It is a great comfort simply to know you are not alone in your awareness, and that there are other people who have wisdom and experience to share.Īs a further starting point, we recommend Jem Bendell’s blog post The Love in Deep Adaption. We have learned that the best way to cope with the realization of collapse, and the difficult emotions it brings up, is to connect with other people. Rupert Read is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, a Green Party campaigner and former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion. With these ideas – and with the values of compassion, curiosity, and respect – we are embarking on a collaborative journey of understanding. Jem Bendell is Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria and the originator of the Deep Adaptation movement. Reconciliation: with what and whom shall we make peace as we awaken to our mutual mortality?.Restoration: what could we bring back to help us with these difficult times?.Relinquishment: what do we need to let go of so as not to make matters worse?.In 2018, a climate paper by Jem Bendell went viral, being downloaded over a million times. Resilience: what do we most value that we want to keep, and how? JInterview with Professor Jem Bendell on Deep Adaptation to climate chaos, by Facing Future TV.Deep Adaptation offers four questions to help guide our inquiry into what kind of adaptation may be appropriate for our lives:
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