We’ve Reached a Tipping Point. It’s Now a Mathematical Certainty.
We are all at the start of a thing. There’s integrity in having the courage to point out thinking that no longer works, and the humility to acknowledge all that we don’t yet know.
Alex Steffen • Old thinking will break your brain.
We need to forge a new era for humanity—one that is defined, at its deepest level, by a transformation in the way we make sense of the world, and a concomitant revolution in our values, goals, and collective behavior. In short, we need to change the basis of our global civilization. We must move from a civilization based on wealth accumulation to o... See more
Jeremy Lent • What Does An Ecological Civilization Look Like?
It’s too late for gradual change. Whatever happens now, humanity will be in a period of global, environmental, economic, political and social upheaval for decades – if not centuries – to come. But while it’s late in the day, every bit of warming matters, as every increment in temperature has more impact than the last. How soon we act matters, since
... See morePaul Behrens • The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: Futures from the Frontiers of Climate Science
The longer I do this work, the more I understand that we need to build a stronger account of the moment we are in: a story of decline and new opportunities; of deep crisis and mind-bending possibilities. Most importantly, a time to act from hope rather than sink into fatalism. We need to confront and reckon with the existing order; to reveal it for... See more
Sophia Parker • Emerging Futures at JRF - Two Years In, the Story So Far
Third, we must now understand that the type of change we need will require a major evolution in human values, politics, and personal expectations. This is not a single technical problem
Paul Gilding • The Great Disruption
We face the defining problem of our generation; of the entire human project thus far. Climate spans physics, chemistry, ecology, geology, policy, technology, land use, human rights, and more. It’s time we take this seriously as a gigantic opportunity for human progress, and rally to solve it!