As the climate crisis grows, 'cli-fi' books are driving action by showing dark, all-too-possible futures, says climate researcher Bill McGuire. Here are some of his favourites
, a cautionary tale published in 1889 on the perils ofFor me, though, this broadening of the genre is misguided. It dilutes a growing body of work that is, and should remain, very much of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
“Cli-fi immerses its readers in futures that, without urgent action, will face our children and their children” That is because there is an important difference between earlier tales of climate turmoil and more contemporary works. While older stories describe environmental outcomes we are now coming to expect with climate change, they don’t necessarily link human activities to. That is very much the point of cli-fi. Without exception, today’s writers make this connection abundantly clear and raise important questions about what we should do next.
As such, modern cli-fi is fiction with a purpose: to immerse its readers in futures that, without urgent action, will face our children and their children. By bringing these horrific scenarios to life, it seeks to spur us into action, encouraging us to do our bit to ensure that they never come to pass. Climate fiction is nothing less than a call to arms.
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