Not the End of the World
- Author Hannah Ritchie
- Narrator Hannah Ritchie
- Publisher Random House
- Run Time 9 hours and 26 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Climate change, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Green politics / ecopolitics / environmentalism, Politics and government, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Society and Social Sciences, Sustainability, The environment.
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What to expect
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Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our planet? This book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems -- and how we can solve them
'Truly essential' MARGARET ATWOOD * 'Invigorating, inspiring, often surprising' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS * 'Eye-opening and essential' BILL GATES
We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that we should reconsider having children.
But in this bold, radically hopeful book, data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that if we zoom out, a very different picture emerges. The data shows we've made so much progress on these problems, and so fast, that we could be on track to achieve true sustainability for the first time in history.
Packed with the latest research, practical guidance and enlightening graphics, this book will make you rethink almost everything you've been told about the environment, from the virtues of eating locally and living in the countryside, to the evils of overpopulation, plastic straws and palm oil. It will give you the tools to understand what works, what doesn't and what we urgently need to focus on so we can leave a sustainable planet for future generations.
These problems are big. But they are solvable. We are not doomed. We can build a better future for everyone. Let's turn that opportunity into reality.
‘I find it hard to express how much I love this book’ RUTGER BREGMAN * 'An unmissable myth-busting book to save our planet – read it' TIM SPECTOR
©2024 Hannah Ritchie (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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This is a book for anyone who finds it difficult to believe in a better future. It’s the most uplifting book I’ve read all year
The Times -
It’s time to drop the vibes-based approach to environmentalism for something a little more robust
Wired -
Full of “radical hope” digging behind the doomsday predictions to find out ways we can and will make the world a better place
Stylist -
Full of pragmatic, hopeful solutions . . . We urgently need her and people like her – optimists who’ll say: you know what, we can turn this around; look at these numbers, look at these solutions
Guardian -
There is real peril in our widespread failure to understand just how much human lives have been improved through societal efforts . . . As Ritchie demonstrates, a better future for both people and planet is possible and even achievable
Science
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