This short story inspired a wide-ranging conversation about how Carly and Caroline respond to climate change in their personal lives. They talk about how they can build a better society right now but they choose not to because they are unwilling to make certain trade-offs.Solar punk stories explore the potential for human society to respond to climate catastrophe to build a better society. In this story we have a picture of potential for a terrible society.Get your copy of the books using our affiliate links here:“Emergency Skin”Seveneves by Neal StephensonComplete our feedback form and suggest books to read for future seasons: https://forms.gle/d1czC4kmE9gmzCes8Subscribe to our email newsletter on Substack: https://bookclubpod.substack.com/

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