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Is Climate Change an Existential Threat?
As the world grapples with the devastating impacts of climate change, experts and academics are debating whether or not it constitutes an existential threat to humanity.
Renáï¬i Lertzman, an existential psychologist focusing on climate and environmental psychology, argues that climate change is a unique confluence of factors that contributes to its existential nature. “It’s hard for me to imagine climate change not being considered an existential threat,” she emphasizes.
OlúfẹÌmi O. Tíwó, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, shares a different perspective. He believes that climate change is an existential threat to humanity because it intersects with the failure of our political systems to protect people from ecological disasters.
On one hand, there’s a need for governments to step up and provide solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change. On the other hand, experts suggest that we must also consider the existential crisis we’re facing as individuals and communities.
In an interview with Giz Asks, some experts argue that climate change is not necessarily linked to the end of all life on Earth, but rather has a profound impact on our existence.
Source: gizmodo.com
