History and the stuff of fables show us that a powerful human failing is self-delusion: “and the band plays on.” Yet anyone who has gone through a galvanizing trauma in life knows that strength and momentum come from facing the blast furnace and moving through it. So we need strong new narratives about that - and not just from Hollywood or Bollywood.
What’s a “regulator”? They would seem to be the stuff of speculative fiction, not reality. The IPCC is not a regulator. There are no courts with the broad-based social power to enforce even the most minimal of environmental standards. Corporations own political systems worldwide.
and indeed, a fresh study from Down Under finds a 40% global GDP hit, "after including the global repercussions of extreme weather into our models":
https://theconversation.com/global-warming-of-more-than-3-c-this-century-may-wipe-40-off-the-worlds-economy-new-analysis-reveals-253032
I've just written about a new metaphor of 'planetary insolvency' from the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries: https://annabellelukin.substack.com/p/what-if-nature-isnt-a-female-all
History and the stuff of fables show us that a powerful human failing is self-delusion: “and the band plays on.” Yet anyone who has gone through a galvanizing trauma in life knows that strength and momentum come from facing the blast furnace and moving through it. So we need strong new narratives about that - and not just from Hollywood or Bollywood.
What’s a “regulator”? They would seem to be the stuff of speculative fiction, not reality. The IPCC is not a regulator. There are no courts with the broad-based social power to enforce even the most minimal of environmental standards. Corporations own political systems worldwide.