THE FUTURE WE CHOOSE

ISBN-13: 9781786580368 / Angielski

Christiana Figueres; Tom Rivett-Carnac

Opis

The defining book on the climate crisis that shows us how we can and will survive

'I hope we all take this message to heart' YUVAL NOAH HARARI'Figueres and Rivett-Carnac dare to tell us how our response can create a better, fairer world' NAOMI KLEIN'Inspirational, compassionate and clear. The time to read this is NOW' MARK RUFFALOWe can survive the climate crisis. This book shows us how.We have two choices for our future, which is still unwritten. It will be shaped by who we choose to be right now. So, how can we change the story of the world?The Future We Choose is a passionate call to arms from former UN Executive Secretary for Climate Change, Christiana Figueres, and Tom Rivett-Carnac, senior political strategist for the Paris Agreement. We are still able to stave off the worst and manage the long-term effects of climate change, but we have to act now . We know what we need to do, and we have everything we need to do it.Practical, optimistic and empowering , The Future We Choose is a book for every generation, for all of us who feel powerless in the face of the climate crisis.This is the final hour: it can be our finest.But we must act now .

Recenzje

We are at a critical moment for the survival of humans and the rest of life on Earth. In The Future We Choose, Figueres and Rivett-Carnac explain what we can do to safeguard our world. This book presents what we must do to protect our shared future - your own, and that of everyone on this planet Leonardo DiCaprio

O autorze

Christiana Figueres was the UN Executive Secretary for Climate Change between 2010 and 2016. She was the public face of the most pivotal climate agreement in history, the Paris Climate Agreement, in 2015.

Tom Rivett-Carnac was senior political strategist for the Paris Agreement. Together they are the co-founders of Global Optimism, an organisation focused on creating environmental and social change, and co-hosts of the podcast Outrage and Optimism.