Earth:Under a White Sky

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Short description: 2021 non-fiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert
First edition
(publ. Crown Publishing Group)

Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future is a 2021 environmental book by Elizabeth Kolbert.[1] The book follows many of the themes she explored in The Sixth Extinction.

Summary

Under a White Sky is focused on the various kinds of environmental crises created by the Anthropocene and different degrees of technological solutions available to humanity to address them – while also being critical of full-blown techno-solutionism.[2][3]

The title refers to the most extreme climate change mitigation strategy, solar geoengineering, designed to reflect sunlight from the earth.[2] Throughout the book she explores how a technological fix for one problem can lead to further problems while also acknowledging the important role those technologies might play.[4]

Reception

Reception of the book was generally positive. The Washington Post praised it for "expertly mix[ing] travelogue, science reporting, and explanatory journalism, all with the authority of a writer confident enough to acknowledge ambiguity."[4] The New York Times review focused on how the book explores the ambiguities of our current environmental crisis.[2] A NPR review described the book as "tell[ing] by showing. Without beating the reader over the head, she makes it clear how far we already are from a world of undisturbed, perfectly balanced nature – and how far we must still go to find a new balance for the planet's future that still has us humans in it."[3] The Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell lauded Kolbert by saying, "To be a well-informed citizen of Planet Earth, you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert..."[5]

Under a White Sky was shortlisted for the 2021 Wainwright Prize in the Global Conservation Writing category.[6] The book made the long list for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.[7] It was selected for The Washington Post's "10 Best Books of 2021" list.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "UNDER A WHITE SKY" (in en-us). Kirkus. 2020-12-22. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/elizabeth-kolbert/under-a-white-sky/. Retrieved 2021-08-06. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Szalai, Jennifer (2021-02-10). "Electrified Rivers and Other Attempts to Save the Environment" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/books/review-under-white-sky-elizabeth-kolbert.html. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frank, Adam (8 February 2021). "'Under A White Sky' Examines What It Might Take For Humans To Continue To Exist" (in en). NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/02/08/965306203/under-a-white-sky-examines-what-it-might-take-for-humans-to-continue-to-exist. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lozada, Carlos. "Review | Why humanity can't be trusted to repair its own environmental damage" (in en-US). The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/11/kolbert-white-sky/. 
  5. ↑ "Elizabeth Kolbert". https://sites.prh.com/elizabethkolbert. 
  6. ↑ Comerford, Ruth (2021-08-21). "Sethi, Winn and Rebanks shortlisted for Wainwright Prize". https://www.thebookseller.com/news/sethi-winn-and-rebanks-shortlisted-wainwright-prize-1274286. 
  7. ↑ "2022 Winners". 17 October 2021. https://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/carnegie-medals/2022-winners. 
  8. ↑ "The 10 Best Books of 2021". The Washington Post. November 18, 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/interactive/2021/best-books-2021/. 

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