“Voskoboynik's book offers an exhilarating introduction to our ecological crisis, what caused it, and how we can imagine a better future.” —Jason Hickel, author of Less Is MoreThe Memory We Could Be moves beyond the sterile, technical language around climate change and ecology to humanize the abstraction of global warming and bring different voices into the conversation.Drawing on sources from anthropology to hydrology, botany to economics, agronomy to astrobiology, medicine to oceanography, physics to history, the author weaves a lyrical and powerful story of our relationship with nature.The book has three parts:“Past” addresses memory. Our inability to comprehend our staggering present partly lies in our ignorance of our staggering past. We peer into the black box of history to understand how we got here. We go on a journey across the roots of our ecological crisis, from the Roman Empire to the forests of Burma, from Congolese rubber plantations, to Colombian oil fields.“Present” illustrates how climate change is shaping our world today, explores how it relates to poverties and inequalities, and equips readers with a set of intuitive instruments to understand climate impacts.“Future” looks at alternatives and strives to illustrate in human terms the world we could lose and the world we can win. It asks what we can do and develops a transformative vision of a more ecological and equitable economy.The Memory We Could Be is vital reading for all of humanity.“A gripping review of where we've been, where we are, and where we may be headed.” —Michael E. Mann, author of The New Climate War

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Macmillen Voskoboynik, Daniel

New Catalyst Books

Gabriola Island, BC, Canada, 2018

Canada - English Language, Canada

Sep 25, 2018

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Source title: The Memory We Could Be: Overcoming Fear to Create Our Ecological Future

Heal the great separation between humans and nature, and help create a future worth remembering.
The Memory We Could Be moves beyond the sterile, technical language around climate change and ecology to humanize the abstraction of global warming and bring different voices into the conversation.
Drawing on sources from anthropology to hydrology, botany to economics, agronomy to astrobiology, medicine to oceanography, physics to history, the author weaves a lyrical and powerful story of our relationship with nature.
The book has three parts:
"Past" addresses memory. Our inability to comprehend our staggering present partly lies in our ignorance of our staggering past. We peer into the black box of history to understand how we got here. We go on a journey across the roots of our ecological crisis, from the Roman Empire to the forests of Burma, from Congolese rubber plantations, to Colombian oil fields.
"Present" illustrates how climate change is shaping our world today, explores how it relates to poverties and inequalities, and equips readers with a set of intuitive instruments to understand climate impacts.
"Future" looks at alternatives and strives to illustrate in human terms the world we could lose and the world we can win. It asks what we can do and develops a transformative vision of a more ecological and equitable economy.
The Memory We Could Be is vital reading for all of humanity.
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Front Cover
1
Praise 2
Title Page
6
Rights Page
7
Contents 8
Foreword 12
Chapter 1: The Might of Memory 14
PAST
26
Chapter 2: Separation
28
Chapter 3:
Origins 40
Chapter 4: Colonialism: The Acceleration
46
Chapter 5: Fossil Fuels, Furious Flames
76
Chapter 6: Human Nature or Human Ignorance?
90
PRESENT 120
Chapter 7: The Great Burning
122
Chapter 8: Understanding Emissions: Where, Who, What, When and How
132
Chapter 9: The Poverty of Wealth: Economics and Ecology
150
Chapter 10: The World at 1°C: A Guide to Climate Violence
160
FUTURE 178
Chapter 11: A Plausible Future: Approaching Apocalypse
180
Chapter 12: A Possible Future: The World We Can Win
198
Chapter 13: A Mosaic of Alternatives
218
Chapter 14: What Then Must We Do?
254
Chapter 15: Hope, A Horizon
266
Acknowledgments 272
Notes 274
Index 324
About the Author 336
About New Society Publishers 337
A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 338

"The Memory We Could Be examines our relationship with nature and the unfolding climate crisis. It looks at how we got here, current impacts, and most importantly, how we can move away from fear and separation to build the memory of a more ecological and equitable world."-- Provided by publisher

Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

2025-10-27