Literature as a Catalyst for Climate Action
Literature brings science to the masses, translating abstract charts and temperature variations into engaging human experiences. It triggers and enriches debate and encourages people to reflect on what’s important to them.
Science doesn't tell us what we should do. It only tells us what is. Stories can never be a solution in themselves, but they have the capacity to inspire action.
Reading a book about climate change can help people understand and address the impact of global warming, encourage changes in their attitudes and behavior, and help them adapt to climate change related trends.
Literature can be a powerful shaper of public opinion and of society’s response to social problems.
Instead of potentially overwhelming scientific statistics, we need compelling narratives. We lack the stories that help us imagine what a carbon-managed world could look like. Yet we need these stories to make environmental issues less political and more personal; to win the hearts and minds of people opposing the hard choices we face.
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“ Though we know about global warming, we don’t know about it. It hasn’t registered in our gut; it isn’t part of our culture.”