Dr. Jem Bendell, professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria, joins Paul Beckwith in a conversation which took place at the United Nations COP27 event in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
This video was recorded on November 9th, 2022, and published on January 22nd, 2023, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.
Some of the topics discussed:
- The circumstances and motivations that led to the creation and distribution of the paper “Deep adaptation: a map for navigating climate tragedy.”
- How the paper concludes that it is too late for industrial consumer societies, that they would break down because of the direct and indirect impacts of climate change.
- How, in the wake of the viral downloading of the paper, Jem has focussed on trying to help create an online network so people can meet each other and talk about this way of seeing the situation in the future.
- An observation of Twitter data showing what appears to be an upsurge against action on climate change, and how it is reflective of a segment of society that is rebelling against what they believe is a ploy to control them or as a way for corporations to try and make money out of the climate disaster.
- How the global south will eventually organize together to make sure the West degrows.
- The reason why talking about the reality of the breakdown of industrial consumer societies is taboo in mainstream media and from politicians.
- And more . . .
Links:
- Deep adaptation (Wikipedia)
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- Jem Bendell's website
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- IFLAS - Initiative for Leadership and Sustainability
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- Deep Adaptation Forum
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- Deep Adaptation Quarterly - Issue 11, August 2022
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- Deep adaptation: a map for navigating climate tragedy
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- Climate Reparations: What is Owed (CEF Video)
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- Terror Management Theory (TMT) (Wikipedia)
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- Unconscious Vigilance: Worldview Defense Without Adaptations for Terror, Coalition, or Uncertainty Management
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Special Guest:
Dr Jem Bendell - Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria (part-time) as well as Founder of the Deep Adaptation Forum, co-Founder of the International Scholars’ Warning and publisher of the Deep Adaptation Quarterly. He focuses on leadership and communications for social change, as well as approaches that may help humanity face climate-induced disruption.
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Regular Panelist:
Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa in the Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University
Video Production:
Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader
Heidi Brault - Video production and website assistant, Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP27 team lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum; BA (Psychology); Climate Reality Leader
Acknowledgements:
Thanks to the following organizations for making this program at COP27 possible:
- Sustainable Population Australia
- International Society for Ecological Economics
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Attributions:
Background Music:
- Title: Through the City II
- Author: Crowander
- Source: Free Music Archive
- License: CC BY-NC 4.0
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