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climate crisis

Buddhism and the Climate Crisis
Johannes Cairns discusses how Buddhist perspectives and practices can support a wise and compassionate response to climate change, as well as aspects of Buddhism which hinder this effort.
What is engaged Buddhism missing? The Buddha on poverty and plutocracy
In a recent dharma talk, David Loy emphasized the economic roots of the climate crisis and calls for structural, not just individual, change. According to David, 'the ecological crisis is deeply implicated in the basic structure of our economic system. . . In other words, the eco-crisis is also an economic—especially a class—crisis.'