Facing the Climate Emergency, Second Edition

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.