What If We Get It Right?

Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures.Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data, poetry, and art, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. Visionary farmers and financers, architects and advocates help us conjure a flourishing future, one worth the effort it will takefrom all of us, with whatever we have to offerto create.If you havent yet been able to picture a transformed and replenished worldor see yourself, your loved ones, and your community in it this book is for you. If you havent yet found your role in shaping this new world, or youre not sure how we can actually get there, this book is for you.With frankness, humor, and humanity, Ayana invites readers to ask and answer this crucial question, together: What if we get it right?On imagination, possibility, and transformation withPaola Antonelli Xiye Bastida Jade Begay Wendell Berry Rgine Clment Steve Connell Erica Deeman Abigail Dillen Brian Donahue Jean Flemma Kelly Sims Gallagher Rhiana Gunn-Wright Olalekan Jeyifous Corley Kenna Bryan C. Lee Jr. Franklin Leonard Adam McKay Bill McKibben Kate Marvel Samantha Montano Kate Orff Leah Penniman Marge Piercy Colette Pichon Battle Kendra Pierre-Louis Judith D. Schwartz Jigar Shah Ayisha Siddiqa Bren Smith Oana Stnescu Mustafa Suleyman Jacqueline Woodson