I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor

An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomersWith global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "e;impossible news"e; of our climate doom.He searches out eight of today's leading climate thinkers - from activist Tim DeChristopher to collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht, grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joana Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer - asking them: "e;Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?"e;With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own.

Boyd's journey takes him from storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and "e;hopelessness workshops."e; Along the way, he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: "e;Should I bring kids into such a world?"e; "e;Can I lose hope when others can't afford to?"e; and "e;Why the fuck am I recycling?"e;He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh.

Drawing on wisdom traditions Eastern, Western, and Indigenous, Boyd crafts an insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a "e;better catastrophe."e;This is vital reading for everyone navigating climate anxiety and grief as our world hurtles towards an unthinkable crisis.