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Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
Mary Robinson
4.04 AVERAGE
207 reviews for:
Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future
Mary Robinson
4.04 AVERAGE
Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
There have always been people determined to take care of this planet and each other and people who resist policies that put us in danger. This book won’t dismiss every worry about climate change. Many of the dates it mentions have already passed and I don’t know what progress has been made. But the stories recorded here are still realities and climate change is connected to every other struggle we have. Overwhelming as it is, the people in this book matter with every perspective they bring to the conversation and there are still people working towards a better outcome.
An “easy” read of compelling portraits of how people from all over the world are responding to the climate catastrophe. Robinson makes clear why the climate catastrophe is a human rights issue, and why people who have contributed least to the disaster are some of the ones suffering most.
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Maybe 3.75. Inspiring but not developed and maybe a little too optimistic/ simplistic? But important messaging on actually listening, responding and focusing attention to the communities and countries on the front lines of the climate crisis.
What a privilege to read the stories of women, indigenous people, and people in developing countries that are disproportionately affected by climate change. These are also the people taking action. I feel inspired to take personal responsibility as well, because climate change is also about human rights, our global impact, and social justice.
Deepening our understanding and awareness of the many causes and catastrophic effects of climate change, Mrs. Robinson's book presents first-hand anecdotal evidence from people on the front lines. Personalising the climate change debate - which is as much a discussion about class and gender - she refutes the futility fallacy by demonstrating how our personal and local initiatives can become more unified and effectual global ones. The experiences of citizens from third-world countries, who are often less culpable but more affected by the negligent practices of the first world, as well as those of Western low income and ethnic communities whose cultural identities are virtually on the line, are presented in this inspiring and informative book with a stark but hopeful message. Reading this the same week the WWF published their 2018 'Living Planet' report documenting the fragile state of our ecosystem, it seems there is little time left for debate. Action is what is required. We are all too well aware now of what's at stake.
This book is truly amazing and inspiring. Filled with stories of individuals who unify their communities around living a more sustainable lifestyle, Climate Justice is a motivating must-read for anyone interested in the struggle to protect our environment.