{"product_id":"9780998887913","title":"In Our Hands: Handbook for Intergenerational Actions to Solve the Climate Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Our Hands shows you the exciting, satisfying roles you can play to solve the climate crisis and just how you can create a better world for yourself, your children, and grandchildren by getting engaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explains why global warming and climate change do not have to be scary topics. It succinctly explains the science of global warming and the challenges it is causing, then offers a pathway to success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to research  by the Yale Program on Climate Communication 18% of Americans are alarmed by climate change and are taking individual, consumer and political actions to address it, while another 34% say they are concerned but in reality are not engaged. These 34% are sitting on the sidelines hoping that technological breakthroughs, government initiatives and\/or the efforts of those 18% will solve the problem. But that 18% is not enough to win this race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will inspire those “concerned but not engaged citizens” to jump in the boat and start rowing. If they do, the movement will become unstoppable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking back from 2050, the author presents two futures, one if we do take affective individual and collective actions, the other if we do not. The final chapter of thirty pages is filled with extraordinary resources for those who want to explore the issues further, from the shift to renewable energy to dealing with plastics and climate refugees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the subtitle suggests, \u003cem\u003eIn Our Hands\u003c\/em\u003e is indeed a \u003cem\u003eHandbook for Intergenerational Actions to Solve the Climate Crisis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"In Our Hands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076920099056,"sku":"9780998887913","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780998887913_p0.jpg?v=1763893768","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998887913","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}