Introduction

In march of this year, the nation of india faced widespread and severe heat waves. Experts blame high temperatures driven by climar change. In kim stanley robinson's novel, the ministry for the future, electric grids across india fail leaving millions without access to air conditioning. As a result, anestimated 20 million people die within hours. The main policy idea in the book is to create a new global currency paid out to people and companies that reduce carbon dioxide production and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.