Rejecting Climate Doomism

About this book

As scientists call for widespread climate action, there has been an alarming rise in climate doomism, the belief that it is too late to do anything about climate change. Many people who struggle to imagine the solutions and social order that would be needed to support more sustainable outcomes instead look away and do nothing, immobilised by defeatist thinking. Yet every fraction of a degree of warming avoided means saving lives and livelihoods in the future.

Drawing from climate science, sociology, psychology, and philosophy, Rejecting Climate Doomism outlines the reasons to instead choose action grounded in active hope. It examines how global warming could be effectively limited through specific policy proposals. Despite the many obstacles to achieving some of the policies discussed in this book, they are still possible and worth pursuing. By outlining a positive vision of the far-reaching changes that can be used to minimise warming, the book encourages readers to advocate for the social and economic changes necessary to forge the best path for people and the planet.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Every Degree Matters
Chapter 1. Rejecting Climate Doomism
Chapter 2. Motivating Climate Action
Chapter 3. What Kind of Climate Action?
Chapter 4. What Else Do We Demand?
Chapter 5. The Need for Collective Action
Chapter 6. Changing Our Minds, Building Something Better
Chapter 7. Active Hope
Conclusion: Our Uncertain Future

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Biography

Diana Stuart is a Professor in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona University.