It’s the job of the artist not just to ask questions but to provoke thought. The climate debate seems to be in a bit of a pickle at the moment, exacerbated almost unimaginably by the recent unprovoked war currently raging in the Middle East. While many would argue that we have already reached a tipping point in the struggle to manage climate change (and in some ways that argument can be successfully made) the irony is that this war, whose implications and ramifications are likely to rumble on for decades as empires crumble, is all about fossil fuel: oil and gas in particular.

We are, it seems, still hooked on the damn stuff.

Later this year, art.earth Books will publish On a day like today we just need to look forward (culture | imagining | energy | creativity). The title is hopeful, something that feels in rather short supply since the world order has teetered into permanent change in the few short months since the title emerged into the world. But despite the pestilence of warring men (and yes, they are almost all men at the helm here) we believe Hope still has a place. As does art, and creative thinking, and innovation and positivity.

Whether you agree or not, perhaps you will consider submitting your ideas to our publication. If you think you have something to say (or show) please take more of a look at https://artearthbooks.com/a-day-like-today/ and send us your thoughts before May 9.

The image used in this blog is from NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio, Key and Title by uploader (Eric Fisk) – https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/maps/index_v4.html , CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113131169