What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures
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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 financiers, architects and advocates, help us conjure a flourishing future, one worth the effort it will take--from every one 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 to 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, Johnson 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 - Régine Clément - Abigail Dillen - Brian Donahue - Kelly Sims Gallagher - Rhiana Gunn-Wright - K. 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 Stănescu - Mustafa Suleyman
Paola Antonelli - Xiye Bastida & Ayisha Siddiqa - Jade Begay - Régine Clément - Abigail Dillen - Brian Donahue - Kelly Sims Gallagher - Rhiana Gunn-Wright - K. 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 Stănescu - Mustafa Suleyman
About the Author
About the Author
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, and writer. She is co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities. She co-edited the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save and co-founded The All We Can Save Project. Recently, Johnson co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. Previously, she was executive director of the Waitt Institute and developed policy at the EPA and NOAA. She was on the Time 100 Next List, was named one of Elle's 27 Women Leading on Climate, and Outside magazine called her "the most influential marine biologist of our time."
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"With a thoughtfully curated series of essays, poetry, and conversations, Johnson has assembled a group of dynamic people who are willing to imagine what seems impossible, and articulate those visions with enthusiastic clarity. The problem of climate change is a significant one, but What If We Get It Right? reminds us that with passion and ingenuity, there is so much we can accomplish."--Roxane Gay
"This book had me at its title. Through a collection of thoughtful essays and interviews, Johnson explores the possibility of getting it right with a visionary group of environmental leaders, activists and other big thinkers working on the front lines. Johnson, who has become a prominent voice on climate solutions, reminds us that there is also joy in working toward a future where we can all thrive."--Los Angeles Times "This is the book we've been waiting for--a brilliant mix of creativity and wisdom that feels like we're eavesdropping on intimate conversations with the world's most brilliant change-makers. In What If We Get It Right?, Johnson weaves together art, poetry, and expert interviews into a deeply human exploration of the interconnected challenges we face. The result is a vision of a future filled with joy and possibility, where fixing one problem helps us solve many more."--Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist, author, and UN Champion of the Earth "An optimistic bent and eager embrace of solutions . . . these conversations are as much about 'getting it right' as they are about what we are currently getting wrong. Johnson is a top-notch interviewer, and her guests are insightful and candid."--Scientific American "An entirely credible (and entirely enchanting) voice . . . Ayana Johnson is no Pollyanna. She's a hard-nosed and extremely competent scientist who has not shied for a minute from facing the hard truths."--Bill McKibben
"Rigorous, elucidating, and hopeful in the most catalytic sense, this volume will stiffen your political will and open your mind and heart. It could arrive at no better moment."--Rebecca Traister, bestselling author and writer for New York magazine "I believe that this is a book that the young among us have been waiting for. It is certainly the reset that we as societies and as elders owe to coming generations of humanity--and to our magnificent natural world."--Krista Tippett, Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, a National Humanities Medalist, and a New York Times bestselling author "The climate crisis is terrifying, but also exhilarating--exhilarating because spectacular new ideas, approaches, and values are arising to address the terrifying stuff . . . Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's fantastic new anthology lets you listen to dozens of them."--Rebecca Solnit, author, feminist, environmentalist "Critically, What If We Get It Right? reminds us of the most important solution of all: protecting and restoring nature, the magic of photosynthesis and water cycle. If you need a kick in the pants to roll up your sleeves on climate solutions, this book is for you."--Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia
"If you are enamored with possibility, as I am, let the perspectives gathered in these pages fill you up and propel you on. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson has prepared a genuine feast for us. Savor every 'what if' for our shared future."--Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson, co-editor of All We Can Save and lead writer of Drawdown
"This book had me at its title. Through a collection of thoughtful essays and interviews, Johnson explores the possibility of getting it right with a visionary group of environmental leaders, activists and other big thinkers working on the front lines. Johnson, who has become a prominent voice on climate solutions, reminds us that there is also joy in working toward a future where we can all thrive."--Los Angeles Times "This is the book we've been waiting for--a brilliant mix of creativity and wisdom that feels like we're eavesdropping on intimate conversations with the world's most brilliant change-makers. In What If We Get It Right?, Johnson weaves together art, poetry, and expert interviews into a deeply human exploration of the interconnected challenges we face. The result is a vision of a future filled with joy and possibility, where fixing one problem helps us solve many more."--Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist, author, and UN Champion of the Earth "An optimistic bent and eager embrace of solutions . . . these conversations are as much about 'getting it right' as they are about what we are currently getting wrong. Johnson is a top-notch interviewer, and her guests are insightful and candid."--Scientific American "An entirely credible (and entirely enchanting) voice . . . Ayana Johnson is no Pollyanna. She's a hard-nosed and extremely competent scientist who has not shied for a minute from facing the hard truths."--Bill McKibben
"Rigorous, elucidating, and hopeful in the most catalytic sense, this volume will stiffen your political will and open your mind and heart. It could arrive at no better moment."--Rebecca Traister, bestselling author and writer for New York magazine "I believe that this is a book that the young among us have been waiting for. It is certainly the reset that we as societies and as elders owe to coming generations of humanity--and to our magnificent natural world."--Krista Tippett, Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, a National Humanities Medalist, and a New York Times bestselling author "The climate crisis is terrifying, but also exhilarating--exhilarating because spectacular new ideas, approaches, and values are arising to address the terrifying stuff . . . Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's fantastic new anthology lets you listen to dozens of them."--Rebecca Solnit, author, feminist, environmentalist "Critically, What If We Get It Right? reminds us of the most important solution of all: protecting and restoring nature, the magic of photosynthesis and water cycle. If you need a kick in the pants to roll up your sleeves on climate solutions, this book is for you."--Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia
"If you are enamored with possibility, as I am, let the perspectives gathered in these pages fill you up and propel you on. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson has prepared a genuine feast for us. Savor every 'what if' for our shared future."--Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson, co-editor of All We Can Save and lead writer of Drawdown
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
One World
Pub date:
2024-07-16
Length:
512 pages
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