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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis
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The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis is a 2020 nonfiction book by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac. The authors worked together on the Paris Agreement at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Figueres was executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Rivett-Carnac was her senior adviser. They both have expertise from years of work in this field. This guide is based on the Knopf hardcover first edition.
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The introduction explains where humankind stands (as of 2020) in terms of climate change. The authors argue that the time is now to finally get serious and tackle the issue head-on. Humankind is at a critical juncture because of decades of inaction and half-hearted attempts to forge a solution. If people don’t act with the necessary urgency now, it will be too late. There is still a window of opportunity to avert disaster, but it’s closing fast.
The first chapter explains the current geological era, the Anthropocene epoch, in which humans are influencing climate change more than natural forces. To lessen the harm, people need to cut Unlock all 41 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
