Abstract

Let’s consider utopia as a shared social vision, with this extra burden laid on it: not just that the present is bad but that the future will inevitably be worse in environmental terms. In fact it is worth discussing first this question: Is it even possible at this point to avoid a catastrophic crash of human and natural systems? Many government agencies and nongovernmental organizations and institutions around the world are busy articulating these plans. We’re not living in an utter fantasy of salvation, and there really still are grounds for hope. But we have to act.