Down To Earth: Politics In The New Climatic Regime ✦ Direct Link

: He uses the election of Donald Trump and the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Accord as evidence of a new political attractor—the "Out-of-This-World"—where the goal is to continue consumption at any cost while denying the shared existence of a threatened planet.

: Traditional politics has long been torn between the Local (nativism, traditions, borders) and the Global (progress, universalism, development). Latour argues neither is currently grounded in the biophysical reality of the Earth. Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime

In his book , Bruno Latour argues that the contemporary political landscape is defined by three interconnected phenomena: exploding inequalities, massive deregulation, and a coordinated effort toward climate change denial . He posits that global elites, realizing the planet cannot sustain universal modernization, have effectively "seceded" from the world, choosing to prioritize their own survival over a shared future. Core Arguments & Concepts : He uses the election of Donald Trump and the U

: Latour connects deregulation, rising inequality, and the denial of ecological reality as a single phenomenon. Powerful groups invest in climate denial as "moral cover" for their refusal to share a common world. Latour argues neither is currently grounded in the