Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis: Wisdom and Action in the Long Emergency

The risks of the climate crisis are increasing, and so too do the challenges of facing a harsh climate future with honesty and courage, justice and compassion, meaning and purpose. Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis explores diverse sources of learning and wisdom to help us live courageous, compassionate, and creative lives in a world of rapidly accelerating climatic and ecological risk. It emphasizes the need for visionary leadership and courageous collective action to transition to a just and resilient zero-carbon society, but also acknowledges that rapid action may still be insufficient to prevent severe and irreversible social and ecological damage.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 278 pages
Publication date: 07 August 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

The climate crisis poses significant challenges, but also presents opportunities for us to face it with honesty, courage, justice, compassion, meaning, and purpose.
Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis is a book that explores diverse sources of learning and wisdom from climate scientists, activists, philosophers, social theorists, Indigenous cultures, faith-based traditions, artists, and writers. These sources offer insights that can help us live courageous, compassionate, and creative lives in a world facing rapidly accelerating climatic and ecological risks.
Accelerating the transition to a just and resilient zero-carbon society will require visionary leadership and courageous collective action. However, there is also a sense of deep concern among many climate activists that rapid action may not be sufficient to prevent severe and irreversible social and ecological damage.
John Wiseman, with his extensive experience as a climate activist, researcher, and policy maker, provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to ideas that can inspire and sustain radical hope and defiant courage in the face of the long emergency that lies ahead.
The book explores various themes, including the urgency of climate action, the role of individual and collective responsibility, the need for systemic change, and the importance of hope and resilience in the face of adversity.
Wiseman draws on his own experiences and insights as well as the work of other experts and activists to provide a rich and thought-provoking exploration of the challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis.
Through his writing, Wiseman encourages readers to embrace a sense of urgency and take action to address the climate crisis. He emphasizes the importance of building a just and resilient society that can adapt to the changing climate and protect the planet and its inhabitants.
Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the climate crisis and inspire action. It provides a roadmap for navigating the challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis and offers hope and courage for a better future.
In conclusion, the climate crisis presents significant challenges, but also offers opportunities for us to face it with honesty, courage, justice, compassion, meaning, and purpose.
Hope and Courage in the Climate Crisis is a book that explores diverse sources of learning and wisdom and provides a guide to inspiring and sustaining radical hope and defiant courage in the face of the long emergency that lies ahead. By embracing the ideas presented in this book, we can work together to build a just and resilient society that can adapt to the changing climate and protect the planet and its inhabitants for generations to come.

Weight: 390g
Dimension: 149 x 210 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030707422
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021