One might be tempted to describe this book as "thought-provoking," but that would be far too inane for a collection like this. This book gave me straight up climate disaster nightmares because the state of the world, the state of humans and the climate, is horrifying. Occasionally, the writers would offer a glimmer, ever so faint, of hope for the future of climate change, but mostly this stuff is pretty bleak. We are probably, definitely, really screwed and the number of (separate) essays that mocked the idea of American exceptionalism and ingenuity pulling us through any climate catastrophes is telling. It's kind of like maxing out a credit card and assuming future you will make the money up to pay it off, even though you don't have the means to right now? Seems like if it's not good personal finance advice, probably also not good climate change advice? There are some really good ideas here though and I liked how well-written each essay was. The ones about wildfires and animal agriculture were fascinating, as was the one about how New York City is actually the most efficient and feasibly environmentally-friendly way to accommodate 7 billion people. (Who knew??) Highly recommend this if you are looking for an informed, bone-chilling thrill.