A series of bite-size essays about climate, some fiercely hopeful, some sobering. True, humans have already altered the climate in ways that are already having an effect and will continue to do so; also true, that we can still turn things around and slow climate change. Countries who aren't already relying on coal and gas can "leapfrog" straight to renewable energy like solar and wind - IF the developed countries that largely created the problem in the first place will step up and help out. We are all in this together.

Quotes/notes

"Hope is the pillar that holds up the world" -Pliny the Elder
Go looking for hopeful climate stories and they turn up everywhere. (52)

"The history of climate change is one of compounding injustices." (Mohamed Adow, Power Shift Africa, 68)

"Narratives are socially constructed 'stories' that make sense of events." (Climatic Change, 82)

People who believe in a brighter future are more likely to put in the effort required to achieve it. (82)

All our infrastructure has been built with the climate of the past in mind. (135) ( )