Absolutely. Not sure what to say really apart from "how f***ed are we?" because business-as-usual is not going away until everybody feels like us and then make it known and then those in charge finally realise they have failed and hopefully step aside.
I know what you mean. The advice I keep seeing over and over is building resilience in our own communities and local areas and make changes that way. :)
Fortunately a lot of the actions that are good for the climate are also good for nature as a whole. One thing I'm often unsure about though is how quickly we can manage this social evolution in the urgent context of the environmental & planetary changes.
Yeah, I know what you mean, but I really don't think the way we're going, a.k.a trying to get to a point where we can resume BAU 'normal' lifestyle, will help either!
Ahh Isabelle, what a breath of air you are! I love this, thank you for writing it. I won't pretend that I had thought about 'it' in that way, so it is fascinating to read it broken into two (whilst also myriad) positions. And so it is not through any informed manner that I say, I am entirely with you. I see our best way to address climate change is through dismantling all the isms that have led us here (and know how huge a statement that is). The notion of reaching a reduction in emissions without the changes in attitude to plundering nature and indigenous people almost makes me sadder, almost like it is upholding everything that needs breaking down. That we continue to look out for ourselves rather than the wider community. I too believe that anything we do at our local levels makes a difference. I appreciate it might not feel like it does, but if even just a number of us do, then I feel hopeful. I have let the garden increase in its wildness this year, I am seeking out native flowers and pollinator plants and using what I have to give something back to the planet. Among other things. Anyway, thank you for such an inspiring post to keep going with the bits I do. Sometimes I can lose hope in honesty, and then it comes flooding back. Your article has done just that xx
THANK YOU SO MUCH, Claire! I know exactly what you mean about upholding everything that needs breaking down. I've been pondering recently on how "sustainability" seems to be just trying to maintain levels of 'normal' when we need to aim much further! Love to hear what you've done to your garden. We all gotta do the actions that work for us. So happy you found this piece helpful. <3
so cool to find your newsletter. we have so much overlap in terms of stuff we write and think about. this post of mine, from a while back, resonates with yours and also draws on eisenstein: https://environmentalhealth.substack.com/p/choosing-beauty-over-optimization
Eee thank you Dan, that's great!!!! Thanks for your post, I will need to explore Game B deeper :)
Absolutely. Not sure what to say really apart from "how f***ed are we?" because business-as-usual is not going away until everybody feels like us and then make it known and then those in charge finally realise they have failed and hopefully step aside.
I know what you mean. The advice I keep seeing over and over is building resilience in our own communities and local areas and make changes that way. :)
Fortunately a lot of the actions that are good for the climate are also good for nature as a whole. One thing I'm often unsure about though is how quickly we can manage this social evolution in the urgent context of the environmental & planetary changes.
Yeah, I know what you mean, but I really don't think the way we're going, a.k.a trying to get to a point where we can resume BAU 'normal' lifestyle, will help either!
Ahh Isabelle, what a breath of air you are! I love this, thank you for writing it. I won't pretend that I had thought about 'it' in that way, so it is fascinating to read it broken into two (whilst also myriad) positions. And so it is not through any informed manner that I say, I am entirely with you. I see our best way to address climate change is through dismantling all the isms that have led us here (and know how huge a statement that is). The notion of reaching a reduction in emissions without the changes in attitude to plundering nature and indigenous people almost makes me sadder, almost like it is upholding everything that needs breaking down. That we continue to look out for ourselves rather than the wider community. I too believe that anything we do at our local levels makes a difference. I appreciate it might not feel like it does, but if even just a number of us do, then I feel hopeful. I have let the garden increase in its wildness this year, I am seeking out native flowers and pollinator plants and using what I have to give something back to the planet. Among other things. Anyway, thank you for such an inspiring post to keep going with the bits I do. Sometimes I can lose hope in honesty, and then it comes flooding back. Your article has done just that xx
THANK YOU SO MUCH, Claire! I know exactly what you mean about upholding everything that needs breaking down. I've been pondering recently on how "sustainability" seems to be just trying to maintain levels of 'normal' when we need to aim much further! Love to hear what you've done to your garden. We all gotta do the actions that work for us. So happy you found this piece helpful. <3