History for Global Anxiety

 
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Libby Robin argues that environmental history is well positioned to address planetary concerns through interdisciplinary collaboration with scientists and policymakers. She shows how historians can inform future policy by placing ideas in historical context, drawing on past experiences, and critically engaging with contemporary ecological challenges. Robin emphasizes that avoiding such engagement risks leaving the framing of environmental futures to other disciplines, making historians’ contributions essential for more informed and nuanced debates.