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Reeling from a crisis of hope, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd seeks out today's leading climate thinkers, from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer. "If it's the end of the world, now what?" he asks, as he steers us through our climate angst in search of a "better catastrophe."
List of contents
Prologue: It's the End of the World. Now What? Chapter 1: Impossible News Interview: Guy McPherson "If we're the last of our species, let's act like the best of our species."
Interview: Tim DeChristopher "It's too late- which means there's more to fight for than ever."
Chapter 2: The Five Stages of Climate Grief Interview: Meg Wheatley -"Give in without giving up."
Chapter 3: Existential Crisis Scenario Planning
Interview: Gopal Dayaneni - "We're going to suffer, so let's distribute that suffering equitably."
Chapter 4: How to Be White at the End of the World Chapter 5: Is There Hope
Interview: Joanna Macy - "Be of service not knowing whether you're a hospice worker or a midwife."
Interview: Jamey Hecht - "Witness the whole human story through tragic eyes."
Chapter 6: What Is Still Worth Doing Interview: adrienne maree brown - "How do we fall as if we were holding a child on our chest?"
Interview: Robin Wall Kimmerer - "How can I be a good ancestor?"
Chapter 7: Experiments on the VergeChapter 8: Another End of the World Is Possible ¿Epilogue: Now Is When You Are Needed Most Epi-Epilogue: Passing the TorchAppendix: Stuff You Can (Still) Do
About the author
Andrew Boyd is a writer, humorist, activist, and CEO (Chief Existential Officer) of the Climate Clock, a global campaign melding art, science, and grassroots organizing to get the world to #ActInTime on climate. Andrew's previous books include
Beautiful Trouble,
Daily Afflictions, and
Life's Little Deconstruction Book. Andrew lives in New York City.
