Andreas Karelas brings a hopeful message that we don't often hear about--we're actually already on our way to solving the climate crisis, and with more people involved, in both big and small ways, we have a chance at preserving our environment. We're on our way because there's a new approach to climate change that recognizes that people, not politics, are the agents of change that can create a sustainable world. And that in order to engage people in climate solutions, we need a new way of framing the problem.

The problem is not that climate change is an insurmountable challenge--it's that it can seem like it is. Instead of focusing on governmental gridlock and apocalyptic visions, Climate Courage emphasizes the rate of job creation in the green economy, introduces the reader to the growing number of conservatives and people of faith already engaged in climate solutions, and tells the stories of the many groups and organizations brainstorming clean energy solutions and putting them into place. Environmental activists and citizens will find inspiration to build trust between red and blue America, to avoid succumbing to despair and the inaction it breeds. In coming together, we just may rediscover community, gratitude, and service--values which help us live more fulfilling, less consumption-oriented lives.