It's Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World

by Mikaela Loach

Overview

From a star of the climate justice movement, a fresh, radical perspective for real climate action and “an indispensable toolkit for a new generation of activists” (Naomi Klein). 

For too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted to be made compatible with capitalism. In It’s Not That Radical, Loach addresses head-on the issues at the root of the climate crisis.

As Loach shows, we are living in an economic system which pursues profit above all else; harmful, oppressive systems that heavily contribute to the climate crisis, and environmental consequences that have been toned down to the masses. Tackling the climate crisis requires us to visit the roots of poverty, capitalist exploitation, police brutality, and legal injustice. Climate justice offers the real possibility of huge leaps towards racial equality and collective liberation as it aims to dismantle the very foundations of these issues.

Written with candor and hope, It's Not That Radical will galvanize readers to take action, offering a practical and transformative appraisal of our circumstances to help mobilize a majority for the future of our planet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798888904442
Publisher:	Haymarket Books
Publication date:	07/08/2025
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

About the Author

Mikaela Loach is an acclaimed author, climate justice organizer, and speaker, recognized as one of the most influential women in the UK climate movement by Forbes, Global Citizen, and BBC Woman’s Hour. Loach organizes with grassroots climate movements such as Stop Cambo, Fossil Free Books, Resist Glencore and The UK Black Eco Feminist Collective. She is the co-director of the AWETHU School of Organising and co-hosts the YIKES podcast.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. What is Climate Justice?
2. So Who’s Responsible?
3. Beyond White Environmentalism
4. Deconstructing Capitalism
5. In Denial Much? The Fossil-fuel Industry
6. Too Radical or Not Radical Enough?
7. You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
8. That’s Not the Type of Diversity We Want
9. No One Else is Coming to Save Us
10. Hope as an Active Stance

Bibliography
Notes
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Index

Editorial Reviews

Practical and urgent—this is a clarion call for transformation from the front lines of the fight for people and planet. I have no doubt It's Not That Radical will become an indispensable toolkit for a new generation of activists.”
—Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything

"It’s Not That Radical lays out an unflinching case that the climate crisis did not just fall out of the sky. It was manufactured with intent by corporations both blood thirsty and greed-crazed. Mikaela Loach blends personal narrative and historical facts to show that the only real solutions to the climate crisis are those that work toward dismantling the systems that wrought it. It is a tough task, but after reading this book, you’ll be excited to take it on. After all, there’s nothing radical about saving your home!"
—Mary Annaïse Heglar, author of Troubled Waters and The World Is Ours to Cherish

“A long-awaited read for anyone who is keen to understand the systemic causes of climate degradation and what we can do about it.”
—Dazed

“Mikaela is the real deal! One of those rare voices able to see the bigger picture and connect the dots to understand how multiple forms of exploitation are interconnected, and to think and organize strategically accordingly. Her commitment, vision, and integrity are as inspiring as her joyful energy.”
—Emma Dabiri, author of What White People Can Do Next

“Mikaela Loach is changing the world and inspiring a new generation to act boldly on climate justice.”
—Leah Thomas

“A hopeful, compassionate and inclusive invitation to join the fight for climate justice, firmly grounded in the specifics of what injustice looks like, and how we can challenge it. Reading It’s Not That Radical feels like having a conversation with a well-informed but compassionate friend.”
—Waging Nonviolence

"[A] thoughtful and compelling climate justice manifesto...Loach makes a powerful argument for immediate, far-reaching social change, including the demise of capitalism."
—Booklist

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