Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
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Summary
An energizing case for hope about the climate comes from Rebecca Solnit， called the voice of the resistance by the New York Times， and climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua， along with a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment。
Not Too Late is the book for anyone who is despondent， defeatist， or unsure about climate change and seeking answers。 As the contributors to this volume make clear， the future will be decided by whether we act in the present--and we must act to counter institutional inertia， fossil fuel interests， and political obduracy。
These dispatches from the climate movement around the world feature the voices of organizers like Guam-based lawyer and writer Julian Aguon; climate scientists like Dr。 Jacquelyn Gill and Dr。 Edward Carr; poets like Marshall Islands activist Kathy Jetnil-Kijner; and longtime organizers like The Tyranny of Oil author Antonia Juhasz。
Guided by Rebecca Solnit's typical clear-eyed wisdom and enriched by photographs and quotes， Not Too Late leads readers from discouragement to possibilities， from climate despair to climate hope。
Not Too Late is the book for anyone who is despondent， defeatist， or unsure about climate change and seeking answers。 As the contributors to this volume make clear， the future will be decided by whether we act in the present--and we must act to counter institutional inertia， fossil fuel interests， and political obduracy。
These dispatches from the climate movement around the world feature the voices of organizers like Guam-based lawyer and writer Julian Aguon; climate scientists like Dr。 Jacquelyn Gill and Dr。 Edward Carr; poets like Marshall Islands activist Kathy Jetnil-Kijner; and longtime organizers like The Tyranny of Oil author Antonia Juhasz。
Guided by Rebecca Solnit's typical clear-eyed wisdom and enriched by photographs and quotes， Not Too Late leads readers from discouragement to possibilities， from climate despair to climate hope。
Reviews
Catherine Forest
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A crucial read for our times — voices from around the world demonstrating effective actions and highlighting that while it is late， it is not too late; the future is not yet decided。 for each and every one of us to join together to try to mitigate the climate crisis and will matter。 Together we can。 Bottom line: there is hope。
Kasey
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I couldn't put this book down。 My child has a fever and I was reading in every spare moment all day。 Holding her close while I read was a constant reminder of one reason why I care so much about the climate。 Love like that—of family， animals， homelands， other people—motivates so much of the writing in this beautiful book。 I was often holding back tears， tetering between the difficult truths and the reasons for hope that the authors bring to the text。 Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua h I couldn't put this book down。 My child has a fever and I was reading in every spare moment all day。 Holding her close while I read was a constant reminder of one reason why I care so much about the climate。 Love like that—of family， animals， homelands， other people—motivates so much of the writing in this beautiful book。 I was often holding back tears， tetering between the difficult truths and the reasons for hope that the authors bring to the text。 Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua have done a wonderful job organizing chapters around themes and making sure the collection balances perspectives from around the globe， emphasizing all around that we are in it together。 I am sure I will reread parts of this book more than once。 。。。more
Leah
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A collection filled with brilliant climate thinkers。 An empowering positive take。 The Future is what we make of it！ It's not predestined。 It's not too late to stop using fossil fuels。 Love this take！ A collection filled with brilliant climate thinkers。 An empowering positive take。 The Future is what we make of it！ It's not predestined。 It's not too late to stop using fossil fuels。 Love this take！ 。。。more
J Earl
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Not Too Late， edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young-Lutunatabua， is an important collection of essays that addresses not just the science of climate change but how important the right frame of mind is in making change。As far as the science and the politics/big business information， there is not a lot new here。 What makes the information stand out and become more relevant is the way the writers discuss what we can， indeed， do and how useful that action can be。 The takeaway isn't that climate Not Too Late， edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young-Lutunatabua， is an important collection of essays that addresses not just the science of climate change but how important the right frame of mind is in making change。As far as the science and the politics/big business information， there is not a lot new here。 What makes the information stand out and become more relevant is the way the writers discuss what we can， indeed， do and how useful that action can be。 The takeaway isn't that climate change is real， or that it is near a tipping point， but that it is NOT too late， that we can make positive change， and that we have to have hope and believe in the possibility。 Not an easily swayed hope， a deep goal driven hope。 Coupled with the proper actions we can do what the fossil fuel industry doesn't want， save the world。These essays approach the topic from many angles and many of them will likely speak to you， your situation， and your perspective。 Not all， but even the ones that might not touch you as deeply still offer a positive sense of hope for the future， and we need all of that we can get。Highly recommended for anyone interested in taking up the fight and who has suffered， as most of us have， with periods of crippling frustration and despair that only serves to impede our progress。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via Edelweiss。 。。。more
Mr Brian
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‘Not Too Late’ is a collection of climate hope messages from climate scientists， organisers and activists， who challenge us to recognise that the future is yet to be decided and that our actions do matter。 Solnit opens the collection in a powerful manner， stating the current state of affairs。 ‘It is late。 We are deep in an emergency。 But it is not too late， because the emergency is not over。 The outcome is not decided。 We are deciding it now。’ She rightfully addresses climate despair versus clim ‘Not Too Late’ is a collection of climate hope messages from climate scientists， organisers and activists， who challenge us to recognise that the future is yet to be decided and that our actions do matter。 Solnit opens the collection in a powerful manner， stating the current state of affairs。 ‘It is late。 We are deep in an emergency。 But it is not too late， because the emergency is not over。 The outcome is not decided。 We are deciding it now。’ She rightfully addresses climate despair versus climate hope in the opening chapter and acknowledges the importance of being aware of our emotions。 ‘To hope is to accept despair as an emotion but not as an analysis。 To recognize that what is unlikely is possible， just as what is likely is not inevitable。’ She quotes the playwright， Vaclav Havel， who commented: “Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something is worth doing no matter how it turns out。”Solnit concludes the opening chapter by reminding us that not all successes are visible and so therein lies the danger when we look for evidence for climate hope- the evidence may be invisible， but that does not mean that it does not exist。 ‘Sometimes victory leaves nothing to see， the trees that weren’t cut down， or the drilling permits that weren’t issued。’We are challenged to remember that we are simply the last in a line of courageous humans who have come before us to overcome incredible odds that seemed insurmountable- whether those be in the guise of slavery， pandemics， or migration。‘We need to remember our own heroic nature， our capacity for courage， compassion and action， to remember those who came before us who took action against the odds and sometimes won。’‘Change happens gradually， then suddenly’This point of humans successfully overcoming the odds is reinforced by the climate scientist， Dr Joëlle Gergis， in her chapter on hope， where she comments， ‘What gives me hope is that human history is full of examples of people across the ages who have risen to face the great challenges of their time and have succeeded。 Victory is not the arrival in some promised land; it is the series of imperfect victories along the way that edge us closer to building the critical mass that eventually shifts the status quo。’ She indicates that the ‘status quo’ of reliance on fossil fuels is at an end and welcomes everyone to the global movement to save as much as we can。 ‘Change happens gradually， then suddenly。 It’s never too late to be part of the social movement that will help heal our world。’ For Dr Gergis then， the alternative of doing nothing is not an acceptable one。 ‘Are we really going to sit back， watch， and declare it all too late， that there is nothing worth saving？ Is this really the best we can do？’The scientific argument is also supported by one of the 2022 lead IPCC authors， Edward R。 Carr， who insists that， ‘A climate-resilient future is still possible。’ He cautions though a drastic shift in mindset is now required。 ‘This is a message of catastrophe， but it does demand we think transformationally。’‘Nothing is inevitable’Thelma Young Lutunatabua addresses the other major issues after climate despair- that of the conflict between individual action and responsibility and collective responsibility。 Waiting to act only after other people act will delay any response and mitigation we are going to have to the climate crisis。 Lutunatabua states: ‘The question shouldn’t be Will my actions be enough？ But Will our actions be enough？ This is a communal quest in which everyone can bring their talents， visions， desires， access- and if one person struggles， we can help each other up。’ The collective approach as a core theme is picked up by Mary Annaïse Heglar， who argues that， ‘What if your power in this fight lies not in what you can do as an individual but in your ability to be part of a collective？’ Heglar applauds and welcomes that climate is no longer a niche topic to be discussed in isolated groups， but is now globally mainstream， despite efforts from Big Oil to delay and confuse。 ‘Climate is no longer niche。 It’s mainstream。 It’s about time。’‘We Have The Solutions Now’Dr Leah Cardamore Stokes outlines the continued efforts from the fossil fuel industry in continuing to thwart action that will alleviate the climate crisis， especially when the issue of alternative power sources is discussed。 She points out that there has been a shift in strategy from the industry and that that this shift has been a self-serving one。 ‘When denial became indefensible， the fossil fuel industry started singing a new song: the crisis can’t be solved。 Delay paid them in cash。 When we hear stories about the harms posed by clean energy technologies， we should take a beat and ask: who profits from telling this story？ Too often， the fossil fuel industry is seeding propaganda to make us feel hopeless and defeated。 If we delay， they profit。’There are， of course， real issues and concerns that need to be addressed through climate hope and climate action， instead of listening to the fossil fuel industry playbook。 Actions that can help give hope to those who are already suffering the ‘first and worst’ impacts of a warming world。 Professor Farhana Sultana notes that climate reparations and loss and damage are still a contentious issue and that the financial support which could offer hope to struggling people on the ground， has not been there in sufficient amounts。 ‘Colonialism haunts the past， present， and future through climate。The debates around climate reparations remain contentious， as loss and damage acknowledgement has not been followed through with sufficient financial support。’ She urges that the global collective should focus on reparative climate equity。‘Looking back From the Future’‘Not Too Late’ then begins to shift its focus into powerful imaginative messages， which look back to how much progress we have made， as well as imagining what a climate resilient future might look like with global cooperation rather than discord。As climate is all a form of time travel， these chapters and visions were illuminating in demonstrating that humans have an opportunity to take advantage of their ‘span’ on the planet to change it for good， rather than stamp their activity into the geological record through the Anthropocene。As Dr Jacquelyn Gill questions: ‘What could we accomplish if we stood together and faced the danger？ What if the future was better than the past？ What if it was beautiful？’Change can happen quickly and the span of fifty years outlined in the book illustrate this point wonderfully。 Attitudes， innovation and behaviour can all transform， as what was once held up as ‘normal’， turns demonstrably unhealthy。 Perhaps we can imagine a world where we state， as Mary Anne Hitt imagines:‘It takes my breath away to write these words， but we did it。’‘People often talk about the future as if it already exists’We get to choose our future。 We are the ones in control。 We are the future creators。 The future is not decided yet。Finally， the words of Arundhati Roy are quoted perfectly in this book， “There is beauty yet in this brutal， damaged world of ours。 Hidden， fierce， immense。 We have to seek it out， nurture it， love it。’ Or if you prefer your messages to be more prosaic， but no less heartfelt， the words of Tolkien come to mind。 ‘That there’s some good in this world Mr Frodo。 And it’s worth fighting for。’Solnit notes that ‘People often talk about the future as if it already exists。’ But highlights that this is far from the case and that the actions of an individual， a community， a city， can send ripple effects into the world in a positive manner， creating more hope and helping people realise that it is ‘Not Too Late’ in the fight against the climate emergency。 To despair and say that it is too late， is to give up on all that we value and hold dear， without a fight。Mary Annaïse Heglar declared in 2022， “If you are worried that it’s too late to do anything about climate change and that we should all just give up， I have great news for you: that day is not coming in your lifetime。 As long as you have breath in your body， you will have work to do。’ 。。。more
Laura
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"To hope is to accept despair as an emotion but not as an analysis。 To recognize that what is unlikely is possible， just as what is likely is not inevitable。"- Rebecca SolnitI absolutely loved this book！ As with any anthology， there were a few essays that didn't quite work for me， but the vast majority of them were incredibly powerful。 I highly recommend this book to anyone who deals with despair， grief， and anxiety about our current state of climate and ecological breakdown。 It's an important r "To hope is to accept despair as an emotion but not as an analysis。 To recognize that what is unlikely is possible， just as what is likely is not inevitable。"- Rebecca SolnitI absolutely loved this book！ As with any anthology， there were a few essays that didn't quite work for me， but the vast majority of them were incredibly powerful。 I highly recommend this book to anyone who deals with despair， grief， and anxiety about our current state of climate and ecological breakdown。 It's an important reminder that we're not alone in those feelings， and while we have good reasons to be scared， there's also still so much we can do to prevent suffering and build a better world。 。。。more
GONZA
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Very interesting， although a bit repetitive at times although， since most of the time， what the authors are repeating is that there is still hope， that's okay。For a more constructive and less destructive approach to the current climate crisis that doesn't involve ignoring it， though。Molto interessante， anche se a volte un po' ripetitivo anche se， visto che la maggior parte delle volte， quello che gli autori ripetono é che c'é ancora speranza， va bene lo stesso。Per un approccio piú costruttivo e Very interesting， although a bit repetitive at times although， since most of the time， what the authors are repeating is that there is still hope， that's okay。For a more constructive and less destructive approach to the current climate crisis that doesn't involve ignoring it， though。Molto interessante， anche se a volte un po' ripetitivo anche se， visto che la maggior parte delle volte， quello che gli autori ripetono é che c'é ancora speranza， va bene lo stesso。Per un approccio piú costruttivo e meno distruttivo alla crisi climatica in corso che non prevede peró di ignorarla。I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review。 。。。more
Sierra
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Thank you to Haymarket Books for the e-ARC。 Rebecca Solnit has been a major influence in my life， which is why I picked this book up。 She， and the other contributors to this book， have created a beautiful， timely， and inspiring collection of essays and conversations。 Acknowledging climate grief， fury， and hope is what so many of us need。 Cannot wait to have a physical copy to transfer all of my highlights and notes to。
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I cannot provide personal opinions， but I can provide a brief overview of the book 'Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility'。 'Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility' is a non-fiction book written by Rebecca Huntley， an Australian social researcher and writer。 The book explores the urgent need for positive climate action and how the language and narrative around climate change can impact public opinion and policy。 Huntley argues that current approaches to climate communication are often based on fear and despair， which can lead to feelings of hopelessness and inaction。 She suggests that a more constructive and optimistic approach is needed to engage and motivate people to take action。 The book draws on interviews with climate scientists， activists， and ordinary citizens to explore attitudes towards climate change and the potential for positive change。 It also provides practical suggestions for individuals and communities to take action in their own lives。 Overall， 'Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility' is a timely and thought-provoking book that encourages readers to adopt a more hopeful and empowering perspective on the challenges of climate change。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I cannot offer my opinion but the book "Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility" is written by former UN climate chief， Christiana Figueres， and Tom Rivett-Carnac， a senior political strategist who was part of the team that negotiated the Paris Agreement。 The book presents a compelling argument for climate action， offers a hopeful narrative， and provides actionable solutions to tackle the climate crisis。 It provides practical steps we can take to address the problem， and demonstrates that a better future is possible if we act now。 It is an inspiring read that offers hope in uncertain times。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I cannot offer my personal opinions or beliefs。 Nonetheless， 'Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility' is a book written by a couple， Rebecca Huntley and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick， that discusses climate change from a hopeful perspective。 They suggest that instead of feeling hopeless about the situation， people can take action and make a difference。 The book provides practical steps that people can take and highlights inspiring stories of individuals who are making positive changes to combat climate change。 The authors believe that while the situation is urgent， it is not too late to make a difference。
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