The human psyche naturally rebels against the idea of its end. Likewise, civilizations have throughout history marched blindly toward disaster, because humans are wired to believe that tomorrow will be much like today. . . . Yet the reality of global climate change is going to keep intruding on our fantasies of perpetual growth, permanent innovatio

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Fleming notes that, “When long-established systems break down they often do so in many different ways at the same time.” He acknowledges that these converging shocks “will leave nothing in our lives unchanged,” but believes this inevitable descent “can be managed, mitigated, made survivable,” and even “recognised as our species’ toughest, but great

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