Radical hope in the time of climate crisis

2020
Hope & resilience
Climate and ecological emotions

As ice melts, bushfires, heatwaves and cyclones intensify, many grapple with the question of "what kind of hope, if any, can I hold as climate catastrophe deepens?" To answer this question, we need to not only accept the realities of worsening climate destructions, but also re-examine the nature and agency of hope in the face of existential crisis.

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As ice melts, bushfires, heatwaves and cyclones intensify, many grapple with the question of "what kind of hope, if any, can I hold as climate catastrophe deepens?" To answer this question, we need to not only accept the realities of worsening climate destructions, but also re-examine the nature and agency of hope in the face of existential crisis.

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