ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how climate change is having the effect of destabilising the definition and meaning of the objects that populate the world, a process which I term ‘ontological unsettling’. It explores this dynamic through a focused case study looking at activities of climate change action in the city of Manchester. The chapter shows how ontological unsettling not only redefines our understanding of objects, but also opens up questions about where political responsibility for such objects lies, and the forms of action available for tackling their effects. It ends with a consideration of experimentation as a mode of governing that emerges in the face of such ontological unsettling.
