Facing the Climate Emergency, Second Edition: How to Transform Yourself with Climate Truth - Softcover

Klein Salamon, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865719918 ISBN 13: 9780865719910

Publisher: New Society Publishers, 2023

Synopsis

• Print Run 10,000
• Co-op available
• Galleys available
• National publicity campaign via the firm Sunshine Sachs
• National advertising, print, and excerpts:
• New York Times, The New Yorker, the Guardian, Psychology Today, Grist, Slate, Wired
• Online/Social Media Campaign:
• Climate Emergency Fund followers, outreach via ExtinctionRebellion, Stop Oil Now, and other groups supported by the Climate Emergency Fund
• Promoted by supporters: Peter Kalmus, Adam McKay, podcaster Rich Roll
• Promotion on New Society Publishers' social media platforms
• General Tour info:
• Events in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, New Haven, Cambridge, Los Angeles
• Promotion through the author's website: ClimateEmergencyFund.org

About this title

About the Authors

Margaret Klein Salamon, PhD, is a clinical psychologist turned climate movement leader. She is the executive director of the Climate Emergency Fund, and founder of both the grassroots advocacy group Climate Mobilization and the Climate Awakening project. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Molly Gage, PhD, is a book developer who specializes in transformative nonfiction.

From the Back Cover

OVERWHELMED BY CLIMATE ANXIETY?
Transform your angst into action to become the hero humanity needs

If you are filled with anxiety and reeling from the onslaught of bad climate news, do yourself and your loved ones a favor and read this book.
―ABIGAIL DISNEY, Emmy-winning documentary producer and director, philanthropist, activist

Helped me understand how to cope with the enormity of the challenges we face.
―VANESSA NAKATE, founder, Rise Up Movement, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

A life-changing book.
―BRITT WRAY, PhD, author, Generation Dread

This book will wake you up no matter how awake you think you are.
―DAVID WALLACE-WELLS, deputy editor, New York Magazine, author The Uninhabitable Earth

I hope this book becomes as ubiquitous as Heimlich maneuver posters in restaurants.
―ADAM MCKAY, writer and director, Don’t Look Up

The only self-help book you will ever need.
―JESSICA WILDFIRE, author

An exhortation and a wake-up call. Everyone should read it.
―JEREMY STRONG, actor

An invaluable roadmap for everyone who wants to move beyond despair and into effective action. Read it and let’s get to work!
―ANNIE LEONARD, co-executive director, Greenpeace USA

A LIFELINE FOR those suffering from climate anxiety, this fully updated second edition of Facing the Climate Emergency combines expertise in clinical psychology and disruptive climate activism to help readers transform their fear and grief into courage and heroism. Updated with an emphasis on disruptive nonviolent activism as the fastest path to real change.

Whether you’re drawn to the front lines of high-stakes, non-violent direct action, or prefer to play a supporting role, this guide will help you combat the forces of climate denial and discover your own power.

MARGARET KLEIN SALAMON, PhD, is a clinical psychologist turned climate activist based in New York. She is the executive director of the Climate Emergency Fund, and founder of both the grassroots advocacy group Climate Mobilization and the Climate Awakening project.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865719918
• ISBN 13: 9780865719910
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 154