I Want a Better Catastrophe - Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
Author(s): Andrew Boyd
Climate Change and Enviromental Politics
With Global Warming projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom. He searches out eight leading climate thinkers - from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer - asking them: "Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?" With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. From storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and "hopelessness workshops," he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: "Should I bring kids into such a world?" "Can I lose hope when others can't afford to?" and "Why the fuck am I recycling?" He finds answers that will surprise, inspired, and maybe even make you laugh in this insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a "better catastrophe."
Product Information
General Fields
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- : New Society Publishers, Limited
- : New Society Publishers
- : 0.621422
- : 14 February 2023
- : 1.02 Inches X 6 Inches X 9 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Andrew Boyd
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 363.738746
- : 416