How to Misunderstand the Climate Crisis
At some think tank somewhere, guys with pocket protectors and knotted brows are asking their computer models questions like: “If global carbon emissions peak by 2030 and sea-level rise is 1.6 meters by 2050, how many people along the Eastern Seaboard are likely to drown in storm surges, and what will the effect be on national GDP to relocate the re
... See moreAndrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
Could it be that we [environmentalists] are undergoing the five stages of grief in reverse? We began with acceptance — of the science, and of what the science means for us. Then came depression, since the future is a place we would not wish to bequeath to our worst enemies let alone our children. In defense against depression, we entered the bargai
... See moreAndrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
The climate crisis isn’t a matter of intelligence—an average eighth-grader can understand what our carbon emissions are doing to the atmosphere. What makes the crisis so daunting is that it can be understood in a variety of ways: as a failure of global governance, a failure to properly price carbon emissions, a contest between rich nations and poor
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The consequences of catastrophic climate change are daunting, almost too terrifying to contemplate, and denial can help us through it.
Andrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
Ce que le Nouveau Régime Climatique remet en cause, ce n’est pas la place centrale de l’humain, c’est sa composition, sa présence, sa figuration, et pour tout dire sa destinée. Or, si vous les modifiez, vous changez aussi la définition de ses intérêts. Pour les Modernes, en effet, l’humain était impossible à situer dans un lieu précis. Il était soi
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