For the UN panel “From Climate Science to Climate Action” at the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair, EJ Hurst, Sales Manager and Environmental Lead at New Society Publishers, joined industry leaders to explore sustainable practices in publishing. They discussed reducing paper use, adopting energy-efficient production, and lowering carbon emissions to create a more eco-conscious publishing industry.
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From Me to We: Embracing Systemic Change for a Better Climate Future
In How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change, author Harriet Shugarman provides a thoughtful guide for parents on how to discuss climate issues and systemic change with their children.
Go Do Something!
Steven Earle, author of ‘Runaway Climate’ and ‘A Brief History of the Earth’s Climate’, shares the inspiring story of a small island community that chose to confront climate change directly through a project called “Climate-12-12-12.” This initiative has not only sparked important conversations but also ignited a movement for collective action.
Hurricane Helene and the Need for Climate Emergency Preparedness
As extreme weather events grow more frequent and severe—even in areas that were once considered safe—grasping their link to climate change is more vital than ever. The recent devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in September serves as a stark reminder of this reality, with its impacts likely to be felt for a long time to come.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Bridging the Past with Climate Action
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, observed on September 30th in Canada, honors residential school survivors and acknowledges the harm caused by these institutions. It’s a day for reflection on historical injustices and a commitment to reconciliation and justice for Indigenous communities.
Climate Action vs. Personal Priorities: How To Find Harmony In Your Eco Journey
Even with widespread awareness of the urgent need to cut carbon emissions, many people continue to travel frequently. Sami Grover, author of ‘We’re All Climate Hypocrites Now’, explores this contradiction, focusing on how eco-conscious individuals often struggle to reduce high-impact behaviors like flying
Resolving Conflict around Climate Change
Climate change, like many pressing issues today, sparks a wide array of passionate responses. People often quickly find themselves on opposing sides of the debate. For some, ignoring climate change…
The Urgent Need for Climate Action: How We Can All Make a Difference
Climate change is more than just a buzzword—it’s a global crisis that affects every corner of our planet. The consequences are severe and far-reaching, from melting ice caps and extreme weather events to the threat they pose to our food systems and communities.
July 2024’s Best Podcasts: Hot Picks For Your Earbuds
Our Podcast Roundup offers a set of three thought-provoking podcasts to empower you to live greener, make informed choices, and contribute to a more sustainable future for future generations.
Most Good For The Least Harm (MOGO)
The Solutionary Way paints a vivid picture of the everyday choices we make, and gently nudges us toward a more thoughtful approach to our ethical compass.
Interview with Don Hall, author of The Regeneration Handbook
In this interview, The Regeneration Handbook author, Don Hall explains evolutionary change and the great transition, and offers his hope for the future.
Interview with Leor Rotchild, author of How We Gather Matters
In our latest author interview, Leor Rotchild, author of How We Gather Matters, shares his approach to making events inclusive, eco-friendly, and purposeful.
Essential Items for Your Emergency Kit
As we work to process the realities of climate change, learning to manage our emotions around this crisis is crucial. But as climate disruption continues and increases, preparing for scenarios such as utility disruptions, local disasters involving floods or fires, or unseasonal freezing or heating can also help us move from panic mode into action mode.
Interview with Steven Earle, author of Runaway Climate
With Runaway Climate, author Steven Earle draws sobering parallels between the PETM event of millions of years ago and the converging climate crises we’re currently facing, in an urgent yet hopeful call to action.
The Lens of Upfront Carbon
In this excerpt, Alter outlines the two sides of the carbon-emission reduction battleground – the supply side and the demand side – and why one might be the more important one to pay attention to in order to mitigate climate change.
Make Mobility More Sustainable
In How We Gather Matters, Leor Rotchild shows how partnering a bicycle service, Cyclepalooza, and the Calgary Stampede was a perfect match.
What Will Happen to the Ocean During Climate Collapse?
Understanding the core revenue streams of your farm is vital for strategic planning and sustainability. It enables informed decision-making on resource allocation, investment, and diversification. By identifying profitable avenues, farmers can optimize operations, mitigate risks, and adapt to market fluctuations, ensuring long-term profitability and resilience in the agricultural sector.
Why Does My Garden Not Look Like The Garden Writers?
Have you ever wondered why no matter how hard you try, your garden looks nothing like the gardens in the gardening columns? You aren’t alone! In The Intelligent Gardener, Steve Solomon explains why it can be hard – if not impossible – to achieve the same results as those in the gardening columns.
Happy Earth Day 2024
While we spend lots of time thinking about climate change and positive solutions for troubled times at New Society Publishers, we’re also always keen to celebrate and collectively consider how we might create a more just, equitable, and cleaner future for all.
Climate Week 2023: The Greatest Economy You’ve Never Heard Of
In this fascinating excerpt from Escape From Overshoot, we explore the possibility of a wellbeing economy and highlight the inner workings of countries that are trying it out.
Climate Week 2023: COVID-19’s Surprise Positive Impact on Climate
Steven Earle was writing A Brief History of the Earth’s Climate as the pandemic unfolded, and captured some of the surprising impacts that the global shift had on the climate.
Climate Week 2023: Are We All In A State Of Climate Crisis Denial?
It’s hard to imagine those speaking at NY Climate Week self-identifying as being in climate denial but that’s exactly what Andrew Boyd does, kind of. Read what Andrew says the first stage of denial looks like by checking out this excerpt from I Want A Better Catastrophe.
How Change Actually Happens
Today, we share an excerpt from Sami Grover’s We’re All Climate Hypocrites Now, which discusses change and how to make it happen.
How Do I Cope with Climate Anxiety?
Climate anxiety and eco-anxiety are very real for many of us. How can we process this grief and fear about the climate? Can we transform these into powerful tools for acting on behalf of the climate? Margaret Klein Salamon says we absolutely can. It’s not quick or easy, but doing this work may well be the most important step on the road to addressing the climate emergency.
Reducing Your Electricity Generation and Heating
We have relatively little control over how our electricity is generated, except to lobby governments and power companies. But some of us have the option of taking things into our own hands by generating our own electricity. The conditions for that have never been better, and they will continue to improve.
Why is Escaping Overshoot Necessary?
People make and use artifacts of all kinds which massively amplify our demands on the environment through resource extraction, processing, manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal. Hence, the capacity of the environment to sustain us depends on the population of both humans and what we make and use, and how.
Climate Grief
As author Andrew Boyd demonstrates, we must go through a grieving process in order to move forward on climate issues. But how do we do that? And are we even sure what, exactly, we’re grieving? In this excerpt from I Want a Better Catastrophe, Boyd begins to unpack this tangled-up topic.
How Does Composting Affect Climate Change?
In Compost Science for Gardeners, author Robert Pavlis offers a science-based approach to help home gardeners choose the best method for their situation. For today’s blog, Robert looks at the climate benefits of home composting.
How to make introductions more inclusive
Have you ever considered that trying to be more inclusive can cause harm? Today, we share an excerpt from The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization where Crystal Byrd Farmer explains how adding seemingly harmless practices to actions like introductions may cause problems within your organization.
What Does ‘Climate Hypocrite’ Even Mean?
Often we hear that personal responsibility is central to tackling the climate emergency, but what happens when the choices we make are so often governed by the systems in which we live? Self-confessed eco-hypocrite Sami Grover says we should do what we can in our own lives, but then we need to target those actions to create systemic change. Today, we share an excerpt from We’re All Climate Hypocrites Now: How Embracing Our Limitations Can Unlock the Power of a Movement on what he means when he uses the term hypocrite.
Introduction to Power by Richard Heinberg
Richard Heinberg’s latest title, Power is an exploration of humanity’s power over nature and the power of some people over others. Power traces how four key elements developed to give humans extraordinary power: tool making ability, language, social complexity, and the ability to harness energy sources — most significantly, fossil fuels. Today, we take an excerpt from Power that explains how Richard started on the journey of writing this book.