The Carbon Wave

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The Carbon Wave is written by Leah C. Stokes and published by MIT Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0262054779 (ISBN 10) and 9780262054775 (ISBN 13).

The true, inspiring story of the new parents who spearheaded an unlikely climate victory. From the rising climate advocate named to the Time100 Next list. They were perhaps an unlikely trio: the professor Leah Stokes, Special Assistant Sonia Aggarwal in the White House, and Adrian Deveny in the Senate Majority Leader’s office, but together, they crafted some of the boldest climate legislation of our times. In The Carbon Wave, Stokes chronicles the turbulent path of their climate bill as it lurched between breakthrough and collapse—from the hopeful beginnings of the Green New Deal in 2018 to the bill’s near-certain defeat by Senator Joe Manchin in the winter of 2021 to the surprise passage of the landmark legislation in August of 2022. During much of this critical time, Stokes was pregnant or in the NICU by the side of her premature twins, and her legislative partners were new parents too. Interlacing personal narratives with stories from Congress, the White House, and independent activists, Stokes shows how dogged perseverance and collective action can still bend the course of climate politics. The book concludes with an update from the second Trump administration, explaining the parts of the bill that were—and were not—rolled back, and why we should remain hopeful that progress can be made. As Ezra Klein says, “Always. Read. Leah Stokes.” The Carbon Wave is a testament to the very kind of grit and resilience we need in this historical moment if we wish to have a livable future.