In 2000 the Cape Farewell project was born, and over the subsequent fifteen years it has given rise to an outpouring of creative activity that, in varying ways, addresses the scientific reality of climate change through the lens of cultural and civic engagement. The scientists have stated the problem and articulated the challenge; the solution to averting catastrophic climate disruption is embedded in the way we choose to live our civic and urban lives; it is about creating a sustainable global culture. The original objective of Cape Farewell was to craft a different language with which to understand the science of climate change, one that is more human and palatable for public consumption. Data-heavy and scientific-based communication on climate change has given rise to polarized opinions that are often based more on dogma than on reason. Climate change demands that civic society changes. Our addiction to fossil fuel for energy is not sustainable, and we have an extremely short window of time to avert major planetary catastrophe. Motivating the necessary engagement and change will require significant behavioral and cultural shifts. How do we therefore communicate this urgency in an effective way? Without

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气候变化的文化挑战

2000 年，告别海角项目诞生，在随后的 15 年中，它引发了大量创造性活动，这些活动以不同方式通过文化和公民参与的视角解决气候变化的科学现实问题。科学家们已经陈述了问题并阐明了挑战；避免灾难性气候破坏的解决方案植根于我们选择的公民和城市生活方式；它是关于创造可持续的全球文化。Cape Farewell 的最初目标是制作一种不同的语言来理解气候变化科学，一种更人性化、更适合公众消费的语言。关于气候变化的大量数据和基于科学的交流引起了两极分化的意见，这些意见往往更多地基于教条而不是理性。气候变化要求公民社会发生变化。我们对化石燃料能源的依赖是不可持续的，我们有一个极短的时间来避免重大的行星灾难。推动必要的参与和变革将需要重大的行为和文化转变。因此，我们如何以有效的方式传达这种紧迫性？没有