Future Belongs to Those Who Fight

Todd Dufresne is a Canadian philosopher and the author or editor of a dozen books, including The Democracy of Suffering: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe, Philosophy in the Anthropocene.

• Preface ixIntroduction Climate Facts, Climate Reality 3Report 1 Climate Economics, or Utopia Denied 14Report 2 Climate Philosophy, or Freedom Denied 28Report 3 Climate Case Study COVID-19: Just-in-Time Illness 44Report 4 Climate Etiquette and Pathological Politeness 58Concluding Report Climate Politics, Climate Revolution: Middle Path Toward an Uncool Planet 81Notes 115Bibliography 135Index 165

“What an urgent and important book. Todd Dufresne has given us an indispensable primer – a superb introduction to the realities of global climate change. But more than this, he has issued an eloquent and impassioned call to action. Although the clock is indeed ticking, The Future Belongs to Those Who Fight is a reminder that, for better or for worse, we have a history yet to make. Let us fight for it.” – David McNally, University of Houston “This is not a book of despair but a manifesto for utopian realism: a demand that we reclaim freedom, equality, and justice from a system built on profit and violence. The message is clear – the future will be won only by those who fight.” – Kohei Saito, author of Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto “This is a very fine book: philosophy perfectly attuned to our precise – and unique – moment, a moment when our species became suddenly very big indeed. Understanding what this means for how we see and understand the world is a crucial first step for the vital project of reducing our impact on everything around us.” – Bill McKibben, author of Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?