katherinel's review against another edition
5.0
An excellent introduction to the global scale and unequal impact of the climate crisis.
maddygray's review against another edition
3.0
A good book for understanding how climate and social justice are deeply tied if you have no prior knowledge. Nothing revolutionary and personally did not learn anything that I didn’t already know.
j_ess_reads's review against another edition
4.0
A timely and powerful read about the state of the world - literally. Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, uses her extensive political and diplomatic experience to implore readers to think of people we will never meet, but whose very lives and livelihoods are in jeopardy based on how we conduct our own. If you feel conflicted while and after reading this book, it's time to assess our complicity and make lasting changes to reverse what harm we've already done.
the_bee_writes's review against another edition
5.0
One of the most important books I've ever read. A real eye-opener.
brisingr's review against another edition
3.0
this would have been a good book to read BEFORE i became a radical believer in the end of the world as climate change-related societal collapse.
drsdon's review against another edition
3.0
Robinson, a former President of Ireland and a UN Special Envoy on Climate Change, pushes the idea, as the title suggests, of climate justice. Climate justice is the work to address the inequalities of the impact of climate change - poor peoples and developing countries are experiencing the brunt of climate change, which has been exacerbated by the fossil fuel/energy consumption of the richer, more developed nations.
Robinson avoids delving deep into policies or scientific evidence, but pursues her argument through the telling of individual stories and situations. In so doing, she successful demonstrates the real, human impact of climate change, and its enough to make any individual want to seek changes in lifestyle and attitude and perspective to do their part in addressing the coming inequities of climate change.
Robinson avoids delving deep into policies or scientific evidence, but pursues her argument through the telling of individual stories and situations. In so doing, she successful demonstrates the real, human impact of climate change, and its enough to make any individual want to seek changes in lifestyle and attitude and perspective to do their part in addressing the coming inequities of climate change.