Join us for author Dana R. Fisher in conversation with Steven Donziger about her new book Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action, followed by a discussion with youth climate activists Saad Amer and Sage Lenier.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Saving Ourselves takes a hard look at the growing frequency and severity of climate shocks and makes the case for increased climate activism as the driver of meaningful climate action.
Saving Ourselves assesses the current state of climate inaction and provides a realistic path forward through the worsening climate crisis. It integrates Fisher’s decades studying climate politics and climate activism, including her contributions to the most recent report for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to understand how change is coming and what to expect when it finally arrives.
The book concentrates on the social actors expected to bring about meaningful climate action—the state, the business sector, and civil society—showing how each sector has been ineffective. As a result, climate activism has become increasingly confrontational. Fisher examines this growing civil disobedience to identify when and how activism is most successful. The book concludes with insights on how people can take power back from deeply entrenched interests, giving us all our best chance to Save Ourselves.