Breathe

Author Sadiq Khan
Narrator Sadiq Khan
Publisher Cornerstone
Run Time 4 hours and 47 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Autobiography: historical, political and military, Biography and non-fiction prose, Climate change, Memoirs, Politics and government, Society and Social Sciences, The environment, Weather and climate: general interest.

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What to expect

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Seven ways green politics goes wrong. Seven ways to get it back on track.

Fatalism. Apathy. Cynicism. Deprioritisation. Hostility. Cost. Gridlock.
When green campaigners and politicians lose the debate, this is why.

Now, the Mayor of London draws on a decade in the corridors (and cycle lanes) of power to explain how, in practice, to win the climate argument. His book will help create a world where we can all breathe again.

'A breath of fresh air' Observer
'Practical and highly readable' Financial Times
'Refreshing and galvanising' Vogue
'Rousing and thoughtful' Independent
'Passionate and authentic' GQ

©2023 Sadiq Khan (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

A warm, optimistic, urgent call for change

Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland

A true climate leader . . . Sadiq recognises that the struggles for social justice and climate justice cannot be separated but go hand-in-hand

Ed Miliband

If you want to build a greener world, you need to win people round to green politics. This remarkable book offers a transformative insight into how

Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris

Since his election, Mayor Sadiq Khan has shown the world that transformative green politics is possible

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

Cities are where we will lose or win the climate change battle. This book offers a compelling torch of light on the path forward

Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The strategic lessons he imparts mark him out as an exemplar for an age of climate breakdown . . . Deserves to be widely read . . . Breathe is a breath of fresh air, offering an antidote to cynicism and demonstrating the power of a politics that aims to bring people together in the search for solutions.

Observer

Practical and highly readable . . . For those wanting evidence that climate policies need not be the political kryptonite so many politicians fear, Khan’s book makes a convincing – and uplifting – case.

Financial Times

Hilarious, uplifting and yet often unexpectedly moving, Breathe reveals what life as Mayor is really like – and offers powerful tools for anyone who wants to win the argument on climate

Edward Enninful, Editor-in-Chief, Vogue

Combines laugh-out-load anecdotes with real insight into delivering effective action for climate . . . An absolute must read for anyone interested in politics for progressive change

Jemima Hartshorn, co-founder of Mums for Lungs

Sadiq Khan’s outstanding leadership on climate change has put London at the forefront of the global effort to stop it. This book shows the importance of doing more, faster

Mike Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York

User Reviews

Book 5.0

Narration 4.5

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baysym 27/05/2023

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Fascinating and important story. Sadiq's London accent sometimes gets in the way of clarity but don't let it put you off. You soon get used to it and what he has to say is incredibly vital to everyone interested in survival of the planet. I'm a fan!

Phinna B 29/11/2023

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