From e33af17039911dc22454e23b1b477481f6f02206 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Carstairs Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:34:08 +0100 Subject: chp1: cite back to nature --- chapter1.md | 17 ++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'chapter1.md') diff --git a/chapter1.md b/chapter1.md index d15d01d..9712512 100644 --- a/chapter1.md +++ b/chapter1.md @@ -60,17 +60,20 @@ psychology which causes over-consumption. > season. [@future-we-choose, p. 118] They're not alone in emphasising individual psychology as a root cause of -climate change. For example, writing about climate change, Chris Packham and -Megan McCubbin ask: +climate change. For example, writing about climate change with TV co-host Chris +Packham, Megan McCubbin, discussing 'our human reluctance to change our own +mindsets and behaviours,' writes: -> \[FIND QUOTE\] Why is it that 'our human reluctance to change our mindsets and -> behaviours' resists the scientific evidence? Why isn't the science enough? +> It is a huge barrier when it comes to conservation and environmental +> protection. I have always assumed that it is because we are somewhat stubborn +> \[…\] why aren't the scientific facts enough to change our opinions and +> practices? [@back-to-nature, p. 31] Part of the answer, they argue, is that political thought is associated with the prefrontal cortex, which is also associated with personal expression: thus, inviting people to think differently about a political issue like climate change can be perceived as a personal attack, preventing people from thinking -rationally. \[FIND PAGE NUMBERS\] +rationally. [@back-to-nature, pp. 32-33] This analysis assumes that the problem is one for the universal individual human. It is 'our human reluctance' that has to be addressed. Having identified @@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ sensibly, everyone else that matters will follow our lead. > Remember, you're in the driving seat and the corporations and big companies > are your wheels. If you turn right, they will turn right too. Eventually. -> \[FIND PAGE NUMBER\] [@back-to-nature] +> [@back-to-nature, p. 95] Fellow nature writer Benedict Macdonald extends this idea, that green harms are driven by consumption, into a sweeping grand history of the human race from @@ -564,4 +567,4 @@ catastrophic language is counter-productive in this context. ## TODO -- Find quotes and page numbers in @{back-to-nature} and @{heat} +- Find quotes and page numbers in @{heat} -- cgit v1.2.3