Mysteries, love shops and great classics, under the umbrella there is no better companion than a good book; What if we told you that we can make summer literature enjoyable by talking about climate change? Here are some tips.
We can save the world before noonJonathan Safran Foer (2019)
Journalist Emily Gould wrote in Vanity Fair magazine that Safran Foer is one of those three Jonathans – together with Let and Franzen – that gave a new form to modern reading. It is no coincidence that all of his books were awarded literary prizes and became world bestsellers. In 2009 it was released in bookstores with If nothing matters. Why do we eat animals?, an exploratory trip to intensive farms famous for convincing actress Natalie Portman to go vegan; ten years later he published We can save the world before noon, climate change book, a powerful message to “convince strangers to do something” that has “the urgency of a pamphlet and the charm of a novel” and ends with a touching dedication to the children every parent wishes to always choose and run towards. life. All author’s texts are published by Guanda.
Nobody’s too small to make a differenceGreta Thunberg (2019)
His story has inspired thousands of young people. If it wasn’t for Greta, her yellow raincoat and the School Strike for Climate sign, we wouldn’t have FridaysForFuture today and a movement of knowledgeable girls and boys lobbying for politics to stop the temperature rise. Book published by Mondadori, collects all the most important performances of Thunberg: from the first public speech on the occasion of the Stockholm climate march to the speech at the FFF demonstration in Vienna.
This is not a textbookExtinction Rebellion (2019)
At the beginning of the year, the non-violent movement Extinction Rise – born in England – hit the headlines again due to the blocking of the streets and roads of London. A slightly more rebellious version (actually) of FridaysForFuture marched through the downtown streets protesting global warming. “They caused too much inconvenience,” commented the police and politicians; as if, on the contrary, fires, storms, famine and dirty seas did not disturb our daily life. This is not a textbook (published in Italy by Mondadori) is a practical guide written by experts, industry figures and policy makersto understand how to start a movement that fights the status quo. Or better yet, rebellion.
Climate. How to avoid disasterBill Gates (2021)
“We need to fundamentally change the way we do almost everything. Our commitment to these innovations will transform a future in which everyone leads healthy and productive lives, and a future in which we must face historic humanitarian and financial crises.” Microsoft owner and philanthropist Bill Gates has spent the past decade studying climate change, advising physicists, engineers and biologists. This trip resulted in an essay (published by Mondadori) on the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But don’t panic, the man who had the revolutionary idea to put a computer on every desk says he’s optimistic: “It comes from my belief in innovation, our ability to invent gives me hope”.
Eartshot: How to save our planetColin Batfield & Johnny Hughes (2021)
“We have reached a turning point, and we must face a radical choice: either we continue as we do, causing irreparable damage to our planet, or we will regain our unique human strength and our continued ability to lead, innovate and solve problems.” Prince William wrote. In 2020 Duke of Cambridge began Earth Shot Prize, an award dedicated to climate change projects. In 2021, he signed the introduction How to save our planet, a book that also acknowledges the contributions of Sir David Attenborough and astronaut Naoko Yamazaki. The text is divided into three parts: the first highlights the urgency of collective action to save the planet, the second gives the reader an opportunity to learn about some positive examples and innovative solutions already in place to stop climate change, the third – and last and most important – explains how each of us can change situation.
Source: Elle