Slavoj Žižek: Last Exit to Socialism
Slavoj Žižek writes in Jacobin that today's exploding ecological crises open up a realistic prospect of the final exit of humanity itself. Might socialism be our off-ramp, or is it already too late?
Read moreMike Hulme's take on the IPCC
Two inspiring blog posts on the IPCC written by Pr. Mike Hulme from Cambridge University
Read moreSakha and Alaas: Place Attachment and Cultural Identity in a Time of Climate Change by Susan Crate
Summary of the article:
‘In this article, I explore the relationship of Sakha, horse and cattle pastoralists of northeastern Siberia, and alaas, permafrost ecosystems that Sakha depend on for their subsistence. I show that this relationship is both physical and spiritual. In a time of climate change, alaas are changing due to the thawing permafrost, making them unusable for Sakha people. I argue that we must consider and accommodate the reverberations of such change for a people who are gradually losing a recognizable landscape central to their cultural identity. These questions are highly relevant for anthropologists working with the diversity of cultures challenged by similar “dislocations” from their known places, relevant environments, and core sources of their cultural identities. Such investigations are essential to effective global change research, revealing how engaging all relevant knowledge systems counters the hegemony of scientific knowledge and moves toward more equitable and just adaptation responses and policy prescriptions.’
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He Wrote a Gardening Column. He Ended Up Documenting Climate Change.
A great article about the value of local observations over several decades!
Read moreDystopian resources
If you enjoyed our winter series and would want to read more about climate apocalypse, have a look at this blog post!
Read moreClimate emergency
UN Climate Ambition Summit and Greta Thunberg's speech
Read moreNew app helps Inuit adapt to climate change
Interesting article showing that the harpoon and the computer can work in harmony.
Read moreDeep adaptation
Fascinating NY times article on the deep adaptation paper and following movement
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