Why, despite all we know about the causes and harms of global heating, has so little effective action been taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and what can we do to change that? Find out – and get inspired! – in this public lecture by UCSD Psychology Professor and climate activist Adam Aron.

Adam’s acclaimed and comprehensive new book, The Climate Crisis: Science, Impacts, Policy, Psychology, Justice, Social Movements (Cambridge University Press 2022) explains the mechanisms and impacts of the climate crisis, traces the history and reasons behind the lack of serious effort to combat it, describes some people’s ongoing skepticism and how to shift it, and motivates an urgent program of action. Adam argues that the pathway to stopping dangerous global heating will require a much larger mobilization of advocacy and activism to impel decision makers to abandon fossil fuels, and a transition to renewable energy and electrification embedded in a political and social framework guided by justice principles. The Climate Crisis is a comprehensive resource for both students and researchers on the climate crisis, the need for a renewable energy transition, the current blocks to progress, and how to overcome them.