Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis

Wisdom and Action in the Long Emergency

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

As the risks of the climate crisis continue to grow, so too do the challenges of facing a harsh climate future with honesty and courage; Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis explores diverse sources of learning and wisdom –from climate scientists and activists;

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-08-07
Mått:148 x 210 x 28 mm
Vikt:390 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:278
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030707422

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John Wiseman is a research fellow at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute and the Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne, Australia. His current research and policy work focuses on strategies for restoring a safe climate and accelerating the transition to a just and resilient zero-carbon society.

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Chapter 1. Introduction: Facing a harsh climate with eyes wide open.- Chapter 2. Beyond denial and despair: Honesty and action on the climate change front line.- Chapter 3. Remembering magnificence: The power of collective action and the beauty of the Earth.- Chapter 4. Caring for country: Indigenous and First Nations learning about survival, resilience and resistance.- Chapter 5. Cooling the fevered city: Reason and hubris in Greek and Enlightenment philosophy.- Chapter 6. Sisyphus in flames: Critical theory, modernity and power.- Chapter 7. Mercy to all beings: Christian, Jewish and Islamic learning about thankfulness, love and care.- Chapter 8. This world is but a dew drop world….and yet….Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian learning about suffering, impermanence and compassion.- Chapter 9. Living ecologically: Understanding and respecting complexity and interdependence.- Chapter 10. How the light gets in: Imagining and creating just and resilient zero-carbon worlds.- Chapter 11. The2050 Zero-Carbon World Oration.- Chapter 12. The laughter of children, the roar of the ocean.