Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “An optimistic view on why collective action is still possible—and how it can be realized.” —_The_ _New York Times_ “As far as heroic characters go, I’m not sure you could do better than Katharine Hayhoe.” —_Scientific American_ “It’s not an exaggeration to say that _Saving Us_ is one of the more important books about climate change to have been written.” —_The Guardian_ United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future. Called “one of the nation's most effective communicators on climate change” by _The New York Times_, Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. Over the past fifteen years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it—and she wants to teach you how. In _Saving Us,_ Hayhoe argues that when it comes to changing hearts and minds, facts are only one part of the equation. We need to find shared values in order to connect our unique identities to collective action. This is not another doomsday narrative about a planet on fire. It is a multilayered look at science, faith, and human psychology, from an icon in her field—recently named chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy. Drawing on interdisciplinary research and personal stories, Hayhoe shows that small conversations can have astonishing results. _Saving Us_ leaves us with the tools to open a dialogue with your loved ones about how we all can play a role in pushing forward for change.