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Feedback Loops – A Death Spiral?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Kari McGregor One comment

Individuals are able to abandon a fossil fuel-fueled lifestyle with minor costs, including the disparagement that comes from living outside the mainstream. But, as illustrated by Jevons’ paradox and the Khazzoom-Brookes postulate, individual choices do not translate to societal choices. An individual change in consciousness rarely leads to societal enlightenment. Jumping off the cruise ship of empire will not prevent the ship from striking the iceberg, and it nonetheless results in near-term death of the individual.

Call to Action: Reclaim the Climate Movement

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Kari McGregor Leave a comment

As with politics, the decisions are made by the folks who show up, so stand up and be counted if you want to see meaningful action on climate change. Wherever you stand on the controversies of climate action, for the sake of our future, don’t let the movement move without you.

An Alternative Long Shot

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Theo Kitchener 6 comments

This article is an attempt to chart what might happen in terms of climate change, both in terms of science, and particularly the potential politics, if we see a serious financial collapse followed by further contraction due to peaking energy and resources. Despite this being quite a likely scenario, there is barely anything written on the topic.

Change the Culture, not the Climate

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Theo Kitchener Leave a comment

The following is adapted from a presentation given by Theo Kitchener, founder of grassroots group, Doing It Ourselves, at the 2014 Climate Action Summit in Brisbane, Australia, on 21stSeptember, 2014.

Geoengineering: A Techno-Fix Solution for the Climate?

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Kari McGregor 2 comments

Geoengineering ignores a message to which the medical profession has long adhered, and which seems quite relevant in this case: “First, do no harm.” In a complex adaptive system, it is almost certain that unintended consequences will result from the application of any technological fix, and the evidence suggests that these consequences will be devastating for many; we simply do not have the control over the climate that techno-optimists would like to believe we have.