As a conservation writer and photographer, Jessica Groenendijk travelled the world to promote awareness of endangered environments and species. Due to her collapse awareness, she shifted focus on h…| Prof Jem Bendell
The text discusses how the current monetary and banking systems contribute to a metacrisis, exacerbating environmental issues due to their focus on endless growth, debt, and commodification. The au…| Prof Jem Bendell
The text discusses new ideas on responses to the situation in Gaza. The author reflects on the complicity of international players, especially the U.S., in supporting Israel, and calls for a unifie…| Prof Jem Bendell
Jem will give a talk at the Festival of Commoning in Stroud, addressing the need for new approaches in light of the creeping societal collapse. He invites co-organiser Dave Derby to share his insig…| Prof Jem Bendell
Skeena Rathor, a founder of Extinction Rebellion, reflects on the interconnectedness of water and climate, emphasizing the spiritual significance of water across cultures. Ahead of World Water Day,…| Prof Jem Bendell
Behind the headlines that are naively pro- or anti- Trump, there is a not-so-hidden agenda from the US government to remove any threat to continued US hegemony via its financial dominance. This is …| Prof Jem Bendell
Ecolibertarianism is a political philosophy that offers a distinctly different response to the environmental crisis than the agenda being promoted by global elites Jem Bendell is Professor of Sustainability Leadership, University of Cumbria, UK. He [...]| Brave New Europe
Lessons a year after hundreds of scholars called on UN to ditch the failed ideology of Sustainable Development Jem Bendell is Professor of Sustainability Leadership, University of Cumbria, UK. He has recently published the book [...]| Brave New Europe
What kind of music is related to deep adaptation? I wondered this recently. I don’t think it’s music about doom and gloom. Instead, it is anything which invites us to connect with our h…| Prof Jem Bendell
I'm a British national living in Indonesia. I am known for my work on societal collapse risk and response. That includes the Deep Adaptation paper and Breaking Together book. I cofounded Scholars’ …| Prof Jem Bendell
“Breaking Together – a freedom-loving response to collapse” is out in hardback and e-book as well as paperback and audiobook. If you use a kindle, you can order in the USA or in the UK or worldwide…| Prof Jem Bendell
On this day 6 years ago, I released through my university the ‘Deep Adaptation’ (DA) paper on climate chaos. Since then, I’ve been experiencing a range of emotions that arise from my view of the si…| Prof Jem Bendell
If we conclude that current difficulties are aspects of an unfolding collapse of societies around the world, what might we want to see from officials in the United Nations system? That was a questi…| Prof Jem Bendell
With over 30 years working as a climate scientist, Dr Wolfgang Knorr has been ‘blowing the whistle’ on climatology and how it is being communicated. He believes that the dangers of clim…| Prof Jem Bendell
I have been impressed by how XR co-founder Gail Bradbrook has been exploring forms of international solidarity for an era of disruption and collapse. That is because it can be easy to turn inward, …| Prof Jem Bendell
I hope you had a good break, whether for Easter or another reason. If you are returning to work in a career that has lost much of its meaning for you, then I hope you find this essay to provide use…| Prof Jem Bendell
This is a time when major life changes seem the least risky option. That is because none of us will escape what is unfolding, and so we have ‘permission’ to go wild, while recognising we can’t avoi…| Prof Jem Bendell
