What If We Get It Right?

Visions of Climate Futures

By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Narrated by: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Ayisha Siddiqa, Jacqueline Woodson, Steve Connell

Our climate future is not yet written. What if we act as if we love the future?

Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures.

Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data and poetry, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. Visionary farmers and financiers, architects and advocates, help us conjure a flourishing future, one worth the effort it will take—from every one of us, with whatever we have to offer—to create.

If you haven’t yet been able to picture a transformed and replenished world—or to see yourself, your loved ones, and your community in it—this book is for you. If you haven’t yet found your role in shaping this new world or you’re not sure how we can actually get there, this book is for you.

With grace, humor, and humanity, Johnson invites readers to ask and answer this ultimate question together: What if we get it right?

On imagination, possibility, and transformation with
Paola Antonelli • Xiye Bastida • Jade Begay • Wendell Berry • Régine Clément • Steve Connell • Erica Deeman • Abigail Dillen • Brian Donahue • Jean Flemma • Kelly Sims Gallagher • Rhiana Gunn-Wright • Olalekan Jeyifous • Corley Kenna • Bryan C. Lee Jr. • Franklin Leonard • Adam McKay • Bill McKibben • Kate Marvel • Samantha Montano • Kate Orff • Leah Penniman • Marge Piercy • Colette Pichon Battle • Kendra Pierre-Louis • Judith D. Schwartz • Jigar Shah • Ayisha Siddiqa • Bren Smith • Oana Stănescu • Mustafa Suleyman • Jacqueline Woodson

*This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF containing photographs, diagrams, and an Anti-Apocalypse mixtape.

Excellent book!!

I really enjoyed listening to the people interviewed and hearing their voice inflection instead of reading their words. The content is something everyone should listen to so that each of us figures out how we can individually do our part to reduce the climate crisis.

Let’s Do This: Eyes Wide Open, Heart fully Charged

I love that my eyes, heart and the need for implementation has helped me to see deeper, love unconditionally and the dire necessity to be in action for our future living and breathing world

Thank you for your big love for all!
Sonia

Great format!

Useful content delivered in a delightful style. The venn diagram model was inspiring, and I appreciate that she acknowledged the ikigai origin.

Hope

Great read to get inspired to make a change with small everyday recommendations . Really like the interview style of writing

The joy of getting it right

I thought it might be depressing to listen to this given our current political climate, but it gave me hope. It was so wonderful to hear the voices of so many people deeply focused and involved in getting it right with climate. I sincerely hope this is the future we choose.