The Human Behavioral Crisis Underlying Climate Change—& How to Respond - Phoebe Barnard | #35

My guest today is Phoebe Barnard. EPISODE PAGE + TRANSCRIPT: https://www.realitystudies.co/p/phoeb... Please support this podcast by checking out (Black Friday deals included): ZBiotics: https://zbiotics.com/?sca_ref=4926056... (use code: JESSEDAMIANI for 10% off) MUD\WTR: https://mudwtr.pxf.io/Urgent (click link for 50% off starter packs) Mission Farms CBD: https://mission-farms-cbd.sjv.io/Urgent (40% off at that link, the code will be visible in the top banner) NordVPN: https://nordvpn.com/special/?utm_medi.... (Get up to 74% off 2-year plans + 3 free months with link) 1Password: https://1password.partnerlinks.io/Urg... (free trial at link) PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://www.realitystudies.co/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4JOs9Ds... RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast... Full episodes playlist: ‪@UrgentFutures‬ MORE ABOUT PHOEBE: Internationally awarded global change and biodiversity scientist, filmmaker, public policy and communications strategist, mentor and professor to young professionals across Africa and the world, Phoebe Barnard has a fire in her belly for profoundly transformative sustainability change. She convenes leaders from cultures around the world to collaborate in establishing a future kinder, wiser, humbler and much more sustainable civilization. Member of the Club of Rome’s Planetary Emergency Partnership, and author or coauthor of seven of the world scientists’ warnings on the state of the climate, planet and society, Phoebe is also impatient to convert warnings into social change action on the ground. She is: founding CEO of Stable Planet Alliance, co-founder and convenor of the Global Restoration Collaborative, affiliate full professor of environmental futures and conservation science at the University of Washington, honorary research associate of climate, biodiversity and development at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and co-producer of the forthcoming documentary series The Climate Restorers and other movies on aspects of civilizational shift. CONTEXT: Phoebe is a true polymath, somebody whose varied work and efforts all spring from a deep commitment to foster a better, more humane world. She advocates that humanity rethink its relationship to the environment, economic growth, and current systems of governance. She identifies the “human behavioral crisis” as the problem underlying all of the above—and advocates using media and storytelling to begin to foster a values shift away from living beyond what the Earth can provide, a phenomenon known as ecological overshoot. This is a topic I discussed in greater detail on my episode with William Rees, who happens to be a colleague of Phoebe’s. It’s easy to get caught up in the abstractions inherent in talking about systems, but what distinguishes Phoebe’s practice is her commitment to social justice and feminist approaches to change. She doesn’t lose sight of the fact that its people at the center of these issues. As monumental as these challenges may feel, they are ultimately coordination problems—ones we might solve if we can reframe our understanding and responses to them. Her latest work on the documentary series The Climate Restorers is the latest such example, which shares the stories of climate and ecosystem restoration efforts to return the climate to a state in which all life can thrive. I was lucky to steal some time with her while she was on-location, so please enjoy this necessary conversation with Phoebe Barnard. CREDITS: This video was produced by Adam Labrie & Jesse Damiani. It was also edited by Adam LaBrie. For more information, viist realitystudies.co. SOCIAL: Twitter:   / jessedamiani   LinkedIn:   / jessedamiani   Instagram (+ Threads):   / jessedamiani   Substack: https://substack.com/@damiani