The Future We Choose
Books | Science / Global Warming & Climate Change
Christiana Figueres
Tom Rivett-Carnac
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Everyone should read this book' MATT HAIG'One of the most inspiring books I have ever read' YUVAL NOAH HARARI'Inspirational, compassionate and clear. The time to read this is NOW' MARK RUFFALO'Figueres and Rivett-Carnac dare to tell us how our response can create a better, fairer world' NAOMI KLEIN*****Discover why there's hope for the planet and how we can each make a difference in the climate crisis, starting today. Humanity is not doomed, and we can and will survive. The future is ours to create: it will be shaped by who we choose to be in the coming years. The coming decade is a turning point - it is time to turn from indifference or despair and towards a stubborn, determined optimism. 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.Practical, optimistic and empowering, The Future We Choose shows us steps we can all take to renew our planet and create a better world beyond the climate crisis: today, tomorrow, this year and in the coming decade. The time to act is now. This book will change the way you see the world, and your place in it.
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Author
Christiana Figueres
Pages
160
Publisher
Bonnier Books UK
Published Date
2020-02-25
ISBN
1838770836 9781838770839
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"This was insightful and truly should be required reading, but at the same time, it’s been nearly 10 years since the historic climate deal was signed and this book honestly feels dated. I think the biggest message we can still take away is we need to have hope. Hope is our greatest weapon against what’s to come, and while a lot of what we are trying to do to prevent catastrophe may not come to fruition, we have to keep trying.<br/><br/>Two years ago, I was in a sustainability program that literally changed my life. It depressed me and galvanized me in equal measures, but the biggest takeaway was that we have to try, in every way possible, to preserve all that is good in humanity. I think we can hope for the best and prepare for the worst without losing our sense of purpose for the planet and all those who reside on it. I recently found an article in The New Yorker from 2019 by Jonathan Frazen that I recommend, as I think it takes a more “practical” approach to hope.<br/><br/>In the meantime, if you are residing in the US, please register to vote for the upcoming election and keep the planet in mind as you do so! The world will thank you.<br/><br/>https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-if-we-stopped-pretending"
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