We Are the Weather
Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
by Jonathan Safran Foer
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“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
Source →“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
Source →“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
Source →“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
Source →“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
Source →Recommended by 8 notable people, including Natalie Portman and Jordan Hughes
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Should I read this?
Jonathan Safran Foer's We Are the Weather reads like a spirited moral polemic woven with personal anecdote and plainspoken argument. Its useful part is the ethical challenge: if you accept human-caused warming, what lifestyle choices follow? The book motivates and agitates rather than supplying technical road maps, so readers seeking careful data analysis or step-by-step policy plans may be frustrated. Tone can shift to sermonizing, and practical recommendations are often broad rather than detailed.
Read this if...
- •a high-school environmental-science teacher prepping a class debate who wants a readable, emotionally charged prompt about personal responsibility
- •a parent worried about future generations who needs a readable moral case to spur household-level changes and family conversations
- •a communications officer at a local sustainability office trying to craft persuasive messaging that links everyday choices to climate consequences
Skip this if...
- •you'll likely put it down when moral exhortation and repeated lifestyle prescriptions start to feel preachy and restate the same point
- •annoying if you prefer neutral, data-heavy explanation — the tone favors moral argument and anecdote over careful scientific exposition
- •not for readers seeking practical, hands-on behavior programs — the book lacks hands-on exercises and step-by-step implementation guides
Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming because of human activity. But do those of us who accept the reality of humancaused climate change truly believe it If we did, surely we would be roused to act on what we know. Will future generations distinguish between those who didnt believe in the ...
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Difficulty:easy
Audience Fit
- a high-school environmental-science teacher prepping a class debate who wants a readable, emotionally charged prompt about personal responsibility
- a parent worried about future generations who needs a readable moral case to spur household-level changes and family conversations
- a communications officer at a local sustainability office trying to craft persuasive messaging that links everyday choices to climate consequences
- you'll likely put it down when moral exhortation and repeated lifestyle prescriptions start to feel preachy and restate the same point
- annoying if you prefer neutral, data-heavy explanation — the tone favors moral argument and anecdote over careful scientific exposition
- not for readers seeking practical, hands-on behavior programs — the book lacks hands-on exercises and step-by-step implementation guides
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Recommended by 9 sources and appears in Climate Change, Science, and Nonfiction.
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“A brilliant book. Advocates a world war scale emergency response to climate change. And reminds us how much human behaviour can change for the better when the chips are down and we understand and FEEL like the stakes are high.”
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