He also sees an upside to the coming crisis, in that it will force human beings to call on intangible assets such as community, cooperation, interdependence and altruism - that have been systematically devalued as a result of a perverse fixation to accumulate possessions.
And finally he stresses the urgency of concerned citizens getting involved in one of the thousands of grassroots organizations focused on relocalization, sustainability and energy transition including Transition Towns, the Relocalization network and other city and region-specific initiatives that are springing up all over the world.
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