«Environmentalists should reduce their over-reliance
on apocalyptic scenarios «that tend to create feelings of helplessness and isolation among would - be supporters,» Shellenberger advises.
Of course, I don't advise this strategy because it is predicated
on apocalyptic scenarios that are unlikely.
Not exact matches
We are nowhere near the
apocalyptic scenario in which smart evil robots turn
on humans, said Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet.
Drawdown focuses
on small, practical steps, not
apocalyptic scenarios and impossible solutions.
While most discussions of this topic focus
on potential lost jobs or
apocalyptic scenarios, these authors — Accenture's Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson — see the glass as decidedly more than half full.
For the last century, filmmakers have explored countless
apocalyptic scenarios on screen, with everything from natural disasters (2012) to planetary collisions (Melancholia), and technological advancement (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) to nuclear warfare (The Sum of All Fears) seen as catalysts for the destruction of humanity.
As the IPCC emphasizes, climate change is a problem; but the report contains none of the media's typical
apocalyptic scenarios, no alarmism, and no demands from natural scientists to cut emissions by X-percent or to lavish subsidies
on solar panels.
We're putting all our eggs in one basket staying
on this planet while dealing with an
apocalyptic scenario (which I presumed was what diogenes was talking about).