Climate Imagination - Dispatches from Hopeful Futures

A clarion call for visions of vibrant, hopeful climate futures, bringing together global voices to share stories of resilient communities based in real science.

When we think of climate, the stories we tell about the future are often catastrophic: megastorms, crop failures, and heat waves loom over us, sending a signal that the problem is so vast, so complex, that it’s out of our control. That narrative is compelling for some, but leaves many feeling hopeless, helpless, and disillusioned. Even the most ardent champions of decarbonization sometimes focus more on sounding the alarm than on mapping out what success might look like. Without positive climate futures, visions of climate adaptation and resilience that we can work toward, it’s much harder to motivate broad-based efforts for change in the present.

Through short speculative fiction, essays, and visual art,

Product details

• Authors: Joey Eschrich, Ed Finn
• Assisted by: Joey Eschrich (Editor), Ed Finn (Editor)
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 02.12.2025
• EAN: 9780262553667
• ISBN: 978-0-262-55366-7
• No. of pages: 354
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Science Fiction, Fiction: special features, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, FICTION / Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), FICTION / Nature & the Environment, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world