Klein powerfully presents a case for the Green New Deal, an ambitious legislative programme that has found support among many progressives in the United States. Above all else, On Fire is a denouement of 30 years’ worth of inaction (or, at best, tinkering) by governments and corporations. There is bewilderment and denial, yes, but more often than not, an unexpected capacity for quite radical change. She pays close attention to the vagaries of human responses to the very uncomfortable reality that the Earth’s climate is altering dramatically.
Klein’s book is not just about freak weather conditions and the climbing dial of the Earth’s thermostat. On Fire is an unapologetic, no-holes-barred, revolutionary manifesto that moves beyond the paralysis of panic to issue an urgent and convincing call to action. But Klein does not content herself with simply screaming bloody murder. We feel a mounting sense of urgency in the words that she conveys. Compiled chronologically, the essays of award-winning journalist, social activist and filmmaker Naomi Klein represent a powerful reminder of the startling pace of change.
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