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Tadzio Mueller: The Case for Just Collapse
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Tadzio Mueller: The Case for Just Collapse

Political scientist and veteran activist on his radical turn away from "irrelevant" activism, a critique of climate tech, and to a different view of climate justice.

What if we’re too late for a “Just Transition”, and the best we can hope for is a “Just Collapse”?

What if both climate activism and climate tech innovation, as responses to imminent climate collapse, are just the “bargaining” stage of a process of grief?

Should those who put our lives into solutions dismiss people who argue that as “Doomers”, or is there a potential for common ground on things like adaptation?

Dr.

started as an alter-globalisation protest leader in 1999 before embracing climate activism. But a crisis of faith led him radical shift from fighting for climate prevention to advocating for resilience and adaptation strategies amidst what he perceives as an inevitable collapse.

A spat on BlueSky with climate analyst and previous guest Ketan Joshi led to the suggestion to come on the show.

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