“The consensus is that climate change ranks along with nuclear warfare as the top two risks facing human civilization.” HumansTwoRiskCivilizationClimateClimate ChangeNuclearWarfareConsensusNuclear WarHuman Civilization Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
“We know that the warming rising seas will swallow entire island nations that are about 25 percent of the UN vote and perhaps at the end, even our civilization. This realization is traumatic and the first reaction to trauma is denial. Since there is some remaining scientific uncertainty, a natural response is to deny that change is occurring. This is natural but it is very dangerous.” KnowsFirstsEndsNationsNaturalSeaDangerousCivilizationPercentVoteResponseDenyTraumaReactionsRealizationDenialUncertaintyIslandsRising Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
“While denial leads to certainty, it is only the certainty of death. This is true for individuals and also for civilizations.” IndividualCivilizationCertaintyDenialCertainty Of Death Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
