I think that Climate Change Fiction is a great new up and coming genre of literature that has the power to change the world. We are at a time right now where the decision we make as a planet will determine the fate of Earth. Either we try to rescue it by cutting carbon dioxide emissions, or we just keep doing what we’re doing and destroy it. The beauty of cli-fi, however, is that is has the ability to influence people’s decisions.

In an article by Sarah Holding, she talks about her motivations for writing cli-fi. What I find most interesting, and applicable to what we have talked about in this course, is how she wants to connect children with the environment and mother earth. Because we can’t all go and see the polar ice caps melting first hand, by writing cli-fi short stories, she can convey the same message to her audience. This is crucial to the health of our planet because the involvement and passion from the younger generations is the future of our planet. By connecting these children with cli-fi, it will help motivate them to make a positive impact on the world. I also enjoyed the fact that Holding uses her work as a contribution to stopping global warming. Throughout this course, I have had the image that in order to stop global warming everybody needs to physically contribute in one way or another. After reading this article, I discovered that there are so many ways in which people can help prevent global warming from getting worse. From making videos, to writing novels, to leading campaigns, there are so many different ways to contribute to the cause.

In an interview with Dan Bloom, I found it very interesting how there was a discussion about what makes cli-fi actually cli-fi. Similarly, in class, we have had very similar discussions in which we compared the similarities of all the short stories, and various kinds of cli-fi stories we have read over the course of the term. It was interesting to read Bloom’s response and compare them to our class discussions and see the similarities and differences. What I likes about Bloom’s response is that he acknowledges that cli-fi is meant to be open to interpretation. There is no set medium or discourse in which these stories have to be written—they can be created in whatever way maximizes their effectiveness. This is inspirational because it opens up the genre to unlimited creativity. Through videos, podcasts, art, stories, novels, games, and many more, the world can be exposed to cli-fi. Additionally, I found Bloom’s response interesting when asked about how now was the critical time for cli-fi. He agreed that the time was now to act. The issues are already hitting the world, so we need to act immediately…if were not already too late. The temperature is already rising which will lead to increasing sea levels. This will have worldwide effects that will devastate large cities worldwide. In order to save our world, immediate action needs to take place, and cli-fi is just the first step. In order to create action, cli-fi authors need to create awareness and emotion that will drive people to action. This is the eventual goal, and hopefully we have left ourselves enough time to minimize the effects of climate change.