Can We Avoid a Global Meltdown?: YES! We Can Do It!!

The Human Survival Podcast

NOTE: The Joy of Saving the Human Race is now “The Human Survival Podcast.” For a brief explanation listen to the episode on July 1, 2022, “The Name Of This Show Is Changing…”

This show is part of The Human Survival Project, a grassroots movement that encourages citizens around the world to push for transformation of the United Nations system. We want humanity to have the tools to protect itself from global catastrophic threats, and solving global threats requires strong global systems.

** Connect and learn more at: https://www.thehumansurvivalproject.org/ **

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Humanity is on a collision course with serious hardship, facing increasing risks from climate change, destruction of nature, pandemics, nuclear weapons and more – and with inadequate systems for dealing with such things. On top of that, we just had the COP26 international climate change negotiations fall far short of protecting us from danger. So, why should we be optimistic?

Today I talk about real, concrete trends going in the right direction, and powerful tools we have at our disposal for dealing with our situation. We might actually make it through this mess. If we can embrace both fear and hope – and put in the work – we can do this.

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Resources:

BBC, 11/15/21
COP26: What was agreed at the Glasgow climate conference?
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56901261

New York Times Magazine, 7/23/20
The Great Climate Migration
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/23/magazine/climate-migration.html

Grist, 10/4/21
It’s not just you: Everyone is Googling ‘climate anxiety’
https://grist.org/language/climate-anxiety-google-search-trends/

MarketWatch, 11/14/21
Did the climate summit leave you anxious? You’re not alone — here are the most-Googled questions during COP26
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/did-the-climate-summit-leave-you-anxious-youre-not-alone-here-are-the-most-googled-questions-during-cop26-11636758097

CNN, 11/17/20
The global economic bailout is running at $19.5 trillion. It will go higher
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/economy/global-economy-coronavirus-bailout-imf-annual-report/index.html

Medium / Adam Swersky, 12/30/16
Our economy keeps doubling in size. You won’t believe what happens next.
https://medium.com/@adam_swersky/our-economy-keeps-doubling-in-size-you-wont-believe-what-happens-next-9070630590ee

Wikipedia - List of George Floyd protests outside the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_outside_the_United_States