A new paper calls for global recognition of a “Human Behavioral Crisis” to prevent ecological overshoot.
A new paper calls for global recognition of a “Human Behavioral Crisis” to prevent ecological overshoot.
A new paper calls for global recognition of a “Human Behavioral Crisis” to prevent ecological overshoot. Plus, The New York Times runs a fossil fuel ad on an article about climate anxiety.
The paper is here
So how do we solve a behavior crisis? I think the reason no one wants to discuss it is because there is no obvious solution.
It is being discussed but in the context of Economics. Neo-liberal economic theory presupposes an economy that is infinitely growing and infinitely consuming. That is running head-on to the fact that there are natural limits to our consumption. Politicians, financial/business leaders and mainstream economists have skirted by talking about serious issues when it comes to health, society and equality by saying "growth will even it all out". Now growth hasn't even things out its just made inequality worse, our planets biosphere is collapsing and our leaders have no answers, why? Because they have been brainwashed by sudo-science and fairy tales of infinite growth and wealth.
People are discussing solutions to this within the context of Degrowth, ecological economics and doughnut economics. However those theories are not popular to the mainstream because it accepts limits and advocates for things like wealth redistribution and limits on wealth, and the extremely rich/powerful don't like that.
If COVID taught us anything it's that people are stubborn and stupid. I hope I'm wrong but I don't see the people in power making drastic changes just to save those who they clearly just see as cattle. Especially when most of those people will be dead before the SHTF anyway. Perhaps a revolution will force things before it's too late. Assuming it's not already too late.