PBS Terra

SCRI Executive Director Laurie Laybourn featured in two episodes of PBS Terra’s Weathered series exploring high-end climate risks and the potential for societal collapse.

Laurie introduces the concept of “derailment risk” explaining how climate-induced chaos - such as financial instability and political upheaval - can overwhelm our institutions and prevent us from taking necessary climate action.

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In this second episode Laurie Laybourn breaks down the common patterns behind civilisation collapse - and the 5 strategies that can help modern societies avoid the same fate.