The End of the Long Summer: Why We Must Remake Our Civilization to Survive on a Volatile Earth
The End of the Long Summer: Why We Must Remake Our Civilization to Survive on a Volatile Earth – Review
An exceptionally well-written book (I widely read it in two days) by the co-author of the landmark work, Our Stolen Future. Diane Dumanoski says clearly what so many climate activists reject to acknowledge: we can’t go on possibly living so far beyond the means of our earthly life support systems, and we can’t substitute our way out of this mess. We have to rethink everything. To support her case she cites the technical literature extensively, in a way that’s understandable for the layperson, and puts it in a historical and social context that cuts through our current political confusion and psycho-social barriers to change. I’ve widely read many books on the realities of the climate emergency, and Dumanoski’s is at the top of the list.