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The discipline of writing

Posted on by Shantigarbha
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I've just spent the past ten months writing a Buddhist response to the Climate and Ecological Emergency. It's my second book, the first being I'll Meet You There: a practical guide to empathy, mindfulness and communication (read the first chapter and order the paperback and e-book here). Here I'd like to reflect on the practice of writing. As the developmental editor wrote to me, "Many people...
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Crisis, what crisis?

Posted on by Shantigarbha
In 2015, nations pledged to limit global warming to 1.5–2 °C above pre-industrial levels as part of the Paris climate accord. But those governments are largely failing to meet their commitments, and emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases continue to rise. Even under the most optimistic assumptions, current national commitments have put the world on a path to around 3°C of warming ...
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