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I finished this non-fiction book in three days. The candid, conversational style of writing, and engaging tone of the author, made it feel like I was sitting with her while she was sharing her experiences, and eventual call to action.
Written by Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan climate activist, “A Bigger Picture” seeks to decolonize the climate change debate, through the inclusion of African voices. Did you know, that although the The majority of carbon emissions derive from the Global North, it is the Global South that is disproportionately affected and suffers as a result? Yes, we had disastrous floods that swept through parts of west Germany this year, and yes we had terrifying bushfires ravaging parts of Turkey and Greece and summer. But why is it that the world only sits up to to take notice when these things happen in the western hemisphere, when these climate change phenomenons have already been happening before and parts of Africa and South America?
In her book, Nakate recalls when her image was cropped from a photo featuring five prominent, young, female climate change activists at a press conference in Davos. In her words, the Associated Press (AP) “didn’t just erase a photo. [They] erased a continent”. Thought provoking, and insightful, “A Bigger Picture” Not only discusses climate change, but it does so through the glaring lens of racism, and the insidious white washing of ecological activism. A must read.
Thank you to Vanessa Nakate, PanMacmillan and Book Break UK for a copy of this ARC in return for an honest review.
Written by Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan climate activist, “A Bigger Picture” seeks to decolonize the climate change debate, through the inclusion of African voices. Did you know, that although the The majority of carbon emissions derive from the Global North, it is the Global South that is disproportionately affected and suffers as a result? Yes, we had disastrous floods that swept through parts of west Germany this year, and yes we had terrifying bushfires ravaging parts of Turkey and Greece and summer. But why is it that the world only sits up to to take notice when these things happen in the western hemisphere, when these climate change phenomenons have already been happening before and parts of Africa and South America?
In her book, Nakate recalls when her image was cropped from a photo featuring five prominent, young, female climate change activists at a press conference in Davos. In her words, the Associated Press (AP) “didn’t just erase a photo. [They] erased a continent”. Thought provoking, and insightful, “A Bigger Picture” Not only discusses climate change, but it does so through the glaring lens of racism, and the insidious white washing of ecological activism. A must read.
Thank you to Vanessa Nakate, PanMacmillan and Book Break UK for a copy of this ARC in return for an honest review.