Down To Earth: Politics In The New Climatic Regime Apr 2026

: 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.

: 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. Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime

: 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. : Traditional politics has long been torn between

: To navigate this crisis, Latour proposes a new political orientation toward the Terrestrial . This means treating the Earth not as a backdrop for human activity, but as an active agent that human societies must learn to inhabit alongside other living species. Book Details Author Bruno Latour Publisher Polity Press Publication Date November 20, 2018 Length Approximately 140 pages Key Themes Anthropocene, political ecology, migration, globalization Availability & Purchase You can find this book at various retailers, including: Amazon (Paperback/E-Book) Bookshop.org (Supporting independent bookstores) Walmart and Target Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime withdrawal from the Paris Accord as evidence of