The Ministry for the Future, a novel by Kim Stanley Robinson, with its mix of real science and not-so-far from reality-fiction, should be on the top of your “to-read” list.
Can’t choose whether your next read should be fiction or non-fiction? Looking to explore the genre of climate fiction?
The main priority of the Ministry is to address the ever-increasing climate crisis putting all of humanity, and especially developing nations, at risk. The book starts with a grim depiction of a devastating heat wave in India, through which one the main characters is introduced. The book presents a future in which climate catastrophes had reached levels that could no longer be ignored, leaving adaptation and mitigation actions as the only options. Robinson presents a world in which climate solutions presented by scientists today, including clean air travel, regenerative agriculture, and carbon-conscious communities, have become a reality. There is also some drama added by a secret vigilante group who takes out the world’s big emitters.
This storyline presents a very real depiction of how we can address climate change today, as we have the technologies and knowledge to create a far more sustainable world without having to make life shattering changes . The topic of the most recent COP27 meeting was what happens when the nations that contributed the least to climate change experience its worst impacts.
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