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Future Scenarios| Climate Roadshow

The Climate Roadshow explores Future Scenarios in the context of climate change. Three bodies of work show various futures as predicted through three lenses: science, permaculture and economics. ‘Six Degrees’ illustrates Mark Lynas’ book of the same title based on evidence compiled from hundreds of scientific papers on projected changes with each degree of climate warming. ‘ABCD Scenarios’ describes four potential future scenarios based on permaculture founder David Holmgren’s work on the impact of energy transitions and multiple converging crises.‘Steady State’ is a graphic representation of eco-economist Herman Daly’s work on a sustainable system.

Of course the real future will not be neatly defined by any one of these scenarios, but will be a complex mixture of many driving forces. What all future scenarios demonstrate is that humanity is now at a critical junction. The planet is experiencing a climate crisis. The generations of people here now will either be the people who commit the most collosal moral failure in history, or we will start a massive enterprise in transition. The gravity, scope, and depth of the problem demand the greatest collective effort and co-operation. None of us can succeed in addressing the root causes of the problem alone; but collectively, we have a window of an opportunity to act.

Artists / Designers:
Angela Morelli
Andrew Merritt
Airside
Jody Barton
Rod Hunt
Leona Clarke
Kate Evans
Jamie Slimmon
Si Yeun Kim