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Climate Champions : 15 Women Fighting for Your Future.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sarah, Rachel.
- Series:
- Women of Power
- Women of Power ; v.10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women environmentalists.
- Climatic changes.
- Environmental protection.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Climate Champions
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- These 15 contemporary climate champions are on the frontlines of science to create a sustainable future on Earth.They are climate scientists, journalists, professors, academics, researchers, and policy makers from around the world who draft policies with real-world impact, run science labs to find new answers to old problems, and lead organizations at the forefront of change. These women reveal how racial and social injustices lie at the root of the climate crisis. Their stories are accessible and energetic, with spotlights on the triumphs and struggles of women who are working to protect the planet. As young readers learn how these champions are rising up around the world, they will learn how to be part of the solution.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Challenge the System
- 1. Molly Kawahata: Keep on Climbing
- 2. Amy Westervelt: Calling Out the System One Podcast at a Time
- 3. Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru: Black Girl Environmentalist
- 4. Trimita Chakma: Rising Up in the Global South
- 5. Tori Tsui: Bad Activist
- Part II: Hold Fast to Science
- 6. Katharine Hayhoe: The Science Mom Who's Saving Us
- 7. Jacquelyn Gill: Lost in the Ice Age
- 8. Brigitte Baptiste: Queering Ecology
- 9. Jeanette Davis: Just Keep Swimming
- 10. Nikki Roach: A Day in the Life of a Conservation Biologist
- Part III: Take a Stand for Justice
- 11. Amy Cardinal Christianson: Burning Good Fires
- 12. Anna Jane Joyner: Flipping the Script on Climate
- 13. Jennifer Uchendu: Sustainability Vibes
- 14. Tessa Khan: Keep It in the Ground
- 15. Anushka Saia Bhaskar: No Justice, No Peace
- Acknowledgments
- Resources
- Notes
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781641607025
- 1641607025
- OCLC:
- 1369150672
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