The Woman Daring Us to Build a World Without Oil and Coal

The United States is on the brink of its most consequential transformation since the New Deal. Read more about what it takes to decarbonize the economy, and what stands in the way, here. This story was originally published by Hakai Magazine and is reproduced here as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. Imagination is a powerful thing. Mary Shelley predicted organ transplantation in her novel Frankenstein, published in 1818.