The author looks at the causes and consequences of the coming climate destabilization, which he argues is the result of the largest political failure in history. While better technology and smarter economics are important to limit the eventual scope and scale of the problem, climate change will require basic changes in governance.
Contents
Governance -- Late-night thoughts about democracy in the long emergency -- Leadership in the long emergency -- The carbon connection -- The spirit of connection -- Millennial hope -- Hope at the end of our tether -- The upshot : what is to be done?