CONTENTS Cover Endorsement Title Page Copyright Acknowledgements About the Contributors Introduction: What Next, Now That the Limits Have Been Breached? References Part I The Predicament 1 What Climate Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Our Predicament Where we are after 125 years of climate science The root of denial may be found in the workings of climate science A case for the virtue of scientific ignorance Two possible new approaches for survival and compassion References 2 Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy Preamble Introduction Locating this study within academia Our non-linear world Looking ahead Apocalypse uncertain Systems of denial Framing after denial The deep adaptation agenda Research futures in the face of climate tragedy Conclusions References 3 Reasons for Anticipating Societal Collapse Introduction What do we do with this? References Part II Shifts in Being 4 Climate Psychology and its Relevance to Deep Adaptation Why climate psychology? Shiva – seeing what we need to see from inside a sick culture Formation The devil has the best tunes Denial Forms of denial Denialism Disavowal A nexus of denial The psychotherapy profession – another case study? References 5 Deeper Implications of Societal Collapse: Co- liberation from the Ideology of E-s-c-a-p-e Entitlement in E-s-c-a-p-e ideology Surety in e-S-c-a-p-e ideology Control in e-s-C-a-p-e ideology Autonomy in e-s-c-A-p-e ideology Progress in e-s-c-a-P-e ideology Exceptionalism in e-s-c-a-p-E ideology Habits of e-s-c-a-p-e in the climate change field The economic reproduction of e-s-c-a-p-e Moving beyond e-s-c-a-p-e to c-o-s-m-o-s Considerations for co-liberation from destructive ideology References 6 Unconscious Addictions: Mapping Common Responses to Climate Change and Potential Climate Collapse Introduction Climate collapse denial The house of modernity and its four constitutive denials Responses to the possibility of climate collapse The rehab References 7 Facilitating Deep Adaptation: Enabling More Loving Conversations about Our Predicament The importance of facilitating groups in the face of collapse Understanding ‘othering’ and its remedy with facilitation Aspects of facilitating deep adaptation Containment Denial and radical uncertainty Grief Examples of deep adaptation modalities and facilitated processes Deep listening Conclusion References 8 The Great Turning: Reconnecting Through Collapse Natural allies Facing collapse Doing the work Meaning and hope in a time of collapse Conclusion: People of the Passage References Part III Shifts in Doing 9 Leadership and Management in a Context of Deep Adaptation Introduction What we know about leadership in times of collapse Social functions performed by leadership What it takes to sustain kind, inclusive, effective and legitimate leadership What can be done to generate the more desirable modes of leadership and management References 10 What Matters Most? Deep Education Conversations in a Climate of Change and Complexity The distillations of a deep adaptation inquiry Resilience: what aspects of education as we know it would we want to develop and learn from in a climate of change and complexity? Relinquishment: what aspects of education as we know it would we want to let go of? Restoration: what would we want to reintroduce into education? Reconciliation: how can education facilitate acceptance as well as agency? The deep education conversation The deep challenge The call to action Emerging global practices Workshops on climate breakdown: Simona Vaitkute, Lithuania Self-directed education (SDE) and full human rightsexperience education (FHREE): Je’anna Clements, Riverstone Village, South Africa References 11 Riding Two Horses: The Future of Politics and Activism, as We Face Potential Eco-driven Societal Collapse References 12 Relocalization as Deep Adaptation Resilience Aspects of relocalization Food Electricity Government Finance Money Localization movements Intentional communities Transition network (TN) Global justice and organizing for relocalization Conclusion References Concluding the Beginning of Deep Adaptation Communicating deep adaptation Seek more justice? Integrate more clearly? Map collapse better? Avoid safety of frameworks? Be more positive? Conclusion: an end to the beginning References End User License Agreement List of Illustrations Chapter 6 Figure 6.1 The House that Modernity Built (adapted with permission from Andreotti et al. 20… Chapter 7 Figure 7.1 Interrelated forms and drivers of othering Chapter 13 Figure 13.1 Government propaganda in support of emergency localized food production List of Boxs Chapter 1 Box 1.1 The international scholars warning on collapse risk Chapter 5 Box 5.1 The ideology of e-s-c-a-p-e Box 5.2 Comparing c-i-r-c-u-l-a-r and e-s-c-a-p-e models Praise for Deep Adaptation ‘The authors of this book have courage to recognise the reality of our time and face the uncomfortable facts of climate calamity. The theme of this book is indeed scary. But it’s full of bright ideas for how to transmute both fear and difficulty into kind and wise ways of living and working. The thinkers, academics and activists who have contributed to this book embody the wisdom to adapt to this unprecedented catastrophe. They also show the practical ways and means to live and act with the imagination and resilience. Not everyone would agree to these radical ideas but everyone needs to know about them. So, I recommend this book to all.’ Satish Kumar, Editor Emeritus for Resurgence & Ecologist and Founder of Schumacher College ‘Collapse followed by transformation is a common way that complex systems evolve. Perhaps collapse of our high consumption, climate-destabilising society can lead to transformation towards a brighter human future. The Deep Adaptation framework outlined in this book is a helpful way to seek that transformation.’ Professor Will Steffen, Australian National University Climate Change Institute DEEP ADAPTATION Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos Edited by Jem Bendell and Rupert Read polity