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Climate change: narrate a history beyond the ‘triumph of humanity’ to find imaginative solutions
One reason why people find it difficult to think about climate change and the future may be their understanding of human history.
- Amanda Power
- The Conversation
The present day is believed to be the product of centuries of development.
These developments have led to a globalised world of complex states, in which daily life for most people is highly urbanised, consumerist and competitive.
By this account, humanity has triumphed over the dangers and uncertainties of the natural world, and this triumph will continue to unfold in the future.
Anything else would seem to be going “backwards”, in a world where “backwardness” is pitied or…