“We are in the midst of the 6th largest extinction event in the history of the plant and the first caused by human action.” FirstsHumansActionEventsPlantClimate ChangeMidstExtinctionHuman Actions 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
“The first reaction to trauma is denial, then comes anger and finally, acceptance. I think the US is still between denial and anger, and I hope we will reach acceptance because almost perversely, right now, only the US has the technology that is needed for global economic change.” ThinkingFirstsStillsTechnologyEconomicAcceptanceNeededRight NowTraumaReactionsDenialEconomic Change Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
