The writer and broadcaster Britt Wray discusses her new book Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis (Knopf, 2022), with Joseph Planta.

Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis by Britt Wray (Knopf, 2022). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Generation Dread

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

A lot of people are suffering from climate and environment-related fears and anxieties. A new book from Britt Wray confronts eco-anxiety, providing scientific knowledge and emotional insight, showing that it can be a healthy response to the state of the world. Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis is an engaging book that looks at ways to mourn, as well as addressing critical issues like inequality in the world. That’s key because the ill-effects of the climate crisis aren’t felt equally. It’s usually the poorest and more marginalised that suffer the most. And the book gets personal. When Britt talks about discussions she had in her family with her partner about whether to have children, we see how the world’s future can impact what’s happening at home. Britt Wray is a writer and broadcaster. She is a post doctoral fellow at Stanford University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She holds a PhD in science communication from the University of Copenhagen. Her work has been featured in sundry publications like the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, and Globe and Mail. Her newsletter, Gen Dread can be found at http://gendread.substack.com. This new book is published by Knopf. She joined me from Toronto last week. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Britt Wray; Dr. Wray, good morning.

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