How Will Climate Change Transform Our Democracy?

If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what’s possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, impacting thousands of lives.

It’s not just an environmental catastrophe we have to worry about. Relentless climate change-related disasters are creating a less stable world and threatening the underpinnings of American democracy: uprooting communities, destroying tax bases, and increasing racial and class inequalities.

Join New America CA for a lunch conversation with New York Times best-selling author David Wallace-Wells. His recent book, The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, explores the far-reaching impacts of climate change and steps policymakers and citizens can take to address short-term threats and build long-term strategies for resilience.

SPEAKER

David Wallace-Wells
2019 NA National Fellow; Deputy Editor at New York Magazine
Author, The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
@dwallacewells

MODERATOR

Autumn McDonald
Director, New America CA
Recent Publication: Making the Shift from Empathy to Action
@Autumn_McDo

INTRODUCTION

Rachel Alexander
Associate Director, New America CA
Recent Publication: How Do You Love What You May Soon Lose?
@AlexanderRach

RSVP to Apoorva Katikaneni at katikaneni@newamerica.org

SEATING IS LIMITED

Complimentary copies of The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming will be available at the event.

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