32 pages 1 hour read

Elizabeth Kolbert

Field Notes from a Catastrophe

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

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Essay Topics

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What effect will recarbonization have on the world’s climate, and what implications will this have for prospective climate action? Substantiate your response with scientific research.

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Discuss the idea of climate change as a natural process, making reference to Kolbert’s Field Notes from a Catastrophe. 

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With reference to Kolbert’s presentation of climate change, discuss whether macroeconomic factors render grassroots climate activism unimportant. 

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