Synopses & Reviews
Our climate future is not yet written.
What if we act as if we love the future?
Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures.
Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data, poetry, and art, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. Visionary farmers and financers, architects and advocates help us conjure a flourishing future, one worth the effort it will take--from all of us, with whatever we have to offer--to create.
If you haven't yet been able to picture a transformed and replenished world--or see yourself, your loved ones, and your community in it-- this book is for you. If you haven't yet found your role in shaping this new world, or you're not sure how we can actually get there, this book is for you.
With grace, humor, and humanity, Ayana invites readers to ask and answer this ultimate question, together: What if we get it right?
On imagination, possibility, and transformation with
Paola Antonelli
Xiye Bastida & Ayisha Siddiqa
Jade Begay
R gine Cl ment
Abigail Dillen
Brian Donahue
Kelly Sims Gallagher
Rhiana Gunn-Wright
Corley Kenna
Bryan C. Lee Jr. & Kate Orff
Franklin Leonard & Adam McKay
Bill McKibben
Kate Marvel
Samantha Montano
Leah Penniman
Colette Pichon Battle
Kendra Pierre-Louis
Judith D. Schwartz
Jigar Shah
Bren Smith
Oana Stanescu
Mustafa Suleyman
Review
“An inspiring compilation of voices from the environmental justice movement.” Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
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“Engaging….This brings together lots of information from lots of informed viewpoints, and will be equally effective whether read selectively as individual pieces or cover-to-cover.” Booklist (Starred Review)
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“This is a much-needed antidote to ‘climate grief.’" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
About the Author
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and Brooklyn native. She co-¬founded and leads Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. Dr. Johnson co-edited the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save, co-created and co-hosted the Spotify/Gimlet podcast How to Save a Planet, and co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. She serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave, and on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project. Above all: She is in love with climate solutions.