the Earth when this magnificent tree was a sapling. After 50 years of overshoot, driven largely by the affluent west, we face collapse as we continue to use more of the Earth than can be replenished and pollute more than can be absorbed. There is no time left nowContinue reading “A tree, 3200 years old”

“… history tells us that it’s usually a plethora of factors that contribute to collapse.” Some factors playing out now, in real-time: Six of nine planetary boundaries crossed; two hundred species extinctions each day; 10 000 years of climate change in a single human lifetime; and, 1% of humans own 50% of global wealth. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170418-how-western-civilisation-could-collapseContinue reading “Western civilisation meets collapse”

Climate activists often demand optimism, thinking it is essential for change. Climate deniers denounce talk of human extinction as nonsensical doomerism. ‘Who would have thought that both camps have a psychological mindset in common? A naïve optimism that human beings are just so clever that it will all turn out OK… As human beings, weContinue reading “The human race is not special”

‘Humanity’s modification of the water cycle has pushed the world further beyond a safe operating space for continued life on Earth, say scientists… Based on the findings, water is now the sixth boundary to be transgressed, out of the nine identified by the Planetary Boundaries Framework’. This is #Collapse. We can keep spinning fantasies ofContinue reading “Another planetary boundary blown”

How many reasons are there to #TalkCollapse? Civilisations always collapse, inevitably Collapse of global industrial civilisation is real Collapse of global industrial civilisation is happening now Collapse denial leads to maladaptive action Telling lies about a bright green future is a pathway to despair Telling the truth is an antidote to despair You will findContinue reading “Reasons to #TalkCollapse”