Naomi Klein’s ‘On Fire’
Naomi Klein’s ‘On Fire’ is a powerful manifesto which stimulates all corners of the climate movement, and stresses the urgency of positive change. Throughout the book, Klein succeeds in both educating and inspiring her young audience, and centres her work within a broader sphere of environmental literature. As a result, ‘On Fire’ provides a unique outlook on the climate crisis, and reflects the same ideological changes which have critiqued the development sphere.
Klein overarchingly argues that we will not be able to create any significant change towards environmental preservation until we have recognised and addressed the structural issues within our existing institutions and systems. ‘On Fire’ thus outlines the ideological framework behind the ‘green new deal’ – a grassroots ‘climate ...