The Collapse of Western Civilization

In this haunting and provocative work, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway dramatize the science of climate change through a fictional account written by a historian in the year 2393.

The book explores how Western civilization failed to respond to the threat of climate change despite full awareness of its consequences.

It highlights the self-serving interests of the 'carbon combustion complex' and the ideological hegemony of neoliberalism that hindered necessary government regulations and actions.

The narrative depicts a world ravaged by soaring temperatures, rising sea levels, and catastrophic events such as the Great Collapse of 2093, which led to the disintegration of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet and a complete reshuffling of the global order.