The Oceanic Feeling

<p>Isabella Lövin's <em>The Oceanic Feeling: On the Need for a New Narrative</em> is a unique document of a life spent on the front lines of the climate battle and at the negotiating tables where the future of our planet is decided.</p><p>The Swedish investigative journalist who became a member of the European Parliament and then served for seven years in government five of those as Deputy Prime Minister and Climate Minister takes us on a journey behind the scenes of climate and global ocean policy making.</p><p>Some may remember the viral picture of her signing the Swedish climate law in 2017. As Donald Trump just had signed a regressive executive order limiting women's sexual and reproductive rights surrounded by only men she by contrast signed progressive climate legislation surrounded by women.</p><p>Deeply concerned about the shrinking confidence in democracy Lövin offers a pedagogic and hopeful account of the fact that change can happen if there is a will and a vision. But she also recognizes the main reason why humanity is not acting on the many global crises: a narrative of egoism and individualism. A truer and much more positive story can be found when we recognize The Oceanic Feeling; a deep connection with nature people and the miraculous web of life on the planet; putting empathy responsibility and awe at the center of what it is to be human.</p><p>How Lövin asks us can we convert the world to this new healthier narrative?</p><p><br></p>