We’re living in an age of permanent crisis – let’s stop planning for a ‘return to normal’

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/22/economic-models-environmental-crises-fantasy-stable-growth-global-heating

James Meadway

Current plans predicated on stable growth seem foolish when we know that shocks such as global heating aren’t going away

The City of London viewed from parched Greenwich Park, July 2022.
‘The latest Bank of England report predicts that the external shocks we see will wane.’ The City of London viewed from parched Greenwich Park, July 2022.Photograph: Tony Hicks/AP

Fri 22 Jul 2022 07.00 EDT

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Temperatures in Britain hit 40C. Runways melt at major airports. The London fire brigade reports its busiest single day since the second world war as fires rage around the city. The Met Office warns of temperatures so high they “could lead to serious illness or loss of life”.

Meanwhile, inflation grinds inexorably upwards. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is part of it, but other pressures were already apparent. Staples such ascoffeesaw price rises as a result of extreme weather disrupting harvests. Even silicon chips have been affected, withdroughts in Taiwan

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