OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #151, OCTOBER 30, 2023
Andrew Glikson “A Climate of
Insanity.”
Robin Boardman. “…Solutions for Collapse.”
CJR.
Covering Climate Now.
AlanThornett. The Degrowth Movement
Here are selections from two assessments of our emergency.
Dr Andrew Glikson “A climate of
Insanity.”
Originally published: Countercurrents on September 18, 2023 (more
by Countercurrents) | (Posted Sep 19,
2023) Mronline.org (10-22-23).
Inherent in the nature
of insanity is the fact that those inflicted by it are unaware of their mental
state, nor do crowds of people or for that matter political parties, and
business elites, leading populations to catastrophe, from the scale of the
Johnstown all the way to Aushwitz and Berlin to Viet Nam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Robin Boardman.“Common Sense Solutions for Collapse.” ZNetwork on October 14, 2023
(more by ZNetwork) | (Posted Oct
21, 2023) mronline.org (10-22-23). Culture, Imperialism, Movements,
Political EconomyGlobalNewswire
Humanity faces a crisis of unprecedented
proportions—a double-edged sword threatening both our planet and its people. On
one side, there’s the looming spectre of ecological disaster, where putting
carbon in the atmosphere and other Earth System pressures are pushing the
planet ‘well outside a safe operating space for humanity’. A recent peer-reviewed
study put it bluntly:
If warming reaches or
exceeds 2°C this century, mainly richer humans will be responsible for killing roughly
1 billion mainly poorer humans.
On the other, a vast portion of the global
population is deprived of even the most basic necessities. Nearly half the
world cannot afford nutritious food, 50 percent lack safe sanitation, and 70
percent go without necessary healthcare.
This deprivation isn’t confined to the
outskirts of society; it seeps into the Global North too. In the United States,
almost half the population can’t afford healthcare, and in the United Kingdom,
4.3 million children live in poverty. These issues are compounded by brutal inequalities of race and gender,
further deepening the social crisis.
At the heart of this turmoil lies a common
enemy—the wild west economics of Neoliberalism. An inherently undemocratic system that
focuses on profit- geared markets. While we might vote for representatives, our
say in the business is virtually nonexistent. They are controlled by money—the
major corporations, financial giants, and the top 1 percent of the world’s
wealthy. Their objective? To maximise profit—not to meet human or ecological
needs. MORE https://mronline.org/2023/10/21/common-sense-solutions-for-collapse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=common-sense-solutions-for-collapse&mc_cid=a4131ce3c6&mc_eid=ab2f7bf95e
One thing will help: Better
Reportingof
Climate Information—esp. the fuller, more factual reporting of the IPCC
scientific drafts; no summaries from corporations or governments, fewer
euphemisms, and less wishful thinking’
Covering Climate Now - Columbia Journalism Review
WebMay 18, 2023 · Q&A: BBC’s climate lead,
Justin Rowlatt, finds more room for hope in climate storytelling.
April 27, 2023 By Covering Climate Now.
Making Climate the Everything…
As founders of Covering Climate Now, a
global journalism collaboration
formed …
A new beginning for climate r…
At the end of April, the Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation …
And another: Join the Degrowth Movement
Alan Thornett “Degrowth: a Remarkable Renaissance.”
Originally published: Anti-Capitalist
Resistance on September 21, 2023 (more by Anti-Capitalist
Resistance) | (Posted Sep
23, 2023). This article was written for
the current edition of the Green Left’s publication Watermelon in advance of the Green Party conference.
Sources:
Anti-Capitalist Resistance
Columbia Journalism Review
Countercurrents
Covering Climate Now
The Nation
Watermelon
Z-Network
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