Portland Public Library

Under the sky we make, how to be human in a warming world, Kimberly Nicholas, PhD

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-312) and index

index present

non fiction

Under the sky we make

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Kimberly Nicholas, PhD

how to be human in a warming world

"...[Offers] a hopeful, clear-eyed, and somehow also hilarious guide to effecting real change, starting in our own lives. Saving ourselves from climate apocalypse will require radical shifts within each of us, to effect real change in our society and culture."--, Publisher's descriptionA leading global sustainability scientist, Nicholas knows the data about climate change, knows the catastrophes looming. Here she reveals how all the passionate sentiments she was taught to suppress as a scientist turned out to be the key tools to navigating a path out of the climate crisis. She makes a hopeful, clear-eyed and at time hilarious guide to effecting radical change in our society and culture--starting with our own lives. -- adapted from back cover

Introduction: Science won't save us -- Part I: It's warming. It's us. Carbon is forever ; We're the asteroid ; Uprooting exploitation, sowing regeneration -- Part II: We're sure. It's bad. Sink into your grief ; Making meaning in a warming world ; Face your fears ; Get angry -- Part III: We can fix it. Climate change isn't fair ; Slowing down and staying grounded ; Food shouldn't come from a factory ; Values and costs ; The personal is political ; Being a good ancestor ; Conclusion: Under the sky we make ; TLDR (too long, didn't read)