Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We can fool ourselves into thinking that the collapse of our ecosystem, and our society, is far off. But it’s already underway, as the recent# IPCC Code Red Warning report makes alarmingly clear. As parents, we pay attention to our children’s needs, but if we really care for them, we need to recognize that we are at the edge of a cliff, a breath away from critical tipping points, and that no one is coming to save us, or them, unless we join together, face the situation, and take immediate, large-scale action.
#RupertRead, in conversation with parents from New Rochelle, New York, describes the deep adaptation required to transform ourselves from consumers into citizens, fully responsible for changing the economic, societal, and industrial systems that are killing us. Well beyond individual choices, which may make us feel we are doing our part to stop the looming catastrophic storms, fires, and the death of millions of species, is the needed collective action that will bring us back to working with Nature to restore the Earth.
The next generation will have a better chance of surviving, if we focus now on making our communities resilient, as well as doing all we can to make government and industry take responsible action. A new society, based on care and respect for each other and our planet may then be possible.
Rupert’s most recent book, 'Parents for A Future, How Loving Our Children Can Prevent Climate Collapse', is available on Kindle or in paperback.
For more information on the state of our planet visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library
We can fool ourselves into thinking that the collapse of our ecosystem, and our society, is far off. But it’s already underway, as the recent# IPCC Code Red Warning report makes alarmingly clear. As parents, we pay attention to our children’s needs, but if we really care for them, we need to recognize that we are at the edge of a cliff, a breath away from critical tipping points, and that no one is coming to save us, or them, unless we join together, face the situation, and take immediate, large-scale action.
#RupertRead, in conversation with parents from New Rochelle, New York, describes the deep adaptation required to transform ourselves from consumers into citizens, fully responsible for changing the economic, societal, and industrial systems that are killing us. Well beyond individual choices, which may make us feel we are doing our part to stop the looming catastrophic storms, fires, and the death of millions of species, is the needed collective action that will bring us back to working with Nature to restore the Earth.
The next generation will have a better chance of surviving, if we focus now on making our communities resilient, as well as doing all we can to make government and industry take responsible action. A new society, based on care and respect for each other and our planet may then be possible.
Rupert’s most recent book, 'Parents for A Future, How Loving Our Children Can Prevent Climate Collapse', is available on Kindle or in paperback.
For more information on the state of our planet visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library
