The Future We Choose, Christiana Figueres
The Future We Choose, Christiana Figueres
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The Future We Choose
Surviving the Climate Crisis

Author: Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac

Narrator: Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac

Unabridged: 4 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/25/2020

Synopsis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt on June 21, 2020

Hmmm...not quite what I had expected. I heard about this book through a review in The Guardian. They ran two excerpts from the book, which I found quite intriguing. The excerpts painted vastly different views of the world in the future, based on hypothetical actions which humanity can undertake righ......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on February 26, 2020

By far the most prominent, urgent and important environmental issue our planet has ever faced, the climate crisis we currently find ourselves in means we are disappearing into the abyss and the topic can no longer be ignored if it is to abated. Regardless of what your opinion is on the main players......more

Goodreads review by Viv on March 04, 2020

This is an absolutely excellent book. A book on climate change could (quite rightly) be depressing, but not this one. Yes, the climate emergency is real and frightening but the authors argue not only that we must act but also give examples of what this might look like. They lay out what we need to d......more

Goodreads review by Tanja on January 07, 2022

My mentor recommended this book to me and certainly some of the things I exuberantly discussed - reducing your own carbon footprint by less driving, growing own food etc - do crop up here. Other things I am less enthusiastic about, such as wind turbines. They are non-renewable and have devastating e......more

Goodreads review by Linh on March 11, 2020

Okay. I know everyone is going to have opinions about this book, the author(s--remember, there's two of them!) and what "climate" people think about it. I'll start. First, it could have been 3 or 4 stars. It depends on why you read. For me, the extra star is personal; I like reading about issues tha......more

Quotes

"Tom Rivett-Carnac, have penned a book that shepherds climate activism from changing mental states to changing the world...the authors recommend a mindset for climate activism that rests on three attitudes: radical optimism, endless abundance and radical regeneration."
—Forbes

"Inspiring... A practically minded manifesto for personal action in the face of climate change."
—Kirkus Reviews

“The Paris Agreement was a landmark for humankind. In this timely and important book, two of the principal creators of that agreement show us why and how we can now realize its promise. I hope it is widely read and acted on.”
—Jane Goodall, author of In the Shadow of Man

“This is one of the most inspiring books I have ever read. The book takes a hard look at the frightening realities of climate change, but concludes that humanity can still deal with this threat. Moreover, the book presents the existential challenge of climate change as a unique opportunity to build a more just world and to make ourselves better people. Most importantly, the book adopts a very practical approach, and suggests 10 concrete actions that each of us can take in order to create a better future for all the residents of planet earth. I hope we all take this message to heart.”
—Yuval Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.

"There could not be a more important book."
—Richard Branson

"This could be the most important wake-up call of our times."
—Professor Klaus Schwab, CEO World Economic Forum

"Figueres and Rivett-Carnac dare to tell us how our response can create a better, fairer world."
—Naomi Klein


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