The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist’s Guide to the Climate Crisis

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A cautionary but optimistic book about the world’s changing climate and the fate of humanity, from two of the architects of the 2015 Paris Agreement. • “One of the most inspiring books I’ve ever read.” —Yuval Harari
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac outline two possible scenarios for our planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate targets. In the other, they lay out what it will be like to live in a regenerative world that has net-zero emissions. They argue for confronting the climate crisis head-on, with determination and optimism. The Future We Choose presents our options and tells us what governments, corporations, and each of us can, and must, do to fend off disaster.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 6, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593080939
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593080931
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #297,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #9 in Utopian Ideology #53 in Environmental Policy #113 in Climatology
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Customers find this book life-changing and motivating, with a balanced approach to climate facts and specific calls to action. They appreciate its readability, with one customer noting how the authors use analogies that are easy to understand. The book offers informed optimism, and one customer describes it as an excellent antidote to climate hopelessness.