OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #151, OCTOBER 30, 2023

 

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 Reporting of 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

 

 

END OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #151, OCTOBER 30, 2023