Michael Klaas
This book was an extremely ambitious project which proposes a best-possible future for humanity in the face of catastrophic climate change. The events of the novel begin in the year 2025 (the year of this review) and sprawl decades into the future as a particular cataclysm sparks a chain of events that leads to a post-fossil fuel future.
The format is dry and slow, but the concept is compelling. Robinson's proposed solutions (a mix of geo-engineering, power-down shifts in energy use, carbon mitigation, and economic carrots & sticks) are a mix of possible and preposterous.
The thing I appreciate most about this book is that the author moves the conversation from doomsaying to a solution narrative. This is what we really need and I'm glad that Robinson took on the project for that reason alone.
This book was an extremely ambitious project which proposes a best-possible future for humanity in the face of catastrophic climate change. The events of the novel begin in the year 2025 (the year of this review) and sprawl decades into the future as a particular cataclysm sparks a chain of events that leads to a post-fossil fuel future.
The format is dry and slow, but the concept is compelling. Robinson's proposed solutions (a mix of geo-engineering, power-down shifts in energy use, carbon mitigation, and economic carrots & sticks) are a mix of possible and preposterous.
The thing I appreciate most about this book is that the author moves the conversation from doomsaying to a solution narrative. This is what we really need and I'm glad that Robinson took on the project for that reason alone.