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I Want a Better Catastrophe
Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
Taschenbuch von Andrew Boyd
Sprache: Englisch

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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."

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."

Über den Autor

Andrew Boyd is a writer, humorist, activist, and CEO (Chief Existential Officer) of the Climate Clock, a global campaign that blends art, science, and grassroots organizing to get the world to #ActInTime. He also co-created the grief-storytelling ritual the Climate Ribbon and led the 2000s-era satirical campaign Billionaires for Bush. Andrew's previous books include Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution, Daily Afflictions: The Agony of Being Connected to Everything in the Universe, and Life's Little Deconstruction Book: Self-Help for the Post-Hip. His lifelong ambition, cribbed from Milan Kundera, is "to unite the utmost seriousness of question with the utmost lightness of form." Andrew lives in New York City.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Verge
Chapter 8: Another End of the World Is Possible

¿Epilogue: Now Is When You Are Needed Most
Epi-Epilogue: Passing the Torch
Appendix: Stuff You Can (Still) Do

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 416
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780865719835
ISBN-10: 0865719837
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Boyd, Andrew
Hersteller: New Society Publishers
Maße: 222 x 150 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Boyd
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,628 kg
preigu-id: 121573731
Über den Autor

Andrew Boyd is a writer, humorist, activist, and CEO (Chief Existential Officer) of the Climate Clock, a global campaign that blends art, science, and grassroots organizing to get the world to #ActInTime. He also co-created the grief-storytelling ritual the Climate Ribbon and led the 2000s-era satirical campaign Billionaires for Bush. Andrew's previous books include Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution, Daily Afflictions: The Agony of Being Connected to Everything in the Universe, and Life's Little Deconstruction Book: Self-Help for the Post-Hip. His lifelong ambition, cribbed from Milan Kundera, is "to unite the utmost seriousness of question with the utmost lightness of form." Andrew lives in New York City.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Verge
Chapter 8: Another End of the World Is Possible

¿Epilogue: Now Is When You Are Needed Most
Epi-Epilogue: Passing the Torch
Appendix: Stuff You Can (Still) Do

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 416
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780865719835
ISBN-10: 0865719837
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Boyd, Andrew
Hersteller: New Society Publishers
Maße: 222 x 150 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Boyd
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,628 kg
preigu-id: 121573731
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