Athens Regional Library System

For the Philo of Philosophy

Thursday, April 21, 2022, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

We will read the Meditations on First Philosophy, by Rene Descartes.  Click on the highlighted text to access the reading in GALILEO.

Talking About Books -- The future we choose: The stubborn optimist's guide to surviving the climate crisis

Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Multipurpose Room C

Join us as we discuss The future we choose:the stubborn optimist’s guide to surviving the climate crisis by Christina Figueres

Summary:  "In this cautionary but optimistic book, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac--the architects of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement--tackle arguably the most urgent and consequential challenge humankind has ever faced: the world's changing climate and the fate of humanity. In The Future We Choose, the authors outline two possible scenarios for the planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris targets for carbon dioxide emission reduction. In the other, they describe what it will take to create and live in a carbon-neutral, regenerative world. They argue for confronting the climate crisis head-on, with determination and optimism. How we all of us address the climate crisis in the next thirty years will determine not only the world we will live in but also the world we will bequeath to our children and theirs. The Future We Choose presents our options and tells us, in no uncertain terms, what governments, corporations, and each of us can and must do to fend off disaster"-- Provided by publisher.