Why Climate Breakdown Matters

Climate breakdown and the destruction of the living earth is the issue by which our children will judge us. Rupert Read's unflinchingly honest account is vital reading for those who want their philosophy to deal with reality and their climate concern to be more than a displacement activity. Read argues that an acceptance of the actual horror of the crisis, and making space for and listening to climate -grief and -anxiety, gives us the opportunity to create a grounded response that is radically hopeful without offering shallow optimism. The needful path is through the trouble.