Thought Piece
The Future Unfolding: Meet the youth who are remaking the world
As the world grapples with the existential threat of climate change, a groundswell of young leaders is rising – audacious, impassioned, uncompromising and respectful in their pursuit of a sustainable future. These young climate activists are not just sounding the alarm; they are actively forging new pathways, reshaping narratives, pioneering solutions, and catalysing societal transformation…
Read MoreResilience Revisited 04: Cognitive Obsolescence and Resilient, Sustainable Futures: A Contradiction in Human Progress
Obsolescence noun the process of becoming obsolete or outdated and no longer used; becoming antiquated, out of date, old-fashioned, no longer in general use, or no longer useful, or the condition of being in such a state. “computers are infamous for their rapid obsolescence” Cognitive adjective relating to relating to the mental process involved in…
Read MoreResilience Revisited 03. Framing a theoretical concept: Strategic Hope
“Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency. Hope should shove you out the door, because it will take everything you have to steer the future away from endless war, from the annihilation of the…
Read MoreResilience Revisited 02. Dissonance as Conscience: Navigating the Path Between Ecological Integrity and Everyday Life
It has become routine to remark ‘if you’re not sitting uncomfortably in today’s world, you’re really sick’. It is, paradoxically, comforting (not only for me, I have discovered) to meet more and more people who are wrestling with a growing sense of cognitive dissonance as they sense the gap between their daily behaviours and their…
Read MoreResilience Revisited 01: The Great Retraction. Why we must resile if we want to shape a resilient future
Last month’s UK Government announcement confirming the granting of hundreds of new oil and gas licenses in the UK was defended by the Prime Minister as “entirely consistent” with net-zero commitments and important for the UK’s resilience (despite much evidence to the contrary). The PM also defended his use of a private jet to travel to Scotland as “the…
Read MoreInspiring hope, igniting resilience: Pedagogies to build socio-ecological literacy and transform worldviews
My souvenir is two cupsFull of creek water.I couldn’t take it with meSo, I tipped it over my head,Re-baptised myselfBecause I’m going to be differentFrom now on. (cited in Gray & Pigott, 2018) The notion of individuals as planetary or environmental citizens – citizens who have a right to a sustainable planet – is not…
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