When climate scientist Jo毛lle Gergis set to work on the United Nations鈥� Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, the research she encountered kept her up at night. Through countless hours spent with the world鈥檚 top scientists to piece together the latest global assessment of climate change, she realized that the impacts were occurring faster than anyone had predicted.
In Humanity鈥檚 Moment, Jo毛lle takes us through the science in the IPCC report with unflinching honesty, explaining what it means for our future, while sharing her personal reflections on bearing witness to the heartbreak of the climate emergency unfolding in real time. But this is not a lament for a lost world. It is an inspiring reminder that human history is an endless tug-of-war for social justice. We are each a part of an eternal evolutionary force that can transform our world.
Jo毛lle shows us that the solutions we need to live sustainably already exist鈥攚e just need the social movement and political will to create a better world. Humanity鈥檚 Moment is a climate scientist鈥檚 guide to rekindling hope, and a call to action to restore our relationship with ourselves, each other, and our planet.
"Joelle Gergis’ Humanity’s Moment is clear-eyed, wounded, humane and above all, honest. Not many books feel necessary, but here’s one that qualifies."鈥�The Sydney Morning Herald
"This book makes it abundantly clear that climate change is profoundly personal …. I commend Dr. Gergis for her bravery in sharing her personal journey with those of us who are not so embedded in the field. This is a book that should be read by all, old and young, great and small in the political process; it will enlighten and inspire."鈥�Biologist
"A timely and relevant study as our human community on planet Earth continues with activities that accelerate climate change with disastrous consequences worldwide, Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope offers a justified optimism that we can succeed in mitigating the consequences and impact of our all-to-rapidly changing climate. Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, [Humanity’s Moment] is a sorely needed and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, corporate, governmental, and academic library Environmental Studies collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists."鈥�Midwest Book Review
"This book by a leading scientist is powerful, urgent, passionate, and clear, an explanation of the science of climate change and the kind of changes with which we need to meet it, changes in our energy policy, politics, and very imagining of the natural world and humanity’s place in it. With its stubborn and well-grounded hopefulness, Humanity’s Moment is a tool for engagement, whether you’re new to the issue or could use some bolstering in your commitment."鈥擱ebecca Solnit, author of "Orwell鈥檚 Roses" and "Hope in the Dark"
"In Humanity’s Moment, Jo毛lle Gergis, a leading climate scientist and gifted author, manages to unpack the science behind the climate crisis in a way that is authoritative, gripping, and very personal. Read her engaging, first-hand account of the latest UN climate report to have both hope and inspiration as we tackle the greatest challenge we have faced as a species."鈥擬ichael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania, and author of "The New Climate War"
"Scientists aren't cyborgs—studying the climate crisis comes with a deep emotional burden. Jo毛lle Gergis has shouldered that burden and as a result has some useful ideas to share with the rest of us as we try to cope with the reality of what we've already done. It's a key part of trying to limit the damage—physical and spiritual—going forward."鈥擝ill McKibben, author "The End of Nature"
"And of all the climate-related books I found this year, one stood above the rest. Joelle Gergis’ Humanity’s Moment is clear-eyed, wounded, humane and above all, honest. Not many books feel necessary, but here’s one that qualifies."鈥擳im Winton, author of "Cloudstreet" and "Breath"
