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Political parties often take advantage of denial and fear in a moment of change. This is a well understood phenomenon that often leads to scapegoat-ism: blaming outsiders, such as immigrants, or racial and religious minorities. The phenomenon is behind Brexit and the violence in the political cycles in the US and EU.

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We are in the midst of the 6th largest extinction event in the history of the plant and the first caused by human action.

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The transformation of capitalism is unstoppable because we need limits on resources for humans to survive.

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Climate change is new and complex. We don't have all the answers.

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The first reaction to trauma is denial, then comes anger and finally, acceptance. I think the US is still between denial and anger, and I hope we wil…

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The new markets that arise from ecological constraints will dominate the 21st century economy, and so will markets for knowledge.

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Changing the world's oceans to increase their uptake of CO2, as other geoengineering solutions propose, is equally dangerous, as the increased result…

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If nuclear warfare is believed to be somewhat controlled, then climate change is now the greatest threat.

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We need to support our future instead of undermining human survival. Let's do it.

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To survive, humans need food, water, and air. Yet biodiversity, the Earth's bodies of water, and the planet's atmosphere are all under threat.

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