Is it right about the future too? Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future seemed to predict our current age. Some think it might hold the key to saving our world.
The book that predicted today’s world
Uncanny: The Ministry for the Future is a climate fiction novel by writer Kim Stanley Robinson published in 2020. Set in the near future, the story follows a government body whose mission is to act as an advocate for the world's future generations. Glossary
Bureaucracy - A system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organisation that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully.
Drought - A time when there is not enough water and the ground is very dry.
Geoengineering - Deliberate attempts to intervene in the Earth's natural processes to counteract climate change on a large scale.
Mitigate - Make something bad less serious or dangerous.
Sulphur dioxide - A toxic chemical compound used in making sulphuric acid.
Aerosols - Liquids kept in a pressurised container and then released as a spray.
Fossil fuel - Fossil fuels, including coal, crude oil and natural gas, are made from decomposing plants and other organisms. The non-renewable fuels are burned for energy, emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Capitalism - A form of economy characterised by private property and competition between companies.
Profit - A financial game.
Humanitarian - People or views that advocate for human welfare