From
Wiki -
Climate apocalypseA climate apocalypse (also called a climate dystopia and a climate-induced collapse, among other names) is a
hypothetical scenario involving the global
collapse of human civilization and potential
human extinction as either a direct or indirect result of
anthropogenic climate change and
ecological breakdown. Under a
global catastrophe of this scale, some or all of the Earth may be rendered uninhabitable as a result of extreme temperatures, severe weather events, an inability to grow crops, and an altered composition of the
Earth's atmosphere.
[1] There is
scientific consensus on climate change and consensus on the
attribution of recent climate change to human activity.
[2] There is also consensus that climate change is non-linear and that rate of warming is influenced by
tipping points and
feedback loops. There is no consensus at what exact point these may be triggered, but it is established that the level of risk increases with the rise in temperature.
[3] There is consensus in some cases that
individual and political action on climate change can
lessen the impact of climate change. However, there is no consensus that humanity must take dramatic steps to curtail fossil fuel consumption to avoid the collapse of civilization.
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In July 2018,
Professor Jem Bendell published the paper entitled Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy. Within it, Bendell refers to the collapse of civilization due to climate change using longer terms such as "climate-induced societal collapse." In his paper, he refers explicitly to the lack of discussion around this topic in research publications, which may be one of the reasons that no standardized expression exists yet.
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According to
Professor Jem Bendell, Deep Adaptation is the concept purporting that humanity needs to prepare for fundamental disruption of its current civilisation paradigms, due to climate change, with a likelihood of complete
societal collapse. Unlike
climate change adaptation, which aims to adapt societies gradually to the effects of climate change, Deep Adaptation is premised on accepting abrupt transformation of the environment as a consideration for making decisions today.
[14] In 2019, Jem Bendell started the
Deep Adaptation Forum. According to the website, the Deep Adaptation Forum is an "international online space to connect people, in all spheres of life, to foster mutual support; collaboration; and professional development in the process of facing societal collapse."
[65] Bendell also created a
Deep Adaptation Facebook group for discussing these topics.
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Deep Adaptation Forum The Climate Change Paper So Depressing It's Sending People to Therapy What if we stopped pretending? The Deep Adaptation Agenda A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy - Lifeworth
Post-sustainability and the possibility of societal collapse. (Wiki) -
Pope Francis has stated that climate change threatens the future of the human family and that we must take action to protect future generations and the world's poorest who will suffer the most from humanity's actions. He has also stated that our choice of energy has the potential to destroy our civilization and that this must be avoided.
[63] ***Thanks to
arrctic.