Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author of New York Times . She is the main correspondent for The Intercept, Puffin Writing Fellow at the Type Media Center and holder of the first Gloria Steinem Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University.
His eighth book, How to Change Everything: A Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other , is her first book written specifically for young readers. With Rebecca Steffof, she adapts over twenty years of reporting and research on climate change and the movements that are trying to stop it. Young readers will find stories and information they can use in their journeys to create a better future. A global movement is already underway to combat not only the environmental effects of climate change, but also to fight for the preservation of the planet. climate justice and make a fair and liveable future possible for all. And young people aren't just taking part in this movement, they're spearheading it! Young leaders are showing the world that this moment of danger is also a moment of great opportunity - an opportunity to change everything for the better.
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Hurricanes. Melting ice. Fires in the Amazon, Australia and California. Natural disasters have become part of everyday life. When they happen, some see them as an opportunity to make the rich richer. But what if we saw them as an opportunity to build a better future?
As the effects of climate change continue to worsen, changing for the better means much more than trying to keep temperatures down. It means rebuilding society not just to stop climate change, but to achieve climate justice. This means changing the way we live to heal the planet and ensure a fair and liveable future for all. all peoples, without anyone or any community being left behind.
Young readers will find the inspiration they need to make their own voices heard to protect the natural world to which they are heirs. This information-packed book offers young readers a comprehensive overview of the state of the climate today and how we got here - and how they can help shape what happens next.
HOW TO CHANGE EVERYTHING will help young readers
- Understanding that climate change is not just a question of heat
- Recognizing and resisting climate injustice
- Distinguishing between climate change and climate disruption
- Discover young activists like them and how they too can campaign for climate justice.
- Understanding that the coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to look towards change and the future
How to change everything includes further reading and resources, including “A natural solution to climate disaster” (April 2019 public letter), and a bibliography.
