Humanity is on a collision course with serious hardship, facing increasing risks from climate change, destruction of nature, pandemics, nuclear weapons and more – and with inadequate systems for dealing with such things. On top of that, we just had the COP26 international climate change negotiations fall far short of protecting us from danger. So, why should we be optimistic?
Today I talk about real, concrete trends going in the right direction, and powerful tools we have at our disposal for dealing with our situation. We might actually make it through this mess. If we can embrace both fear and hope – and put in the work – we can do this.
Resources:
BBC, 11/15/21
COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate conference?
New York Times Magazine, 7/23/20 The Great Climate Migration https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/23/magazine/climate-migration.html
Grist, 10/4/21
It’s not just you: Everyone is Googling ‘climate anxiety’
MarketWatch, 11/14/21
Did the climate summit leave you anxious? You’re not alone — here are the most-Googled questions during COP26
CNN, 11/17/20
The global economic bailout is running at $19.5 trillion. It will go higher
Medium / Adam Swersky, 12/30/16
Our economy keeps doubling in size. You won’t believe what happens next.
Wikipedia - List of George Floyd protests outside the United States