Naomi Klein et al.: Before the future slips out of our hands

This is the first book on the climate crisis written for young people by Naomi Klein, a world-renowned environmental activist and author of *This Changes Everything* and *The Future Is Burning*. While accurately and objectively conveying the reality of the climate crisis to the younger generation—who bear no responsibility for climate change but will suffer the greatest shock in the future—it also introduces the passionate stories of teenage activists who have jumped into climate action. Using clear narratives free of technical jargon and visual aids, the book summarizes the scientific facts of climate change (rising temperatures, extreme weather events, the mechanisms of the greenhouse effect, carbon capture and storage) and key debates (climate engineering, climate inequality, etc.), making it easy for both adolescents and introductory readers to understand. Until now, our environmental education has treated climate change as a vague threat to the future, or has conveyed the false message that the future will be fine with just small actions while conveniently concealing the dangers. "Use eco-friendly products that are good for the planet," "Practice riding a bicycle instead of a car." However, our reality is too harsh for such modest actions alone to stop a warming Earth. From unprecedented severe cold and drought to massive wildfires and super hurricanes, humanity has already begun witnessing climate change firsthand, and "even if the entire world were to stop emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere tomorrow, climate change would continue for some time." According to this book, the world must reduce carbon emissions by nearly half by 2030 (the time when current students become young adults), and reduce them to zero by 2050, 20 years later. Only then can the rise in global temperature be limited to 1 Celsius.

Korean title: 미래가 우리 손을 떠나기 전에

Korean author: 나오미 클라인 외

Korean publisher: 열린책들

ISBN-13: 9788932922058