After Zero

"After Zero" is a science fiction short story by Australian writer Greg Egan, first published in the anthology Phase Change: New SF Energies edited by Matthew Chrulew in 2022. It describes the efforts to stop climate change, both from a scientific and sociological perspective. The short story was also included in the collection Sleep and the Soul in 2023. "Crisis Actors", another story from this collection, also deals with climate change.