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| Tango01 | 30 Jun 2020 9:25 p.m. PST |
"In an era of the climate crisis, it's easy to imagine things getting worse because that's all we know. Greenhouse gas emissions have risen steeply since the Industrial Revolution; 40 percent of all carbon pollution in the atmosphere has been chucked up there in the past two decades alone. Chaos has followed, from rising seas to destructive weather, while callous politicians and oligarchs have done everything in their power to let the world burn faster. It's not hard to imagine all the ways things can continue to go to hell. Meteorologist and writer Eric Holthaus' new book, The Future Earth, asks readers to imagine something different: a world where we thread the needle to protect the climate and each other. In doing so, it reveals that the guts of the climate crisis aren't solely the unwavering physics of carbon warming the planet; it's our ability to picture something better. The Future Earth breaks the spell of capitalism that has spent decades distracting us from the fact that a better world is possible and shows what 30 years of radical transformation could look like. (I should note here we did the same Master's program a year apart, and I consider Eric a friend.)…"
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