The Great Transition

In the aftermath of the Great Transition—a global effort to decarbonize the planet and reach net-zero emissions—Emi and her parents, Larch and Kristina, navigate a stabilized but fragile world. Kristina, a former climate revolutionary, vanishes after a string of assassinations targeting members of the Climate Tribunal. Emi and Larch travel from their sustainable community in Greenland to a recovering New York City to find her. Their search reveals the tension between the collective sacrifice required to stop ecological collapse and the personal cost of political violence, as the narrative shifts between the chaotic years of the climate crisis and the structured society that replaced it.

Environmental scientists, policy advocates, and readers of climate fiction use this book to visualize the logistical and social realities of a post-carbon economy. The story provides a concrete look at potential systems for resource rationing, judicial accountability for polluters, and large-scale ecological restoration. Readers walk away with a specific perspective on how institutional shifts and individual actions interact during a global crisis. It offers a framework for imagining how societies might reorganize labor and technology to address rapid environmental change while managing the trauma of the past.