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Facing the Anthropocene: climate change is a ‘global emergency’”

Ian Angus talks about his book, Facing the Anthropocene: Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System, with The Ubyssey, student newspaper of the University of British Columbia, in an article by Gabriela Doebeli

“This summer, a panel of geologists voted to recognize today as an age where human activities match or exceed natural forces and are globally significant. They named it the Anthropocene. ¶ On September 13, Ian Angus, an author and eco-socialist activist, spoke at a colloquium organized by UBC’s geography department, addressing this proposed geological epoch and introducing his new book, Facing the Anthropocene….”

Read the article in The Ubyssey

Please note: Ian Angus’s Ottawa book event: September 27, 7:00 p.m. at Octopus Centretown (@25One Community 251 Bank St. 2nd floor)

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