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"The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow is over. Despite some progress, deep
concerns remain about the outcomes. The final pact at least mentions the
importance of exiting coal and the door remains open to ratcheting up national
targets in 2022. But we’re all still on a long, hard road through wild and
unfamiliar landscapes scarred by fires, floods and storms.
Accelerating the transition to a just and resilient zero-carbon future remains
humanity’s most urgent task. Scientific evidence about global warming trends
already locked in is, however, crystal clear: humans and all other species are
on a journey into an increasingly harsh climate future.
This realisation raises two tough questions, which led me to begin work on my
new book,
Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis:
- what sources of hope and wisdom can strengthen our capacity to take
courageous and effective climate action?
- how do we live meaningful lives in a world of rapidly intensifying climate
and ecological risks?
There are times when I imagine all the ideas and voices I have drawn on –
scientists and activists, teachers and writers, poets and artists – gathered in
respectful and intense debate. The conversations spark and crackle with fierce,
urgent energy.
All agree the hope we need is realistic and defiant. It is not wishful
thinking, denial, or delay disguised as naïve optimism.
As my research has helped me understand, humans continue to draw on a rich
diversity of ideas to sustain defiant and courageous hope in dark times."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
