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COP26 and Beyond: Future strategies to keep us alive with Rupert Read
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67 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Dr Rupert Read is a long term climate activist. On the day after this podcast goes out, he'll be in court on charges of Criminal Damage for pouring water soluble paint on the steps of a hard-core climate denying think tank. No stranger to action as well as thought, he is one of he nation's foremost climate philosophers and in today's episode, we explore together the nature of our current crisis, the hope (or otherwise) for international agreement at COP26 and action at an appropriate scale afterwards - and then look at how we as individuals can help foment a worldwide move towards a coherent, adaptive future, including ideas such as employee strikes mirroring the 'Fridays for Future' school strikes, the employers who are actively supporting climate action, and the ways we can begin to become more resilient and less dependent on 'business as usual'. We end by discussing the Thrutopia Masterclass, starting May 1st on which Rupert will be the inaugural speaker. Rupert Read web site: https://rupertread.net/Rupert's Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/GreenRupertRead10 Tests for COP: https://greenworld.org.uk/article/10-tests-cop26Ocean Tipping Point Paper: https://tinyurl.com/2e25nm8sPerspective Article on Moderate Flank: https://systems-souls-society.com/what-next-on-climate-the-need-for-a-moderate-flank/New Statesman Article on employers allowing climate action: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2019/09/can-your-employer-stop-you-joining-climate-strikeSimilar article on Employers from Ian McGregor: https://theconversation.com/everyones-business-why-companies-should-let-their-workers-join-the-climate-strike-122976Tech workers global climate strike: https://www.wired.com/story/tech-workers-global-climate-change-strike/Companies who are participating in the climate strike: https://www.fastcompany.com/90403903/these-are-all-the-companies-participating-in-the-climate-strike
Released:
Oct 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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