CSPO Events
Imagining COP60: Scenarios, Sci-fi, and Policy Tools in Post-Normal Fiction
Last year’s COP26 was one of the most widely followed events in the history of climate politics. Though new, more ambitious agreements were reached, the world was left with big questions about whether nations would be able to limit global warming to 1.5°C—and how we will adapt to the changes and climate chaos coming.
In his debut book, Our Shared Storm: A Novel of Five Climate Futures, climate fiction author Andrew Dana Hudson imagines the five possible futures for the COP and climate politics. Inspired by the IPCC’s Shared Socioeconomic Pathways scenarios, which were used in the recent Sixth Assessment Report, the stories examine the cultures of climate policy making in futures that range from hopeful to harrowing. The book also includes non-fiction discussions of the opportunities and challenges of writing climate fiction and using stories to advance policy thinking.
Hudson’s new book, Our Shared Storm, will be available for sale at the event.
This event is in-person only and will not be streamed. However, a recording will be available after the event. Attendees are required to wear masks for the entire duration of the program and show proof of vaccination with ID. If you’re in Arizona, join Andrew for an event at Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix on Friday, April 29 at 7:00 pm.