Despite It All
A Handbook for Climate Hopefuls
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Granta Books
Publishing:12th Feb '26
£14.99
This title is due to be published on 12th February, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A short, energising book that offers seven reasons to feel a bit more positive about the future of the planet
There is a climate crisis, extinctions are accelerating, forests are disappearing, water cycles are collapsing and pollution is choking our skies and seas. It is easy to be defeatist about the fate of our planet. And yet, despite it all, it's not too late: things can change for the better. Fred Pearce has been reporting from the frontline of climate change and environmental recovery for over four decades and what he has seen has given him reason - in fact, seven reasons - for (cautious) hope. Here, we learn how nature is finding ways to thrive in unexpected places, how the population bomb has been defused, how our consumerist societies are finally approaching 'peak stuff', and how a combination of ancient wisdom and modern technology can help us correct our course.
Fred is one of the few people that understand the world as it really is -- James Lovelock * praise for Fred Pearce *
A natural storyteller who makes you feel intelligent -- Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project * praise for Fred Pearce *
Thankfully, the solutions for Earth's huge, slow climate problem don't have to play out immediately or all at once. Fred Pearce excels in reporting on the many solutions that are already in play and far along toward solving their particular parts of the big problem. We can model the rest of what needs to be done on their encouraging success -- Stewart Brand * author of Whole Earth Discipline: The Rise of Ecopragmatism *
Fred Pearce has worked around the world as an environmental journalist for several decades. His latest book distils the clear reasons for retaining our optimism about a resolution of the climate crisis, using enlightening stories from across the planet... A clear, persuasive and an uplifting read -- Chris Goodall * author of Possible: Ways to Net Zero *
ISBN: 9781803513621
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