The Living Climate

What are the causes of our current environmental and ecological crises? Is the enforcement of international “net-zero” carbon strategy the best solution to the problems we face, or are there deeper issues that need to be addressed?

Rejecting the view of Earth as an isolated or “closed” system—as in conventional computer modelling—Luigi Morelli argues that our planet is an “open” system—a living entity that maintains a dynamic equilibrium within its own kingdoms and the wider solar system. Humans, however, still have a pivotal role to play.

Building on the pioneering work of Goethe, Rudolf Steiner, Viktor Schauberger, and others, Morelli expands our view of the climate, from the oceans and atmosphere to the sun, and from the past 150 years to the history of our climate over millennia. In doing so, he exposes the weakness of the prevailing fixed narratives relating to our undoubtedly changing environment—in particular, the conventional hypothesis concerning carbon emissions. Such “consensus science” is often at the mercy of established economic interests, which have largely coopted academia and scientific institutions.

In this thoroughly researched and accessible study, the author explores the intricacy and wisdom of an untold variety of cycles in nature and the critical and overlooked role of water within the “greenhouse gas” model. Morelli’s holistic, scientific review challenges current mechanistic representations of the global ecosystem and offers potential solutions to our seemingly intractable problems.

C O N T E N T S:

Introduction

PART I: Climate Change or Planetary Depletion?
The View from Earth

1. Two Worldviews
2. Water Wizard
3. A Holistic Understanding of Water and Rivers
4. Rivers, Forests, Farms and the Cycle of Water
5. Ethnicities and Generation of Energy
6. Economies of Scarcity or of Abundance?

PART II: Computer Models or Planetary Harmonics
The View from the Solar System

7. From the Oceans to the Cosmos: The Modern Ecology Perspective
8. Reviewing the Science
9. A Holistic View of Climate: Forecasting the Future?
Conclusions and New Beginnings

Appendix:
Turning Waste and CO2 into Resources: The Blue Economy
Bibliography

About the Author

Luigi Morelli is the author of several books, including Spiritual Turning Points of North American History; Hidden America: Spiritual Forces at the Birth of a Nation; and A Revolution of Hope: Spirituality, Cultural Renewal and Social Change. Based on his thirty-year study of spiritual science, he approaches American culture and history by imaginatively weaving scientific methodology with the legends and myths of America. He also engages in modern American culture and its forms of experiential spirituality in his practice and teaching of Life Coaching, Nonviolent Communication, and Technology of Participation. All of his work is done with the intent of finding the relationships between American spiritual impulses, past and present, and Rudolf Steiner’s legacy.