Read Adam Wickberg's review of "Overshoot: Why the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown"

Read Co-Director Adam Wickberg's review in the journal Critical Inquiry,  of "Overshoot: Why the World Surrenderd to Climate Breakdown" by Andreas Malm and Wim Carton, published by Verso in 2024.

Wim Carton recently visited  us at the Center of Excellence for Anthrpocene History to present the book.

Excerpt

"Despite multilateral agreements, pledges, protocols, commitments, rising scientific evidence, and new technological projects, the Keeling curve continues to register a steep rise in CO₂ emissions. How did we end up in a situation where overshoot of agreed temperature targets seemed perfectly acceptable?... "

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