Dr. Kimberly Nicholas is Associate Professor of Sustainability Science at Lund, Sweden's highest-ranked university. Born and raised on her family's vineyard in Sonoma, California, she studied the effect of climate change on the California wine industry for her PhD in Environment and Resources at Stanford University. Since then, she has published over 50 articles on climate and sustainability in leading peer-reviewed journals, and her research has been featured in outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, USA Today, Buzzfeed and more. She has also been profiled in Elle and The Guardian, and gives appearances at around 50 lectures each year, such as the recent Climate Change Leadership summit.
Advance Praise for Under the Sky We Make One of Bustle's Most Anticipated Books of March 2021 The move from exploitation to regeneration is indeed critical if we are going to have a chance in the global warming fight--and since this decade is critical, this book comes at the right moment! --Bill McKibben, author Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? As the world faces more and more strange weather brought about by climate change, we'll all be forced to confront its impact on our lives. Thankfully, Kimberly Nicholas' Under the Sky We Make is here to show all of us how we can save the world, just by making meaningful changes in our own lives. -Bustle A crash-course on why climate change is happening and how to fix it, interwoven with beautifully written, witty anecdotes...Under the Sky We Make pushes back--politely, but with science--against the narrative that individual actions make little difference to the climate...A breezy field guide on how to align your lifestyle with your values. -Grist This compelling book about climate change really packs a punch, because climate scientist Nicholas relentlessly brings things down to the personal level....Libraries wondering if they really need another title on climate change should rest reassured; this is a realistic, accessible, and clarion call for change...Students will enjoy Nicholas's wry observations and appreciate her approachable insights as well as her key take-aways from every chapter. --Booklist (starred) Lund University climate scientist Nicholas delivers a user-friendly survey of the current state of the knowledge on climate change...Readers looking to save the world--and humanity--should take an interest in this harm-reducing program. -Kirkus In these pages, Dr. Kimberly Nicholas takes us by the hand to explore our most important questions about the climate crisis: What's happening? What next? And-most importantly-'how do I leverage my power to help make things better for everyone, for generations to come?' Educational and galvanizing, this book is part memoir, part expose, part warm conversation with a friend-and it is a soul-stirring call to action. --Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, and widow of Paul Kalanithi, author of When Breath Becomes Air A beautiful book--wise, painful, transformative--about all that we might still save. Reading it forced me to dig deep within myself, to try to find answers to what I cared about most, what I believed. --Jayson Greene, author of Once More We Saw Stars