What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures

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$34.00  $31.62
Publisher
One World
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Pages
496
Dimensions
6.8 X 9.1 X 1.4 inches | 1.85 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780593229361

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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.
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

"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

"An exuberantly hopeful read . . . an inspiring compilation of voices from the environmental justice movement."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"There are countless means by which a sustainable future is possible, if only society has the political will to enact them. . . . Johnson's account is buoyed throughout by her adamant belief that sweeping change is possible, with a little push. This is a much-needed antidote to 'climate grief.'"--Publishers Weekly, starred review