I pre-ordered a couple books, and the seller said to pick out a free book as well, so I chose the most topical and maybe too resonant: The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, by David Wallace-Wells. Yes, nothing like some apocalyptic future nonfiction as light reading 😂
I pre-ordered a couple books, and the seller said to pick out a free book as wel
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@bookstodon I'm reading Uninhabitable Earth now, and to say it's sobering, is to understate it. This was published seven years ago. He didn't know when exactly we might reach 1.5°C of warming (we are at almost 1.4°C) but once we do, we will for sure hit 2 and probably higher than that. With feedback loops, exponential acceleration, and cascading effects, certain tipping points are hard to avoid. What we are trying to stop isn't Climate Catastrophe. What we are trying to avoid is the 6th ELE.
As the author predicted, instead of working together in a cooperative effort, we are instead entrenching ourselves in tribalism and what he calls "the climate caste system." It gives adherents a false sense of protection.
We have met the enemy, and he is us.
That being said, I find the book to be excellent so far, and never too academic. All concepts are communicated clearly by this author.
@bookstodon @kimlockhartga Just added "The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" by David Wallace-Wells to my TBR list. It's gratifying to see that there is also a young readers edition.