Toward a Livable Future
Is a livable future possible for us and for the ecosystems we can still save? That is the question our hearts cannot help but ask.
We can so readily imagine a world with connected communities, a resilient and equitable economy that puts the planet before profit, and an Earth restored. And we can see all the ways that we humans are capable of living together sustainably, and yet we do not. We know the planet would be far healthier if we could find our human way to such a future, but can we? Is there at least a direction we can head toward that makes a livable future more likely?
To answer yes to these queries is not to say that such a future is certain. But such a future is possible enough to justify our every effort towards it. Possible enough that we must seek, in faith, that which we are each led to do in service to such an end.
Much of this website and what we, as Friends, may be called to do, will be driven by the urgent, climate-related needs around us. But our best response to the climate crisis cannot, in the end, be determined by the needs of the moment. We must turn our attention not to just what we can and must do, but also to what we might do; to our vision of the world that is within our reach to achieve. In this part of the website we have gathered resources that help us answer in ways both profound and practical, "how is it possible for us as human beings to live?" Here we show some of the many ways already present or coming into being that, taken together, would result in a future more livable for all.
In the rest of this section, you will find links to resources that inspire, delight, and pique your imagination for what is actually possible as we envision a livable future. There are so many sustainable solutions truly within our reach upon which we may justifiably ground ourselves for manifesting the world we seek and an Earth restored.
To answer yes to these queries is not to say that such a future is certain. But such a future is possible enough to justify our every effort towards it. Possible enough that we must seek, in faith, that which we are each led to do in service to such an end.
Much of this website and what we, as Friends, may be called to do, will be driven by the urgent, climate-related needs around us. But our best response to the climate crisis cannot, in the end, be determined by the needs of the moment. We must turn our attention not to just what we can and must do, but also to what we might do; to our vision of the world that is within our reach to achieve. In this part of the website we have gathered resources that help us answer in ways both profound and practical, "how is it possible for us as human beings to live?" Here we show some of the many ways already present or coming into being that, taken together, would result in a future more livable for all.
In the rest of this section, you will find links to resources that inspire, delight, and pique your imagination for what is actually possible as we envision a livable future. There are so many sustainable solutions truly within our reach upon which we may justifiably ground ourselves for manifesting the world we seek and an Earth restored.
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Queries
Aiming Us Toward a Livable Future
Might a livable future still be within our reach? What is still possible? What do we even mean by "livable future"? And how could we get there from here? Can we meet the needs of all by healing rather than harming Earth's biosystems--or each other? Might we transition to systems and structures and ways of treating each other that bring out the best, rather than the worst, in each other? How can we best use what power we do have as Friends--as activists, changemakers, truth-tellers, citizens, donors--in service of the future we do truly need? |
Connections, Inspiration and Solutions
Click on the items below to explore some well-considered responses to the practical questions of what a livable future could look like, based on combining and integrating the many solutions already well underway so as to suggest our best direction. Also, please explore other items on this website, under "Solutions and Strategies" and elsewhere.
C40 Knowledge Hub
Recognizing that human futures will be mostly lived in cities, 40 of the largest cities in the world collaborate to share solutions with each other, and all other cities and peoples, to provide "Cutting edge insights and practical resources from leading climate [action] cities," including policy briefs, data, implementation guides, cases and stories. |
earth breakthrough effect
A model and arguments for a positive tipping point. Assesses human efforts as they are now coming together, spelling out what these mean especially for key industries operating at a global level. (Presented at Davos, 2023. Suggested by Friend, Keith Runyan). |
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