Atmosphere of Hope: Searching for Solutions to the Climate Crisis - Hardcover

Flannery Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802124062 ISBN 13: 9780802124067

Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2015

Synopsis

<div>A decade ago, Tim Flannery&#8217;s #1 international bestseller, <i>The Weather Makers</i>, was one of the first books to break the topic of climate change out into the general conversation. Today, Earth&#8217;s climate system is fast approaching a crisis. Political leadership has not kept up, and public engagement with the issue of climate change has declined. Opinion is divided between technological optimists and pessimists who feel that catastrophe is inevitable. The publication of this new book is timed for the lead-up to the Climate Change Conference in Paris in December 2015, which aims to achieve a legally binding and universal agreement on climate from all the nations in the world. This book anticipates and will influence the debates.<br><br>Time is running out, but catastrophe is not inevitable. Around the world people are now living with the consequences of an altered climate&#151;with intensified and more frequent storms, wildfires, droughts and floods. For some it&#8217;s already a question of survival. Drawing on the latest science, Flannery gives a snapshot of the trouble we are in and more crucially, proposes a new way forward, including rapidly progressing clean technologies and a &#147;third way&#8221; of soft geo-engineering. Tim Flannery, with his inimitable style, makes this urgent issue compelling and accessible. This is a must-read for anyone interested in our global future.</div>

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About the Author

Tim Flannery is a scientist, explorer, and conservationist. He has published more than 130 scientific papers and several books, includingThe Weather Makers, Throwim Way Leg, Here on Earth, and Among the Islands. He was named Australian of the Year in 2007, and from 2011 to 2013, he was head of the Australian Climate Change Commission.

Edition details

• Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802124062
• ISBN 13: 9780802124067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256