<b>Why social racial and economic justice are just as crucial as science in determining how humans can reverse climate catastrophe</b><br><br>We are facing a climate catastrophe. A plethora of studies describe the damage we’ve already done the droughts the wildfires the super-storms the melting glaciers the heat waves and the displaced people fleeing lands that are becoming uninhabitable. Many people understand that we are facing a climate emergency but may be fuzzy on technical policy and social justice aspects. In <i>Is Science Enough?</i> Aviva Chomsky breaks down the concepts terminology and debates for activists students and anyone concerned about climate change. She argues that science is not enough to change course: we need put social racial and economic justice front and center and overhaul the global growth economy.<br><br>Chomsky’s accessible primer focuses on 5 key issues:<br><br>1.) Technical questions: What exactly are “clean” “renewable” and “zero-emission” energy sources? How much do different sectors (power generation transportation agriculture industry etc.) contribute to climate change? Can forests serve as a carbon sink?<br><br>2.) Policy questions: What is the Green New Deal? How does a cap-and-trade system work? How does the United States subsidize the fossil fuel industry?<br><br>3.) What can I do as an individual?: Do we need to consume less? What kinds of individual actions can make the most difference? Should we all be vegetarians?<br><br>4.) Social racial and economic justice: What’s the relationship of inequality to climate change? What do race and racism have to do with climate change? How are pandemics related to climate change?<br><br>5.) Broadening the lens: What is economic growth? How important is it and how does it affect the environment? What is degrowth?
